May, 2018

• 8 May

  Google Assistant will order dinner from your Android phone

  

  Feeling hungry? Pretty soon, you’ll be able to order dinner using Google Assistant on your Android phone. Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant gets food ordering and delivery 1:03 Changes to the Google Assistant software, which is integrated into nearly all Android phones, will make it possible to order food for pickup and delivery. It …

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• 8 May

  Google’s Android P will know what you want to do before you do it

  

  Google’s mobile operating system already tries to predict which app you’ll want to use next. It’s next update, Android P, will move on to “predicting the next action you want to take,” said Dave Burke, Google’s VP of engineering for Android. You’ll experience this in a variety of ways as you’re using a phone that runs Android P, Burke said. …

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• 8 May

  Google developing Lookout app to aid the visually impaired

  

  Google is developing an app it hopes will help the millions of blind and visually impaired people in the world become more independent. The web giant said Tuesday it is working on an Android app called Lookout that offers users auditory clues to the objects, text and people around them. The app is designed to be used with a device …

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• 8 May

  3 ways Google Maps just got better

  

  Google Maps has mapped over 220 countries and territories in the world and now has over a billion users. But that doesn’t mean it can’t improve. Now playing: Watch this: Google Maps gives you personalized restaurant recommendations 1:49 In addition to the new ability to text people your ETA, the search giant announced a trio of new features on the …

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• 8 May

  Gmail Smart Compose: Google helps autocomplete your emails

  

  At its annual developers conference today, Google announced Smart Compose for its email service, Gmail. With the help of artificial intelligence, Smart Compose predicts what you will write and suggest common phrases as you type. Now playing: Watch this: Smart Compose will write your emails for you in Gmail 1:08 Google says this feature will save time on repetitive writing …

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• 8 May

  Quick

  

  Modern phone chargers come in all shapes, sizes and capacities, so we can afford to be a little picky about the ones we choose. Today, for example, Aukey is offering the PB-T18 10,000mAh portable power bank with Quick Charge 3.0 for $23 shipped. That’s after applying promo code FORMOM18 at checkout. It was $43 back in January and sold for $36 …

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• 8 May

  Apple is granted a patent for a round Apple Watch

  

  A round Apple Watch could be a possibility. Apple was granted a patent for a round display that is likely intended for the Apple wearable. The design of the Apple Watch has hardly changed since it first launched in 2015, with each new generation keeping the rectangular body and display. But as Patently Apple points out, it’s worth noting that …

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• 8 May

  LG TVs get Google Assistant voice controls

  

  Google’s voice assistant is now available on LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs. The capability, first announced at CES 2018, allows models like the new C8 OLED TV to accept commands over the remote control’s built-in microphone, as well as talk back to you in Google’s voice. Using voice commands, you can find and play content, for example via …

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• 8 May

  Google’s iPhone

  

  When will we start to experience multiplayer augmented reality that blends a shared space between phones? Oh, in the next couple of weeks. While AR and VR announcements were generally on the quiet front at this year’s Google I/O Developer Conference, a new update to Google’s ARCore called Cloud Anchors is extremely exciting. Let me explain, because I just played …

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• 8 May

  Microsoft Build 2018, Day 2: Livestream, start time, what to expect

  

  After a first day full of mind-melting discussion about what’s next in AI, cloud computing, machine learning and a Cortana-Alexa friendship, Microsoft’s Build 2018 continued with its second-day keynote. Day 2 was considerably quieter, but we still saw a few interesting announcements about phone and PC integration, Windows Sets and incentives for app developers.  Here’s the news from day 2 of Build 2018: …

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