The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices out in the wild has a dormant image processor called the Visual Core, and now Google is starting to flip the switch with the Android 8.1 Oreo developer preview.

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have a special processor inside developed by Google for their visual brains specifically. These devices hadn't had this processor activated before this week – now ...

When Google launched its Pixel 2 flagship smartphone last year, it included something of a surprise: A co-processor called Pixel Visual Core, the company’s first homegrown, consumer-facing piece of ...

The Pixel Visual Core of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL flagships will be activated with the second developer preview of Android 8.1 Oreo, Google revealed as part of its release notes detailing the first ...

A little over a month after publishing the first Android 8.1 Developer Preview, Google is back at it with Developer Preview 2 (DP2). If you want to be at the forefront of Android Oreo releases, you ...

Google is able to take such fantastic photos on the Pixel 2 because of a fine-tuned mix of physical hardware (camera lens and sensor), software (enabling HDR+), and machine learning. Even in its ...

The Pixel 3 lineup of Android flagships will focus on delivering a wide variety of upgrades meant to improve the overall imaging capabilities of the upcoming devices compared to their 2017 ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. According to a source of 9to5, the new Pixel phones will feature an updated Visual Core chip, which is ...

Shortly after the Pixel 2 was released, Google announced that its two new smartphones had a dedicated chip built-in that would be used to handle specialized processes like the camera app’s HDR+ image ...

Google didn't spill all the details about the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL at its October 4th event. As it turns out, these phones have a secret weapon: Google's first custom imaging chip (and indeed first ...

Ever since it was revealed as Google’s hidden chip inside the Pixel 2, the Pixel Visual Core has been clad in a little bit of mystery. Google hasn’t helped matters in its communications, and until ...