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Pixel 2 is coming! What's on your wish list? (The 3:59, Ep. 284)

The Pixel gets a confirmed launch date; it'll be here next month. Plus, Roger shares his impressions of the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News
Roger Cheng (he/him/his) was the executive editor in charge of CNET News, managing everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the telecommunications beat and wrote for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for nearly a decade and got his start writing and laying out pages at a local paper in Southern California. He's a devoted Trojan alum and thinks sleep is the perfect -- if unattainable -- hobby for a parent.
Expertise Mobile | 5G | Big Tech | Social Media Credentials
  • SABEW Best in Business 2011 Award for Breaking News Coverage, Eddie Award in 2020 for 5G coverage, runner-up National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for culture analysis.
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Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News
Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams.
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You thought we'd be talking about the iPhone, right?

OK, we did end up discussing Apple's new iPhones, and we got Roger's impressions from his time in the demo room that was set up after the keynote presentation. We also talked about whether that $1,150 price tag for the iPhone X (who's buying the 64 gigabyte version?) is too much for a premium phone. 

But we led off with the news that Google has teased Oct. 4 as the launch date for the next Pixel phone. We run through our wish list of new features for the Pixel 2. Hopefully, there's still a headphone jack. 

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder.

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