Google pledged last November that Tango, its 3D-sensing camera technology that can measure objects just by looking at them, would be the hottest thing since GPS. Nikhil Chandhok, Tango’s director of product, insisted it wasn’t just an experiment. “Many, many phone manufacturers” would build Tango phones in 2017, he said. Well, guess what? Turns out …
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29 August
Google expands its price
Google is doubling down on its price-tracking-for-travel features. The search giant said Tuesday that it’s expanding the information it gives travelers looking to book airline flights and hotels. The idea is to help people find the cheapest price. With features like this, Google is putting itself in competition with other online travel websites that offer similar services, like Kayak, Expedia …
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29 August
6 ways you can help Hurricane Harvey victims
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, but it’s still endangering and displacing tens of thousands of Texans. No matter where you are in the world, though, you can help. You can make a donation to the American Red Cross by calling 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or by going to its site. Texting HARVEY to 90999 will make a $10 donation. …
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29 August
BlackBerry all
The BlackBerry KeyOne will soon get a pal. BlackBerry phone manufacturer TCL will release a companion to the KeyOne in October, with at least one major difference — it won’t have a keyboard. “Two months from now, we will have a touchscreen solution to show,” François Mahieu, head of global sales for TCL, said in a briefing at the IFA tech …
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29 August
Indian states blocked internet access ahead of guru’s conviction
Fifty million people in India lost access to the internet for five days as the conviction of a cult leader plunged the northern states of Punjab and Haryana into a state of emergency. Local government cut off mobile internet and text messaging services on Thursday, Aug. 24, ahead of a verdict in the trial of cult leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim …
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29 August
Studios reportedly resisting Apple’s 4K movie pricing plan
With a new 4K-capable Apple TV expected to be announced at the same time as the new iPhones in September, Apple is busy making deals to sell ultra-high definition content via iTunes, The Wall Street Journal reports. Negotiations have run into a snag over pricing, however. Apple reportedly wants to sell Ultra HD films for $19.99 — the same price as HD …
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29 August
YouTube gets a redesign with a new logo and vertical videos
YouTube might look different starting Tuesday. YouTube The site is rolling out a handful of updates to the way YouTube not only looks but works, Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan said in a post. Many of the changes build on recent updates. “Over the last few months we’ve started releasing updates and will continue to throughout the rest of the …
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29 August
VR being used to help scientists diagnose dementia
VR may have become mainstream entertainment tech, but it’s slowly becoming a hit in the science field too. Sea Hero Quest VR was launched yesterday for Samsung‘s Gear VR and Facebook’s Oculus Rift to collect and analyse data on dementia as part of the world’s largest research experiment on the disease, BBC reported. The game already exists as a mobile …
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29 August
Apple Pay peer
Apple Pay can be used to pay online or at stores, but it’ll soon get peer-to-peer payments, too. That means payments to friends or anyone else you have on your contacts list. The feature was announced in June at Apple’s developer conference, where it was marketed as one of the big upgrades in iOS 11. That update to iPhones and …
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29 August
ARCore is Google’s augmented
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