Now playing: Watch this: Google Lens is smart enough to identify flower species 1:32 Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced a new initiative called Lens that uses computer vision and image recognition to help you with everything from editing photos to identifying a flower, simply by taking a picture. More from Google I/O 2017 …
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Batteries might not be the sexiest tech around, but for people who live or die by their devices (or at least depend on them for work) being able to stay up and running wherever you are is essential. Currently available on Indiegogo for $499 (roughly £390 or AU$675), the EcoFlow River mobile power station claims a huge capacity of 412Wh …
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Now playing: Watch this: Why the WannaCry cyberattack is so bad, and so avoidable 2:18 The battle against the WannaCry ransomware continues. (In many spaces it’s referred to as WannaCrypt. There appears to be no substantive difference between the two.) The attack, which started on Friday, locked people out of their computers and encrypts their files, demanding they pay up …
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At a press conference today in Mexico City, Google announced its first version of Assistant in Spanish, integrated into its messaging app, Allo. Although Assistant in Allo can be used in Spanish around the world, including countries where Spanish is not the native language, the version for Mexico and Spain is improved to give more accurate information in those countries, …
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It wasn’t a lot, but it was something. As of May 7, T-Mobile will no longer offer “free data for life” on new tablet activations. The promotion, which started in October 2013, gave buyers of new Apple iPads and other tablets 200 megabytes of free data a month as long as you owned and used your tablet with the carrier. …
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Getting free shipping for your Amazon orders just got a little more affordable. The e-commerce giant has dropped its $35 minimum purchase for free US shipping for non-Prime members to $25 — the level it was in 2013. Amazon lowered the minimum required for free US shipping from $49 to $35 in February, following competitor Walmart’s drop on its website’s …
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By the end of May, you’ll be able to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus in the US without dealing with a carrier or their preinstalled apps. As of today, you can preorder the two phones exclusively through Best Buy, its retail site or Samsung.com completely unlocked from US carriers. Both are expected to be …
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Parrot might be best known for its consumer drones like the Bebop and Disco, but it’s been working on professional solutions since 2012. The results of that work, bolstered by company acquisitions like Pix4D mapping software and drone maker senseFly, are the new Parrot Professional range for small and medium business. The Parrot Disco-Pro AG, Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling and ParrotBebop-Pro …
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Don’t let the new Windows 10 S operating system stop you from buying a Surface Laptop this year. The streamlined OS limits you to using applications that are in Microsoft’s Windows Store. But, as noted in the tech specs for Microsoft’s new ultraportable, if you’d rather run non-Store apps, you can switch to Windows 10 Pro for free until December …
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The Razer Lancehead could change your opinion on using a wireless mouse for gaming. Available in the May/June timeframe, the $150 mouse (approximately AU$200 or £120) uses a proprietary 2.4GHz wireless technology that lets the Lancehead automatically hop frequencies within the band to maintain a lag-free connection with your PC. Razer claims that it will outperform every other wireless gaming …
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