Google Assistant is about to get a bit smarter, thanks to third-party developers. The Alphabet-owned company said Thursday it is opening up its digital assistant with new tools for developers who want to interact with customers through Google Home, its always-listening smart home speaker. The tools, called Conversation Actions, will allow developers to engage with …

Dropbox has long allowed you to make files available offline, letting you access files on your phone or tablet when you’re out of Wi-Fi range or without a cell signal. Now, it’s letting mobile users designate entire folders for offline access. As long as you’re paying for Dropbox, that is. The new offline folders are available to Dropbox Pro, Business …

They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But if you’re Village Roadshow, the studio behind the wildly popular Lego Movie franchise and one of the most vocal critics of film piracy, you’re quite happy to make “one hell of a mistake” all over again. On March 30 next year, Australians will be able to see …

AT&T Vice Chairman Ralph de la Vega, who had a key role in bringing the iPhone to market, will retire at the end of the year. Thaddeus Arroyo, 53, the CEO of AT&T Mexico, will take on 65-year-old de la Vega’s responsibilities as the head of international and business operations, according to a person familiar with the situation. AT&T confirmed …

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Clocking in at more than 162 million views, Candace Payne, better known as the Chewbacca Mom, could be the happiest person on Facebook in 2016. Payne’s excitement over a voice-changing Wookiee mask was the most viewed live video on Facebook this year. It beat out BuzzFeed’s countdown to the 2020 presidential election, CNN’s and NBC’s election results and this oddly …

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest social media source to find out what people think of the much-hyped Super Mario Run. Interest in Nintendo’s new mobile game is growing on Facebook and Twitter as Super Mario Run’s December 15 release date rapidly approaches. Users on social media also mourned John Lennon’s death 36 years ago and turned Linda McMahon’s new …

If you’ve caught a million Pidgeys and Rattatas looking for Ditto, good news. The Pokemon Go 0.49.1 update for Android and the 1.19.1 update for iOS devices brought a new time-saving feature that allows you to transfer multiple Pokemon to Professor Willow. You can get rid of all those useless Pokemon and rake in the candy with just a few …

Now playing: Watch this: RIP home button? Galaxy S8 may have all-screen design 1:18 Samsung plans to give its Galaxy S8 phones an all-screen front design, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday that cited “people with direct knowledge of the matter.” Not only would such a design offer more space for viewing, it would also integrate the home button …

Now playing: Watch this: Super Mario Run hopes to be the next Pokemon Go 2:25 Super Mario Run is coming December 15 to the iPhone (and later to Android) but already, the runup to its release is expected to lead to some serious cash. Nintendo’s first smartphone game featuring the mustachioed plumber is projected to make $71 million USD in …