Liveblog: Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL announcement

They have not exactly been the best kept secret, but that does not quell our enthusiasm for the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google’s second generation of self-branded smartphones running stock Android, and perhaps packing any number of other features that the rest of the Android ecosystem does not yet get to play with.

Exactly one year ago, to the day, indeed to the hour, Google presented the world with its first own brand of smartphone, leaving the Nexus brand behind, and introduced the Pixel. While well-known OEMs were still partnering in the actual manufacturing, their mark was ...