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On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about Jony Ive leaving Apples design team, new renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and more
The first real discounts on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are on their way in time for Black Friday shopping. Plus, lots of Google Home speakers are on sale.
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Spotify has partnered with Google to give away a free Google Home Mini for family account owners starting November 1, 2018.
The Google Chromecast and Home Mini bundle that is sold exclusively in Walmart is getting an upgrade apparently with a 3rd-gen Chromecast
43 million adults in the US are now estimated to own at least one smart speaker. And people are using their smart speakers to buy more stuff.
It's a summer sale going on through July 17 Pacific Time and it involves smart speakers, over-the-top TV dongles and a whole lot more Google.
If you have a Google Home speaker, feel free to keep talking after Google Assistant's done. It'll listen to you and respond back.
Two Google Home Mini speakers used to cost $98. Then they cost $78. Now, they're only going to cost $58. That matches the all-time low price on the smart speaker.
US Google Store shoppers can get some decent discounts on the Pixel 2 XL smartphone, Pixelbook laptop and Google Home, Home Max and Mini smart speakers through June 17.
Typically priced at $49, the pint-sized Google Home Mini smart speaker can often be purchased for $39 or less, and is now available free of charge on eBay.
You have until May 13 to purchase a Google Home Mini smart speaker from the search giant's US e-store at $39 instead of $49, or you can get two units in exchange for just $58.
Google's latest Pixel 2 XL deal may not seem that great, but at least there are no Verizon strings attached, and at the end of the day, you get to save a decent $149.
If you're thinking about getting a smart speaker, especially from Google, you might just want to buy two and take advantage of some savings.
Both the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are sold with a free Chromecast, Google Home Mini, Daydream View and two months of YouTube TV by Best Buy. The larger phone is also $100 off list.
You'll obviously have to trade in a fairly new, fairly impressive used phone to score the full Pixel 2 or 2 XL 50 percent discount from Verizon, as well as a free Google Home Mini, Chromecast and two months of YouTube TV.
The amount of free stuff that Verizon has managed to stuff in this deal is quite a sight, but the big discount all depends on what you trade in.
Perhaps you prefer the sound of one of your other Bluetooth speakers to the Google Home Mini? Or you just need that added boost.
But with only just over a third of US households having a smart speaker, how does the market grow from here? Kantar Worldpanel has a few thoughts.
Unveiled at MWC 2018, alongside the higher-end 8 Sirocco and lower-end new 6, the Nokia 7 Plus will officially go on sale in the UK on May 2.
Google Assistant is making a run to learn 17 languages within 2018 to serve dozens of new cities and countries. One of them is at the heart of Europe.
If you want to rock out with the Google Home Mini, you should be able to do so. But nope, some users find their device crashing.
The free Google Home Mini bundled with the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL isn't worth much right now, but that $100 store credit sounds pretty sweet.
A great holiday gift on standby for the person that wants a smart home or is just too busy to touch a screen to know things.
