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Amazon’s Alexa app has two new features for your car

The Alexa app is getting two new features for your car: Auto Mode and a Start My Commute routine. The new features will be rolling out in the coming weeks for Android and iPhone users, Amazon said in a blog post Thursday.  Auto Mode consists of four screens — a home screen, navigation, communicate and play — and aims to have Alexa …

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Pixel 5 unveiled: Google officially joins the 5G game with new flagship phone

Google on Wednesday launched the $699 (£599, AU$999) Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4A 5G, its first phones with 5G wireless capabilities. The release marks the first time the search giant will take advantage of the technology, which boasts anywhere from 10 to 100 times the speed of 4G cellular networks. Virtually all other Android phone makers, including Samsung, LG and …

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These new UE earbuds will mold to the shape of your ears

A just-announced set of earbuds from Ultimate Ears boasts “instant custom fit” for customers with all ear shapes and sizes. Using light-activated gel to mold to your ears and then harden into a customized fit, UE Fits will arrive this fall in the US for $249. UE said Thursday that Fits will offer eight hours of battery life on a single …

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Pixel 5, Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio: Everything Google just announced

Google’s big Launch Night In event Wednesday was the latest in a flurry of September tech announcements. The virtual event, which saw the unveiling of the Pixel 5 and Google’s first entry into the 5G space, followed its unveiling of the Pixel 4A budget phone in August. That event confirmed the existence of Google’s next flagship phone, the Pixel 5, and the Pixel 4A …

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Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming already seems much different to Google Stadia

A year after Google launched Stadia, Amazon seems like it’s doing the same thing for cloud gaming. The just-announced Amazon Luna service is entering a streaming games market that’s suddenly quite crowded, alongside Stadia, Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate and Sony’s PlayStation Now. Luna has a controller, like Stadia. It has Alexa on it, like Stadia has Google Assistant. Luna has big …

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Google switches off default selfie retouching in Pixel 5, 4A

Google is rolling out a measure in its latest Pixel phones that’s designed to curb the negative impact of unrealistic beauty standards. Starting with the Pixel 5, Pixel 4A and Pixel 4A 5G, the company is turning off face retouching options by default in the camera app, it said in a Thursday blog post.  People can still access the retouching features …

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Here’s a beginner’s guide to building a $600 PC

Looking for a fun project to keep you occupied during quarantine lockdowns? Building a PC from scratch might seem like a daunting task if you’re a beginner — or in my case, if you haven’t built a computer since high school. But it doesn’t have to be. A custom-built machine is the best way to get all the components you …

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