Gadgetory

get ready for Google to unveil a slew of new gadgets next week thanks to a number of early leaks and reports we already have an idea of what to expect at Google's October fourth press announcement for starters ventureBeat published this photo of Google's upcoming phone long reported to be called the pixel and there will also be a larger one called the pixel XL we've heard for a while now that Google's next flagship phone will ditch the Nexus brand and instead be called the pixel even though pixel is the name reserved for Chromebooks but even that is changing several news outlets have reported the Chrome operating system is going to merge together with Android creating this hybrid system that's being referred to as Andromeda google reportedly is working on a new tablet and a laptop that will have this new hybrid operating system but to add to all this naming confusion the tablet may be called a nexus that's according to android police and 925 Google I guess we shouldn't get mad at Google for being a little confusing and awkward because this week the company turns 18 years old so happy birthday Google as the company enters adulthood it's starting to expand into more mature tech for boring grown-ups like Wi-Fi routers android police reports that Google's home Wi-Fi router called Google Wi-Fi will be announced at the event next week and cost a hundred and thirty dollars launching alongside the Google homesmart speaker and a new chromecast possibly called the 4k chromecast ultra ventureBeat published this leaked image android police once again has inside sources saying that it's going to stream 4k resolution video costing about seventy dollars and that's double the cost of the old chromecast we'll have to see how it compares to Roke whose brand new streaming devices that are hitting stores this holiday season the company just unveiled five new TV streaming devices with the cheapest just thirty dollars that's it for this tech news update I'm Bridget Carey you can stay on top of the biggest stories at cnet com / update