Google has announced a range of new products at a press conference last week, including the Pixel 2, featuring a single rear camera lens, no headphone jack and “active edge” technology that lets users squeeze the phone to activate Google Assistant. 
 
Also announced were two new smart speakers, the Google Home mini, and the Google Home Max, bluetooth ear phones called Pixel Buds, and a new high end laptop, the Pixelbook.
 
Some iPhone 8 devices are bursting open due to a possible battery failure.
 
And Apple’s digital assistant, Siri,  turned 6 years old last week.