Google takes on the iPhone ahead of hardware event

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Google takes on the iPhone ahead of hardware event
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Google is gearing up for the upcoming Oct. 4 hardware event with grand ads, building projections and even a statue showing its willingness to take on the iPhone 7 after this month's Apple event (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiD8LKi36XPAhWLXBoKHRjMAOgQFggqMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F09%2F06%2Fa pple-new-iphone-7-event%2F&usg=AFQjCNE4D15vbo6x_zDWj6lhYYOH7fvs8Q&sig2=BskiV1sDobXgjqjz7O7ALA&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=).*

SEE ALSO: Google's plan for modular smartphones have reportedly been abandoned (http://mashable.com/2016/09/02/project-ara-google-shelved/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


Earlier this week, the company an**unced (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/google-pixel-smartphone-launch-invite/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) that it would launch some "made by Google" hardware, hinting at the arrival of new smartphones. In a video posted on YouTube, Google showed its familiar horizontal search bar morphing into the outline of a phone.*




The same outline was used for installations in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne): Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/google-iphone-madebygoogle-pixel/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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