Google announces Smart Actions to help automatically edit your photos

Colorizing old black-and-white photos is just one of the new AI-powered features for Google Photos. At Google I/O on Tuesday, the company announced new AI features for Google Photos, its platform for storing and sending images. At Google’s annual developers conference, company CEO Sundar Pichai talked about all the different ways artificial intelligence can help with its products.  Pichai introduced …

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Google keyboard gets Morse Code support

Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the I/O conference by talking about accessibility features, Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif. In once case, Google is adding Morse Code support for its Gboard keyboard. Pichai showed a video of a woman named Tania who uses Morse Code to communicate. Now, when she starts spelling a word out in Morse Code, she can …

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Samsung, like Apple, reportedly has a wireless AR/VR headset

Two weeks ago, CNET revealed that Apple is working on a standalone wireless headset capable of both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), using Apple’s very own chips — so no need to plug into a traditional PC or phone. Well, it looks like Samsung may have a similar idea brewing in its labs: The Korea Times reports that Apple’s …

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Google Maps can now text your friends when you’ll arrive

Before Android or the iPhone, Google Maps was only available online via your computer. In those early days, people printed out hard copies of routes to use in their car. Thirteen years later, the mapping and directions tool is used by more than 1 billion people, mostly via their phones while driving.  In a sign of how truly mobile Google …

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New iPhone ‘USB Restricted Mode’ could protect it from the cops

Apple might have made it harder for other people to gain access to your iPhone. A feature named “USB Restricted Mode” was spotted in a beta version for iOS 11.4, as noted by ZDNet. USB Restricted Mode keeps USB accessories from connecting to the phone’s Lightning port if you haven’t unlocked it in the past seven days, according to the beta …

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Google’s Chrome OS gets new app muscle with built

Good news if you’re a Chrome OS power user: You’ll soon be able to run Linux software like programming tools, photo editors and word processors on the Google operating system. At its Google I/O show Tuesday, the company announced it’s released a test version of software that brings the Debian Stretch version of Linux to its personal computer software. Right …

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Facebook’s version of Bitmoji avatars seemingly discovered in app code

Facebook might be considering upping its emoji game with avatars that rival Snapchat-owned Bitmoji, according to code found hidden in its Android app by a developer. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth computer science student Jane Wong posted images on Twitter that appear to be from within the Facebook app, showing the option to create an avatar as “a whole new way …

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Google News app now taps AI for better personalization

Google updated its News app on Tuesday, adding artificial intelligence to help users find personalized stories and trustworthy sources. Now playing: Watch this: Google News uses AI to give you the news you want 2:43 The new version of Google News will scan millions of articles, videos, podcasts and comments from around the web using AI to assemble them based …

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Facebook tests letting you rewind live videos as they stream

Facebook is testing the ability for you to rewind live videos while they’re still happening.  Viewers have requested the feature so they can rewatch or catch up on important moments in a live video, Facebook said on its media blog Tuesday. After a period of testing, Facebook said it would bring Live Rewind to users globally.  Now playing: Watch this: Facebook’s …

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Google AI rises from Google Research

Just in advance of its Google I/O developer’s conference on Tuesday, the tech behemoth rebranded its Google Research arm as Google AI. The name reflects a lot of what Google Research was covering anyway, looking for different ways to apply its machine learning technologies. And probably because it seems like every major tech company is into (or getting into) AI, …

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See Android P’s new swiping controls up close

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Microsoft adds Sets feature to Windows 10

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Smart Compose will write your emails for you in Gmail

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