Large bezels, pressure sensitive sides, and Snapdragon 835 SoC

After endless leaks that we have seen recently, Google's new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones are now official, coming with Google's latest Android 8.0 Oreo, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 SoC and rather high price tags.

Some employees and rights pick up

After many quarters of financial decay and many rumors, Google has announced that it plans to acquire HTC employees and some of the IP licensing rights.  

Place for two new Pixel phones

Google's CEO announced that there will be 11 Daydream capable phones available before the end of the year.

About 10 percent faster

A few chaps are implying that Note 8 might be the first phone to have an updated and faster Snapdragon 836, but we learned that Pixel 2 is more likely the one.