Sources: Samsung plans to launch a smart speaker for ~$200, running Bixby and focusing on audio quality and connected device management, in first half of 2018
But How Smart Will It Be? John Keefer / Neowin : Samsung may launch its own smart speaker by Q2 of next year Chris Chavez / Phandroid : Samsung to launch Bixby-powered smart speaker during first half ...
Google activates Pixel Visual Core processor on Pixel 2 phones in latest Android 8.1 beta for faster, more efficient processing of HDR+ photos
and what it actually does Chris Burns / SlashGear : Pixel 2 Visual Core Activated: Camera update magic Edoardo Maggio / Business Insider : The new version of Android enables a hidden chip inside Googl...
Instagram increases video length limit for users from 15 seconds up to 60 seconds
Snapchat is maturing by playing catch up. Jessica Vomiero / MobileSyrup.com : You can now post 60-second videos to Instagram Brian Deagon / Investor's Business Daily : Facebook Stretches Video Power O...
Pebble Time Steel now available for preorder for $249 with leather strap, $299 with steel band
new apps for you to wear Joseph / Pebble : Time to Call Dibs: Reserve Pebble Time Steel for $249 Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat : Microsoft launches Outlook for Apple Watch, Translator for Apple Watch...
Google will take on Amazon's Twitch by launching YouTube Gaming, an app and website for live-streamed and on-demand gaming video, this summer in US and UK
Earlier today a new YouTube account appeared … internetretailer.com : YouTube unveils gaming hub in push against Amazon Shawn Knight / TechSpot : YouTube Gaming to compete against Amazon's Twitch Will...
Instagram introduces Layout app on Android for making better collages, after its iOS debut in March
Instagram's newest app lets you create fun … Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Instagram's Layout Comes To Android Chris Chavez / Phandroid : Instagram's collage making Layout app is finally availabl...
Google acquires startup behind Timeful, a popular iOS time-management app
welcoming Timeful to Google Kevin Tofel / ZDNet : Google buys Timeful, promising intelligent event scheduling for Inbox and Calendar Andrew Grush / Android Authority : Google's latest acquisition will...
Chipotle partners with Postmates to offer delivery in 67 US cities for $4.99 to $7.99
but there's a huge catch Sean Lester / Biz Beat Blog : Chipotle delivery is real and it's now available in Dallas Neha Prakash / Mashable : Chipotle delivery is happening. Life has never been more com...
Google announces an Asus-made Chrome OS HDMI stick called Chromebit for less than $100 and new ARM Chromebook laptops from Hisense and Haier starting at $149
“Get more done and worry less.” Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Google pushes the computer as an appliance theme with Chromebit, Chromebooks Sean Hollister / Gizmodo : Google's Chromebit Turns Any TV Into a Ch...
Xiaomi's Mi.com marketplace to launch in US this year, will sell accessories like its headphones and fitness band, but not phones or tablets
but no phones for now Nicole Arce / Tech Times : China's Xiaomi Officially Enters U.S. Market: Should Apple Worry? Ina Fried / Re/code : Xiaomi Actually Likes Google, and Five Other Things We Just Lea...