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Google has just announced its new line-up of smartphones - the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 2 packs 5-inch display while the Pixel 2 XL makes the jump to a 6-inch display, albeit with tiny bezels.

At its hardware filled launch event, the company also announced the Google Home Max - a large version of its Home smart speaker to take on Sonos. The Home Max is a stereo speaker with dual 4.5-inch Sub-woofers, and twin tweeters covered by a fabric grill.

At its #madebygoogle event, the search giant showcased a surprising number of new devices, all focusing on bringing the Google Assistant closer to you. One of them is the Google Home Mini, a smart speaker with Assistant built-in.

Amazon introduced their Prime services here in India last year at an introductory price of Rs. 499 per year. The price was aggressive compared to Hotstar, Netflix, and Flipkart First. But Amazon has now announced that it will be increasing it to Rs. 999.

Dual camera technology has become a standard specification on the smartphones nowadays. People started taking it into consideration when buying a phone. Here's a quick look at all the different dual camera setups available, and how they work.

When I first read the press release, I did a double take to check if I had skipped 7 months and it was April again. But its apparently true. The LG K7i comes with the company's Mosquito Away technology which once activated, keeps the mosquitoes at bay.

Twitter makes it extremely difficult to get your voice across with its 140 character limit. It does require a bit of imagination and creativity. However, the company is now looking to double the limit to 280 characters.

Over the last decade, we have seen the biggest in the hardware business fall, tumble and some rose again. HTC has been struggling of late and it seems Google has decided to come to the rescue of its hardware partner.