Google has announced the second generation of its Pixel smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The first Google Pixel was a remarkable device. These ones are even more spectacular.
Google Pixel 2
Specs
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processors
4GB RAM
64 or 128GB storage
Water and dust resistant
OLED screen with always-on display
USB-C chargingFront-facing
stereo speakers Cleaner and slimmer
devicesCamera juts out at the back to form a small bumpConcave
fingerprint reader
12.2-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilisation.
Portrait photos without needing a selfie camera
No headphone jack
No headphone jack on Google Pixel 2
Pixel 2
5-inch screen1920 x 1080 screen resolution (441 PPI density)
Starts at $649
Buried inside Twitter’s Android app is a “Secret conversation” option that if launched would allow users to send encrypted direct messages. The feature could make Twitter a better a home for sensitive communications that often end up on encrypted messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp. The encyrpted DMs option was first spotted inside the Twitter for Android application package (APK) by Jane Manchun Wong. APKs often contain code for unlaunched features that companies are quietly testing or will soon make available. A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment on the record. It’s unclear how long it might be before Twitter officially launches the feature, but at least we know it’s been built. The appearance of encrypted DMs comes 18 months after whistleblower Edward Snowden asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for the feature, which Dorsey said was “reasonable and something we’ll think about”. Twitter has gone from “thinking about” the feature to prototyping it...

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