PC Canada reportedly leaks pricing for Nest Wifi, Nest Hub Max, Nest Mini

On top of Best Buy Canada's leak of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, PC Canada may have possibly leaked the pricing for the rumoured Nest Wifi device launching alongside the phones. This "new Google Wifi" is being referred to as "Mistral," and it shows up like that on the retailer's site with the retail price of $192.99. The two-pack version (the primary router and smaller beacons, we presume) costing $292.99, while the three-pack variant goes for $384.99.

But that doesn't seem to be the only Made by Google device coming to Canada, a device codenamed "Newman" was also seen on the listing. This refers to the Nest Hub Max smart display. Its pricing is set at $270.99. 

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Best Buy Canada accidentally shows Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL listing

Three days ahead of the launch of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, the handsets accidentally appear on Best Buy Canada's site, giving us a peek into the images and specs of the devices. The photos show the Just Black and Clearly White models (no Oh So Orange variant in sight).

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Nest Home Mini is expected to launch alongside new Pixels

We've been seeing reports since late August about a new version of the Home Mini smart speaker, and what 9to5Google has been reporting is then is the arrival of the Nest Mini. It'll arrive alongside the launch of the new Pixel 4 and the Pixelbook Go on October 15^th. It'll reportedly have better sound with more prominent bass. The small smart speaker will supposedly have a 3.5mm audio jack to help pin against the Amazon Echo Dot. 

A recent look into the APK of the Google Home app shows that the speaker will indeed be called the Nest Mini and that it might have what Google calls "Ultrasound sensing." This feature was first seen in the Nest Hub Max, where an ultrasound sensor will automatically display controls when you approach the smart display. The Google Home app's code shows that this feature can possibly support other devices other than the Nest Hub Max.