Today at the company's annual developer conference, Google CEO Sundar Pichai uttered a phrase that will no doubt be repeated in corporate board rooms across the world for the foreseeable future: "AI first." It wasn't the first we've heard o…
Lees meerGoogle Home's voice platform will soon be supported by some LG smart appliances. Today, as part of the search giant's I/O 2017 developers conference, LG revealed that its Signature-branded washing machines, dryers, fridges, ovens and air pu…
Lees meerDeveloper Blizzard keeps making frequent, regular updates to its popular team-shooter video game Overwatch. Players have gotten new battle arena maps, interesting new characters and various time-limited events to keep them coming back for m…
Lees meerIf you've been wondering how Comcast's Xfinity Mobile wireless service would work in practice, you now have a chance to find out. The American cable giant has started sign-ups for people who at least have its internet service. As before, …
Lees meerGoogle made plenty of VR- and AR-related announcements at I/O, its annual developer conference, today. Not only will Samsung's Galaxy S8 and LG's upcoming flagship be Daydream-compatible, the company also announced that it's working on stan…
Lees meerAfter announcing a slew of new updates to its smart home, VR and mobile products, Google unveiled the latest feature coming to its core function -- the search engine. In the next few weeks, users in the US will be able to look for job listi…
Lees meerOnstage at Google I/O today, CEO Sundar Pichai announced that seven of the company's core product platforms now reach more than a billion monthly active users each. According to Pichar, however, the most impressive statistic was Android, wh…
Lees meerLate last month Google teased a way of using AI to copy and paste without actually having to copy and paste on a mobile device. The feature was teased as a way Android will use context to take what you've been researching in Chrome and appl…
Lees meerGoogle has another way to differentiate its mobile VR platform from Samsung's: Standalone headsets that have all the hardware you'd need built right in, without the need for a phone. At Google I/O today, the company revealed that we'll be s…
Lees meerYep, you were all excited about playing with Google's Daydream VR headsets, but never bought one of Google's very own Pixel phones (or a handful of other niche Android options). Fortunately, you'll have some more familiar phone choices late…
Lees meerIn an effort to make apps run better and with greater security on Android O, Google has unveiled "Vitals" during its Google I/O keynote. One of the key aspects of it, Google Play Protect, provides "comprehensive security services for Androi…
Lees meerIt's no secret that Google has been working on improving its apps and operating system for those using less-powerful devices or unreliable connections. It's optimized its apps to use less data and memory, but now it's expanding its focus OS…
Lees meerIt wouldn't be Google IO, the company's annual developer conference, without the birth of a new version of Android, would it? 2017 sees the arrival of Android O, an operating system that's not really about flashy, attention-grabbing feature…
Lees meerYour phone's security is more important than ever, and Google knows it. The internet giant is launching Google Play Protect, a suite of services that help you secure any Android device with Play Store access. The feature scans apps for th…
Lees meerIf you have an Android phone, you probably live through the notification panel. The bite-sized alerts become a to-do list of sorts, summarizing which apps and messages require your attention. With Android O, Google is giving the experience …
Lees meerGoogle is adding ways to make photo sharing from Google Photos a lot easier. And guess what, it's powered by AI. The feature is called "Suggested Share," which will remind you to share photos and even suggest the people you should share the…
Lees meerGoogle's I/O 2017 developers conference isn't just about its search engine getting smarter. The company has also announced that YouTube's 360-degree videos are coming soon to TVs, expanding beyond smartphones and web browsers for the first …
Lees meerThe Google I/O announcements didn't skimp on the internet giant's domestic assistant hub. Now, users can make hands-free calls on their Google Home -- and so long as they're to anyone in the US or Canada, they'll be absolutely free. The hub…
Lees meerGoogle's smart speaker was already handy for a lot of things, but today the company is announcing a ton of new features for the device. At Google I/O 2017, the company said it's adding Bluetooth connectivity to Google Home. This means you'l…
Lees meerGoogle Home was a decent first stab at taking on Amazon's Echo, but there's clearly room for improvement. Today at Google I/O, the company revealed that its smart speaker will soon be able to give you proactive notifications, like alerting …
Lees meerYou no longer need to install the Allo messaging app on your iPhone to shoot the breeze with Google's AI Assistant. At the I/O keynote, Google's Scott Huffman announced that the Assistant is truly coming to the iPhone today, as was rumored …
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