Google added more than 20 languages to its speech recognition software Monday, including Georgian, Swahili and Amharic, among others.  According to Google’s blog post, Android customers can now dictate (rather than type) in 119 “language varieties” via the Google keyboard, Gboard, Voice Search and the Cloud Speech API. These languages will soon be available through …

Shonda Rhimes is bringing her trademark jaw-dropping dramatic twists and turns to Netflix. Rhimes and her production company Shondaland are behind such hits as the long-running “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder.” But after 15 years with ABC, Netflix said Sunday it had signed a multi-year deal with Shondaland. The new deal with cover a “new …

Music-streaming service Pandora has chosen Roger Lynch, chief executive of Sling TV, to be its new CEO and president, after a leadership shakeup in June. Lynch is the founding CEO of Sling TV, Dish Network‘s online service for live TV that launched in 2015. He will also join Pandora’s board of directors when he starts his new job next month, …

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The neo-Nazi Daily Stormer website appeared to be offline late Monday after Google said it would cancel the hate site’s domain registration following its migration from GoDaddy earlier in the day.  Attempts to reach the website, which has been called the “top hate site in America,” on the surface web weren’t completed and sometimes hung at a screen from Cloudflare, …

I’ve reviewed pretty much every streamer you can buy right now, and my current favorite is the Roku Streaming Stick. And now it’s cheaper than ever. As spotted by Cord Cutters News, Roku has permanently dropped the price from $50 to $40. The USB stick-sized device serves up Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and thousands of other apps quickly and easily, and …

Now playing: Watch this: 3 easy ways to make photos look better after you take… 2:07 No matter if you have the high-end Samsung Galaxy S8, the budget Alcatel Idol 5S or even an old iPhone 6, chances are you take photos with your phone. And whether your phone has the best camera or a modest camera, there are three quick …

 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A skewering of “Think Different”? Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The mere sniff of new phones in the air is stronger than any new car smell. Those on Apple‘s side are mesmerized by what its new phone — or even phones — will be called. …

Put your wallet away. From Tuesday you’ll be able to tip your Uber driver through the app… if you want to, that is. Heavy tipping at every opportunity might be seen as more of an American custom, but if you fancy chucking your driver a little extra as a sign of gratitude, you’ll be able to as part of a …

The internet gave white nationalists a platform to organize their Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. It’s also giving counter-protesters a way to strip them of anonymity.  A Twitter account called Yes, You’re Racist has been naming and shaming people who joined the weekend rally against Charlottesville’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. The rally …

Facebook has allegedly shut down an account belonging to a conservative street artist after he disparaged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s rumored presidential aspirations with a profanity. Sabo, known for skewering the politics of liberal celebrities, lost his account Sunday after creating and putting up posters in various California cities reading “F*ck Zuck 2020,” with a middle finger replacing the asterisk, …

Samsung‘s grand reveal of the Galaxy Note 8 — scheduled for next week — will put the big questions about its rumored specs to rest. Now, Samsung is teasing us with a video that is unmistakably Note 8 (see below). The teaser video shows off plenty of vague buzzwords, but it also centers around the S-Pen stylus, the Galaxy Note …

Just 10 days ago, Bloomberg reported that the next Apple Watch would have built-in LTE cellular connectivity — meaning you wouldn’t need a nearby phone to use many of its features. Now, noted Apple leaker and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has corroborated the Bloomberg report — and added some new tidbits to the rumor. As cited by 9to5Mac, the analyst says …

You can finally realize your dreams of becoming a Pikachu, thanks to a new Pokemon filter released Monday on Snapchat. Here’s what Pokemon had to say about the limited-time-only filter in a related blog post: Pikachu’s ears, nose, and bright-red cheeks will appear over your smiling face when you use this Lens. Then, you can open your mouth to call on …

Of all the mythical creatures in Pokemon, few are as famous and destructively powerful as Mewtwo, an evil lab experiment who tried to wipe out humanity in its very own feature film.  Now, he’s joining the cast of the Pokemon Go mobile game as well. But you’ll need to be a pretty dedicated player to even have a shot of …