Stunning, but still expensive. Photo: Google

Google today announced its new Chromebook Pixel, which is just as pretty as its predecessor, only more powerful and less expensive. It’s powered by an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, and just like Apple’s new MacBook, it uses do-it-all USB-C connectors.

Welcome to the Google Store. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Google’s new retail store in London is just one of two new ways it plans to sell hardware going forward. The company has also launched a brand new online store specifically for “the latest products made with Google,” but a few of our favorites have gone missing.

Google takes on the Apple Store. Photo: Google

The world’s first Google-branded store has today opened its doors in London.

Officially dubbed The Google Shop, it’s an Android lover’s alternative to the Apple Store, offering Android-powered phones and tablets, Chromecasts, and Chrome OS notebooks and desktops — as well as a variety of courses and events.

Photo: Google

Four months after it first made its debut in the U.S., the Nexus 6 will finally be available from Verizon tomorrow, March 12. You’ll have to buy the device online initially, but it will also be available in Verizon stores starting March 19.

Android Wear on the Moto 360. Photo: Google.

It seems Google is already gearing up to address one of the advantages Apple Watch has over Android Wear by allowing compatible wearables to receive notifications over Wi-Fi. A future update will also bring gesture controls, sources say.