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Edoardo Maggio

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Italian. Tech geek, video games, photography and music lover, comics-based movies enthusiast, and a sucker for good design.
Amateur photographer (VSCO, 500px), writer and reporter for NewGeekGuide.

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Google Home will be followed by a slew of Assistant-powered third party hardware, report says

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Remember the Chromecast? Yes, of course you do. Google’s highly successful $35 dongle has been a hit among consumers, but its virtues may expand far beyond that. According to an exclusive Variety report, in fact, it may well have proved to be a proper Trojan horse for Google, who’s now seeking partners’ attention to build yet more appliances around its technology…


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Former Google X company Verily’s health tracking watch is now a real, working prototype

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While Google is rumored to be prepping up to two new in-house made Android Wear smartwatches — which may or may not be featured in next week’s event — a spinoff of Alphabet‘s former Google X named Verily is still actively working on its health-tracking watch (via MIT Technology Review), which is slowly advancing towards being a finished product…


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Here’s the first official looking render of the Google Pixel

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Update: a follow-up reveal, again by Evan Blass, is making us take a quick look at the larger Pixel XL’s front too. As expected, the device looks absolutely identical, and the only change here comes in the form of a different — but still subdued — wallpaper.

We’ve reported about the colorations allegedly making their debut on Google‘s upcoming pair of in-house made flagship devices, and mentioned how, albeit being just a little over a week away from the official announcement, the faucet’s been opened and leaks just keep pouring. So guess what, we have some more…


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Google’s Project Loon advancements kept a test balloon in the air for over three months

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Google-related news may be all about Pixel, Nexus and Andromeda right now, but such a narrowed down field of topics would neglect the actual number of things the company — or, rather, the parent Alphabet — is actively working on; a big number. And one of its craziest, most interesting projects is Project Loon, which made extraordinary progress over the past few months…


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Google’s new chat app Allo has updates on the way, including potential Duo integration

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Google‘s latest messaging app, Allo, may have been just released, but it has already met its fair share of criticism, with people mainly pointing out its lack of features and the generally scarce interest in switching to a different app that friends and family may not use. However, it seems that things will indeed change in the foreseeable future…


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Google said to be among potential Twitter buyers in forthcoming formal bid

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We know that Twitter‘s situation has not been the best as of late, with the company struggling to turn its strategy around and keep up with the increasingly stronger competition — or indeed make profit. And despite the rollout of much-anticipated features, it looks like the firm may ultimately be gobbled up by larger companies…


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Rumors indicate that Samsung’s Galaxy S8 could be a VR powerhouse thanks to ARM’s new GPU

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Samsung may not be going through one of its best moments —offsetting a generally positive 2016 — but that doesn’t mean that the company is standing still; quite the opposite, in fact. Other than a rumored “early” launch, new information claims that the Galaxy S8 will represent quite the step forward in terms of raw performance compared to this year’s top device, especially graphics-wise…


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Google is flexing its marketing muscle ahead of the Pixel phones’ October 4 launch [Gallery]

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Most people know Google for its software prowess and the multiple services literally billions of people use every single day, but seeing Google-branded products is still a bit weird. The company knows that, and given its commitment to hardware, it’s no wonder why it’s trying to change your mind about its status as a legit competitor in that realm.


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The Galaxy S7 edge is being tested and benchmarked with Android Nougat

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The latest version of Google‘s operating system, Android Nougat, has only recently surfaced in its final builds, and as you would expect, on Nexus devices like last year’s 6P and 5X. However, manufacturers are not standing still, and it looks like Samsung‘s top device is currently undergoing testings with the latest software…


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Galaxy S8 rumor roundup: no headphone jack, potential early launch and surfaced codenames

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With the Galaxy Note 7, LG V20, Moto Z , Sony’s latest and even the iPhone 7 officially unveiled, the 2016 season is quickly coming to an end — save for those sweet Google Pixel phones. And while the comapny isn’t an a pleasant situation due to the faulty nature of the Note 7’s battery, Samsung’s name is also being tossed around with some speculation regarding its 2017 flagship, the Galaxy S8


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Behold, this is the Google Pixel in all of its 3D-rendered glory [Video]

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Hello everyone — I hope you are all having a good weekend. But of course, this being 2016, there’s no such thing as a “weekend break” in the leaksters’ world. Luckily for Google enthusiasts all around the world, the most anticipated phone on the planet — given that the Galaxy Note 7 and the new iPhone have been announced officially — is nearing its rumored launch date with some juicy leaks serving as a tasty appetizer…


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Samsung rumored to go dual-edge only for its forthcoming Galaxy S8 flagship

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When the Galaxy S6 came out, Samsung introduced us to a somewhat weird and yet inspiring, sexy-looking sibling, the Galaxy S6 edge, which managed to catch the eye but failed to make a case for the very essence of its curved display. However, as the company pushed forward with the development of dual-edge equipped flagships, popularity started to increase, so much so that the company may go down that road only for its next flagship


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Opinion: It’s Google’s responsibility for the Pixel to be a great, polished reference Android device

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Google’s hardware division, much like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, is on fire. Well, fortunately at least that one isn’t actually on fire, but you get the idea. With up to nine new pieces of gear ready to be unveiled, Google is seemingly ready to enter the one tech-related realm it was awkwardly unfamiliar with. And when your name is “Google“, well, that comes with some serious liability…


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Here’s everything we know about Google’s forthcoming hardware invasion

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When thinking of Google, there are essentially two versions of the company that come to mind for most. Some immediately — and solely — link it to its iconic search box put front and center on google.com, while others who are more aware know about the ocean of products and services the Mountain View firm is deeply involved in. One thing that doesn’t often come to the average person’s mind, though, is hardware. Come the next few months, however, that may all but change…


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Rumored Huawei-made Google tablet to hit the market before the end of the year

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Amid all the leaks and the pour of information surrounding Google’s upcoming event, there seems to be no shortage of hardware to unveil over at Mountain View. We’ve learned that the smartphone duo is likely to make the switch from “Nexus” to “Pixel”, but apparently there may be something else in the works — and, more precisely, a tablet…


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Google said to unveil Pixel phones alongside 4K Chromecast, Google Home, & Daydream VR viewer on Oct. 4

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The news that says Google is seemingly dropping the Nexus branding for its upcoming pair of flagship smartphones in favor of a more streamlined “Pixel” and “Pixel XL” nomenclature has just dropped, but Android Police is adding fuel to the fire with additional pieces of information regarding Google’s upcoming hardware focused event, which is said to be planned for next month with a slew of juicy announcements…


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Google is testing circular-shaped shortcuts in the Now stream

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We know that Google is no stranger to silent (server side switched) testing that mysteriously and unexpectedly hits random users, but while changes to relatively niche apps like Inbox seem understandable, to see the relatively granitic Search app and the Google Now stream — which have remained largely unchanged for quite a while — even just slightly tweaked has us interested and a bit surprised…


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