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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/08/03/google.jpg"/><figcaption>In this photo received by AFP from Google on July 30, 2021, the new Google Google smartphone, Pixel 6, is displayed. Google unveiled on August 2, 2021, a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people&#x27;s hands. Pixel 6 models set for release later this year, with superfast 5G wireless capability, will debut Google&#x27;s own Tensor chip crafted along the lines of processors it made for data centers to enable computers to think more like people do. Handout / Google / AFP</figcaption></figure></div>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people&#x27;s hands.Pixel 6 models set for release later this year, with superfast 5G wireles capability, will debut Google&#x27;s own Tensor chip crafted along the lines of processors it made for data centers to enable computers to think more like people do.&quot;It&#x27;s basically a mobile system on a chip designed around artificial intelligence,&quot; Google devices senior vice president Rick Osterloh said during a briefing at the company&#x27;s headquarters in Silicon Valley.&quot;We&#x27;re really excited about it. We&#x27;re setting the stage to really grow the business.&quot;Google&#x27;s Pixel line has captured scant share in a global smartphone market dominated by Samsung, Apple and Chinese manufacturers.Pixel phones have been seen as a way for Google to showcase the capabilities of its free Android mobile operating system, setting a standard for other smartphone makers.&quot;We&#x27;ve always thought about our hardware products in the context of driving computing forward,&quot; said Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.&quot;Our custom Google Tensor chip, which has been four years in the making and builds off of two decades of Google’s computing experience, does exactly that.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/11/21/tech-giants-join-call-for-funding-us-chip-production">Tech giants join call for funding US chip production</a></li></ul>The Pixel 6 hardware and software mix ramps up the smartphone&#x27;s ability to understand what people say in another step toward a future of &quot;ambient computing,&quot; according to Osterloh.The phrase refers to being able to access the internet or computing power conversationally at any time as portrayed in the 2013 science fiction romance film &quot;Her.&quot;&quot;It&#x27;s basically this notion that you should be able to naturally interact with computers all around you,&quot; Osterloh said.&quot;We see the mobile phone being the center of that for the foreseeable future.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/01/20/google-unveils-new-pixel-handsets-with-5g-wireless">Google unveils new Pixel handsets with 5G wireless</a></li></ul>The smarter chip was also put to work improving photo and video capabilities in a nod to hot trends in sharing images and short-form snippets online, a demonstration showed.An array of sensors for photography are in a band on the back of the smartphone, with the Pixel 6 having a 6.4 inch, edge-to-edge screen and the Pro model being slightly larger.Google&#x27;s shift to Tensor comes as the world faces a global chip shortage that has hobbled production of products ranging from cars to computers.&quot;In some ways, it&#x27;s fortunate in that we kind of control our own destiny,&quot; Osterloh said of the chip crunch.&quot;We think we can manage through it and see it getting better toward the end of the year.&quot;The Pixel 6 release date and pricing were not disclosed.<div>FROM THE ARCHIVES </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1711745" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people's hands.

Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people's hands.