May, 2018

• 8 May

  Google integrates into new camera app

  

  Google is integrating its Google Lens augmented reality helper into a camera app, which will unlock features like letting you grab text that you can copy and paste, and find other objects and clothing that match a style in front of you.  Now playing: Watch this: Here are all the cool things Google Lens can do …

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• 8 May

  Google’s Android P will use AI to save your phone battery life

  

  Battery drain is often the scourge of many a phone user.  That’s why Google has been working on finding a way to keep your smartphone running longer. And it’s doing it by using artificial intelligence. Now playing: Watch this: Android P gets smarter with a slew of AI features 2:02 For its new Android P operating system, the tech giant …

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• 8 May

  Get Android P beta on these 11 phones

  

  Google’s Android P beta software has its first phone allies.  It’ll be available on: Google Pixel Google Pixel XL Google Pixel 2 Google Pixel 2 XL OnePlus 6 Essential PH‑1 Sony Xperia XZ2 Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Nokia 7 Plus Oppo R15 Pro Vivo X21 Note that one of these phones, the OnePlus 6, doesn’t event exist yet. The phone …

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• 8 May

  How to watch Google I/O 2018: Livestream, start time

  

  Google I/O, the search giant’s annual developer’s conference, kicked off today at 10 a.m. PT. Here’s everything Google announced at the keynote. Here are some other notable Google I/O announcements from today:  Google’s Duplex could make Assistant the most lifelike AI yet 3 ways Google Maps just got better Android P will give Android gestures like the iPhone X Get …

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• 8 May

  EcoFlow’s River Bank lets you load up on mobile power and still get past airport security

  

  Last year, portable power startup EcoFlow launched its first product, the EcoFlow River. It’s a mobile power station with a huge capacity of 412Wh or 116,000mAh with a total output of 500 watts, able to charge up to 11 devices simultaneously. What’s more, it can hold a full charge for up to a year, making it an ideal backup battery …

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• 8 May

  Windows Store Hail Mary: Microsoft will give app devs 95 percent of revenue

  

  Nothing like throwing money at the problem.  At Microsoft’s Build 2018 developers conference, the company announced that later this year it will start to give developers 95 percent of the revenue earned on the Microsoft Store from app purchases or any in-app products.  The app purchase needs to be made from a deep link like one on the developer’s website. …

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• 8 May

  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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• 8 May

  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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• 8 May

  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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• 8 May

  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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