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Watch: Hands-on With Unreleased HTC-Made Muskie (Pixel 2 XL) Prototype

Tim February 2, 2021 11

We know much about the history of the Pixel 2 XL and its development. It must be one of the more complex and interesting stories, considering there were two companies -- LG and HTC -- working on different versions of the device simultaneously. We've seen quite...

Google Welcomes HTC Talent It Purchased for $1.1 Billion

Kellen January 30, 2018 22

Hopefully, they use them to build both phones this year. Google announced last night that it had closed its deal with HTC, the deal that will cost them around $1.1 billion to bring on HTC talent to work on their burgeoning hardware business (as well as access...

Check Out These Sweet Pixel 2 XL Prototypes From Head of Design for Google Hardware, Ivy Ross

Kellen January 17, 2018 27

Google's head of design for hardware, Ivy Ross, was featured in two separate interviews today, one on Google's blog and another on Design Milk. Both dive into her background, the current line-up of Google products and their designs, differences in designing...

HTC U11+ Might be Based on the Original “Muskie” Pixel 2 XL

Kellen November 2, 2017 36

On last week's DL Show during a discussion about the HTC-made Pixel 2 XL under codename "muskie" that was scrapped by Google in favor of the LG-made Pixel 2 XL under codename "taimen," Tim tossed out the idea that "muskie" may not be dead and could arrive as...

Ready for 2018 Google Pixel Codenames?

Kellen October 23, 2017 48

We believe that at least one of the 2018 Google Pixel codenames is currently "crosshatch," according to a trusted source of ours, but that Google may also be working on devices codenamed "albacore" and "blueline." Yes, I'm talking about next year's Pixel...

Google Posts First Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Factory Images (Updated)

Kellen October 23, 2017 27

Google just posted up the first factory image and OTA files for the new Pixel 2 ("walleye") and Pixel 2 XL ("taimen"). The images contain the October 2017 security patch and drop in under a couple of different build numbers. UPDATE: As you'll see below, if you...

LG-Made Google Pixel XL 2 Hits FCC!

Kellen September 13, 2017 110

Back in August, the HTC-made Pixel 2 stopped by the FCC and revealed a whole bunch of info about the yet-to-be-announced phone, like storage amounts, Android version, model number, processor, and the phone's "Active Edge" that should allow you to squeeze the...

Latest on the Google Pixel 2 Reveals Upgrades in the Right Places

Kellen September 6, 2017 134

We could be just under a month away from Google unveiling the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2, and that means more leaks, more rumors, and a clearer picture of details coming into focus. While there is now conflicting reports over each phone's processor, the rest of...