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Google Photos is a great way for users to backup their photos and sync it across multiple devices, and for the most part the free option is actually more than enough for most people. However there are some who might upload photos that go beyond the free limit in terms of quality, and that’s when you’ve got to start paying for backup.

The good news is that if you are thinking about picking up the Google Pixel 3, Google has confirmed that just like the previous Pixel models, you will be getting free unlimited photo storage at full resolution. “With Pixel 3, you can save all your favorite moments with free, unlimited photo and video storage in original resolution. It’s hassle-free, you don’t have to think about back-ups. Come back to Google Photos later and search for the beach photos you took on your Pixel 3, and they’ll pop right up.”

However Google does note that this free unlimited full resolution backup is only valid until the 31st of January, 2022. This is regardless of when you purchase your phone, meaning that if you really want to take advantage of it you should buy it right now. The Pixel 2 had a similar expiry date, although theirs was set for 2020, but the original Pixel seems to be free for life, which we guess is Google’s way of acknowledging early adopters.

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Over the weekend, Microsoft pulled the latest update build of Windows 10 (version 1809) after a bug that flew past its Feedback Hub without the company’s notice resulted in mass file deletion for some users. Now, the company’s director of program management for Windows servicing and delivery, John Cable, says that the…

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The war for the countertop has begun. Google, Amazon and Facebook all revealed their new smart displays this month. Each hopes to become the center of your Internet of Things-equipped home and a window to your loved ones. The $149 Google Home Hub is a cheap and privacy-safe smart home controller. The $229 Amazon Echo Show 2 gives Alexa a visual complement. And the $199 Facebook Portal and $349 Portal+ offer a Smart Lens that automatically zooms in and out to keep you in frame while you video chat.

For consumers, the biggest questions to consider are how much you care about privacy, whether you really video chat, which smart home ecosystem you’re building around and how much you want to spend.

• For the privacy obsessed, Google’s Home Hub is the only one without a camera and it’s dirt cheap at $149.
• For the privacy agnostic, Facebook’s Portal+ offers the best screen and video chat functionality.
• For the chatty, Amazon Echo Show 2 can do message and video chat over Alexa, call phone numbers and is adding Skype.

If you want to go off-brand, there’s also the Lenovo Smart Display, with stylish hardware in a $249 10-inch 1080p version and a $199 8-inch 720p version. And for the audiophile, there’s the $199 JBL Link View. While those hit the market earlier than the platform-owned versions we’re reviewing here, they’re not likely to benefit from the constant iteration Google, Amazon and Facebook are working on for their tabletop screens.

Here’s a comparison of the top smart displays, including their hardware specs, unique software, killer features and pros and cons:

Google Photos is a great way for users to backup their photos and sync it across multiple devices, and for the most part the free option is actually more than enough for most people. However there are some who might upload photos that go beyond the free limit in terms of quality, and that’s when you’ve got to start paying for backup.

The good news is that if you are thinking about picking up the Google Pixel 3, Google has confirmed that just like the previous Pixel models, you will be getting free unlimited photo storage at full resolution. “With Pixel 3, you can save all your favorite moments with free, unlimited photo and video storage in original resolution. It’s hassle-free, you don’t have to think about back-ups. Come back to Google Photos later and search for the beach photos you took on your Pixel 3, and they’ll pop right up.”

However Google does note that this free unlimited full resolution backup is only valid until the 31st of January, 2022. This is regardless of when you purchase your phone, meaning that if you really want to take advantage of it you should buy it right now. The Pixel 2 had a similar expiry date, although theirs was set for 2020, but the original Pixel seems to be free for life, which we guess is Google’s way of acknowledging early adopters.

Google Pixel 3 Owners Get Free Full-Sized Photo Backups Until 2022 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Environmental Protection Agency chief and former energy lobbyist Andrew Wheeler—who is pretty much ex-EPA chief Scott Pruitt minus the latter’s most obviously corrupt tendencies—isn’t the most discerning social media user. In fact, judging by Twitter and Facebook discoveries on Tuesday by the Huffington Post, Wheeler…

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