Like many of the best Black Friday deals that are already live, we’re seeing a lot of outliers go live — like Facebook’s Portal devices. Facebook Portal, if you didn’t already know, allows you to make ...

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Perhaps the headline is a bit of hyperbole. Not a better Alexa, exactly. Let me be more precise: I mean that Facebook has tried to beat Amazon at its own game, creating in the Portal+ an arguably ...

Facebook will no longer make Portal devices for consumers. The company will continue selling existing Portals till inventory lasts and provide long-term software support to existing users. Facebook’s ...

The Portal TV installs on nearly any TV to deliver big-screen Messenger, WhatsApp and Zoom calls. (Photo: Facebook) Here's the thing about video calls: They're small, especially on a phone or tablet.

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