Google on Thursday launched an update to its Voice Access app, which debuted in 2018 to let people navigate their phones with their voice. Initially available on Android 11, the updated version of Voice Access is now available in beta worldwide on devices running Android 6.0 and up. Machine learning and a new interface make …
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Google is starting the process of shutting down its Hangouts app and migrating users to Google Chat, the company said in a blog post Thursday. The move makes good on plans Google originally laid out in 2019, when it retired Hangout support for G Suite customers and hinted that support for individual users would follow suit in 2020. “Starting in the …
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Gmail appears to be working again Thursday after people worldwide reported disruptions to a number of Google services over about seven hours. A widespread outage of the popular Google services began shortly after 9 p.m. PT Wednesday. People reported issues in the US, Europe and parts of Asia including India, Japan, Singapore and Australia, according to outage monitoring site DownDetector. …
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Seventy-five inches is the new 65 inches. By that I mean you can now buy a 75-inch TV for the same price you’d have paid for a 65-incher not too long ago. Case in point: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the LG UN7370 75-inch 4K UHD TV for $799.99. Note: That price appears only …
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One phone gets you one phone number, right? Actually, it’s possible to add a second line, which can be useful in all kinds of ways: business, dating, selling stuff on Craigslist and so on. There’s a good free option in the form of Google Voice, but I’m going to make the case for this instead: ZDNet Academy is offering a …
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Twitter recently announced that users can disable SMS-based two-factor authentication, a requirement the company has held onto despite the increased security risk of receiving 2FA codes via SMS. Two-factor authentication, widely considered a best practice when it comes to keeping your online accounts secure, adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts by requiring a six-digit number after you’ve entered the correct …
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Sorry if I’m not getting excited about Google pushing RCS messaging, its Android answer to Apple iMessage technology. I welcome the features now arriving in the company’s Messages app, but I have much deeper problems after being stuck for years in a Google messaging mud bog. Along with that, RCS (Rich Communication Services) comes through a new Messages app that’s a …
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If you thought the phone space was competitive enough, get ready for a new kid on the block. TCL, the company behind some excellent value TVs, is ramping up to be the next big name in 5G and foldable phones. At the IFA tech show here in Berlin this week, the brand launched the TCL Plex, the first phone of many …
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Google will apparently be removing a Google Voice feature over carriers’ efforts to fight robocalls. In a message shared on Twitter by journalist Brian Krebs, the company has seemingly begun alerting users that by the end of the week it will no longer support the “get voicemail by message” feature that automatically transcribes voicemails and texts them to your phone. …
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but there’s one more security threat to worry about: your phone number. If a hacker gets hold of it, you could be facing some serious personal privacy issues. We can recommend ways to help you identify scams that lure you to give up your details, and have tips to help keep your …
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