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Google Wifi routel the head liner, however, was tech aficionados with its new research estimated
company launched its new the announcement of its gorgeous design, smooth Android scooped 87.5
and improved Daydream new Pixel and Pixel XL performa nce, sharp display percent of the global
VR headset and also took flagship smartphones, and spectacular camera smartphone market share -
on Amazon with its own leaving the Nexus brand capabilities. meaning nearly every nine
smart home device called behind. Assembled by To top all of this off, out of ten mobile devices
Google Home. HTC, the handset quickly Google recently hit another out there are running its
The undisputed earned the admiration of massive milestone, after operating system.

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For Microsoft, 2016 its brushed up Surface
was all about enabling Book, boasting signifi cantly
people to connect and augmented graphical
create.Back in October, performance as well as
the company hosted its a supercharged battery
Windows 10 event, where that could last for up to 16
in addition to announcing hours.
a huge'Creators Update' It also showed it's
still to come next year, finally getting serious its components in a single To round things up,
it also teased a series of about virtual reality with base and monitor unit. more recently Microsoft
complimentary tools and a small preview of its The Surface Studio made its foray into
resources to go with it, forthcom ing VR headset. will ship with auxiliary group chat messaging
including the revamped But the biggest takeaway 'surface Dial' knob which with the introduction
Paint 3D app as well as from the Windows l-0 will provide a wide array of of its Slack competitor
its creative community event was without a skills and controls, when Microsoft Teams, which
platform Remix3D.But doubt the announcement placed on the screen. aims to streamline team
more remarkably, the of its first ever desktop The Dial will also be sold communication for both
Windows-maker also computer - the Surface separately as it will be casual conversation and
teased a thrilling line of Studio. Much like the iMac, compatible with other prod uctive col la boration.
new hardware products. the device is an all-in-one Surface products, i ncluding But we will have to wait
To start off, the PC with a dazzling design the Surface Book and the until next year to see how
Redmond titan revealed that holds together all of Surface Pro. this pans out.

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Capitalizing on the video services.
surprising success of its Whereas in October
Echo smart speaker; this the company launched its
year Amazon continued to standalone on-demand
expand its Echo offerings, music streaming service
introducing a heap of Amazon Music Unlimited
new Alexa skills as well to take on rivals Spotify and
as two smaller-sized Apple Music and in the last that promises to into retail with 2,000 more
models of its smart home month it revealed its video fu nda menta I ly tra nsform Go-equipped stores, the
assistant - the Amazon streaming service Amazon the retail world. ln a company was quick to shun
Dot and the Amazon Tap. Prime Video which is rolling nutshell, the system aims the rumors, claiming it
The e-commerce giant out globally to go neck and to make stores cashier-free has no immediate plans to
also managed to"ramp up neck with Netflix. by introducing a new self- open more physical stores
its content streaming and ln a less anticipated check out mechanism. other than the grocery
prod uction efforts, bri ngi ng turn of events, Amazon Although news outlets shop in Seattle where it's
notable improvements to also launched its new rushed to speculate currently testing the new
both its music as well as Amazon Go technology Amazon could venture technology. .

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