Google gets serious about hardware with its Pixel phone
 

If you've been following along Google's history of hardware, you could probably describe it as "checkered." The colorful company has made excellent device like some Nexus tablets and phones, but some of its other efforts have been a little hit-or-miss. Google now claims to be "in it for the long run" and getting serious about the entire hardware and software stack. The first device born from this newfound focus is the Pixel phone.

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