Pixel smartphone upgrade highlights Google push into hardware (Update)

said braka 6:27 AM
Google software and artificial intelligence were common

threads in the gamut of new devices it unveiled to step up its challenge on the hardware front to rivals such as Apple and Amazon
The new Pixel 2 and larger Pixel 2 XL are the first Google-made phones to be released since the California tech giant announced the acquisition of key segments of Taiwan-based electronics group HTC.
The upgraded smartphones will be available for order as of Wednesday in six countries starting at $649 for five-inch display Pixel 2, and $849 for the six-inch Pixel 2 XL.
The new aluminum-body smartphones along with Google's upgraded connected speakers and new laptop computer all aim to infuse artificial intelligence to make the devices more user-friendly, built around the Google Assistant—the rival to Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Cortana and others.
Google vice president Rick Osterloh said Google's new devices "are simple to use and they anticipate your needs."
Osterloh told the product launch event in San Francisco: "You interact with your devices naturally with your voice or by touching them."


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