Android TV watchers rejoice, you’ll soon be able to yell commands at your television set. Google on Wednesday announced via a blog that Google Assistant, its Siri-like virtual assistant, is coming to Android TV. The feature, which allows you to use voice commands to play content, enquire about content or just ask how long the …
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Donald Trump’s tweeting has been a big topic over the past year, especially since he became the president elect. Now, his tweets have literally entered the political arena. As the US Senate began debating the fate of Obamacare, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont spoke on the floor Wednesday, urging Trump to keep his word and not make cuts to health …
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Social media is mourning the passing of Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher, who died on Tuesday. Some tributes, however, weren’t taken so well by the Twitterverse. Cinnabon rubbed many the wrong way with a tweet that seemed to be part tribute to the actress, 60, and part advertisement. “RIP Carrie Fisher, you’ll always have the best buns in the galaxy,” …
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It’s time once again to choose on which side of the force you stand. I’m not talking about next week’s release of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” I’m talking about a new set of phones from Sharp. Released Friday, both phones sport 5.3-inch displays with 1,920×1,080 pixels, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processors, 3GB of RAM, a 3,000mAh battery and a …
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Hachiko is one of the world’s most famous dogs. An Akita Inu, he would greet his owner at Tokyo, Japan’s Shibuya Station every afternoon. After his owner died at work in 1925, Hachiko returned to the station every day for 9 years, waiting for his master to return, until his own death in 1935. A bronze statue of Hachiko stands …
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. And what better way to get jolly than with a nationwide game of Secret Santa? That’s New Zealand’s take on Christmas. The combination of Twitter and the country’s postal service means anyone in the country can participate. Registration is now closed, but those who play (and who wouldn’t?) get anonymously matched with someone on …
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HTC 10 owners have one more thing to be thankful for this weekend. HTC is rolling out an update that will let users of the unlocked version of the device to upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat, Google‘s latest operating system. Nougat will be available from Friday, the company’s vice president of product management said in a tweet. The HTC 10 …
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Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, today admitted to editing several comments that criticised him on the site. He made the admission on Reddit, where he posts under the username Spez. Huffman got a lot of flak from members of the The_Donald, a subreddit for supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, after Reddit banned the Pizzagate subreddit. Pizzagate was dedicated to a …
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On Sunday at Survivor Series, Bill Goldberg returned to the squared circle for the first time in 12 years. He was escorted to the ramp by a security force, just like they used to. He stood at the stage entrance as pyro engulfed him, just like it used to. He blew smoke out of his nose like a dragon, just …
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If you’ve ever tossed around the idea for an app with friends, the phrase “like Uber, but different” has probably come up. Well, a new platform from Japan is like Uber, but different enough to be interesting. Softbank, a carrier in Japan, wants to make bike-sharing a thing. It’s making an Internet of Things-based system that makes renting a bike …
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