Will the Pixel 2 receive three full years of Android OS updates?

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That would take it another year from where previous Pixel and Nexus phones were only supported for major OS updates for two years.

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ARCore is Google’s SDK for augmented reality without the need to Tango

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All those sensors on those Project Tango phones we saw? Google doesn’t need them anymore and has a new SDK to prove it and compete with Apple.

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600MHz support out of the question for T-Mobile Galaxy Note8

T-Mobile might throw its weight around these days, bragging about a big spectrum grab and its rush to cover more ground with it this year. But the consumer-side hardware has to be there — and the Un-carrier said it would be there. Sadly, it won’t be there if we’re talking about the phone we’ve talked about all day long: the Galaxy Note8.

A company spokesperson told BGR that the Note8 won’t support LTE Band 71, the new classification for 600MHz spectrum in conversion from television signals right now. It’s a disappointing move, considering that cheaper Samsung phones will receive this support and yet, the year’s most important phone from the second-largest volume smartphone manufacturer gets left out in the cold.

Being fair, T-Mobile did say from the outset that phones with Band 71 support are to launch in the fourth quarter, not the third. Alas, perhaps the LG V30 can make up for things.

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Last OS upgrade for OnePlus 3 will be Android O, OxygenOS updates will be slower

The OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T will get the Android 8.0 update, but also security updates for at least another couple years... we hope.

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Microsoft Surface Plus brings zero-interest leasing with 18-month upgrades

Surface Plus will make paying and upgrading the Surface Pro, Surface Laptop, Surface Book and Surface Studio more affordable. There's a business plan, too.

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