In our new socially distanced world, video chat reigns supreme as the primary form of communication for many workplaces and groups of family and friends looking to keep in touch. Whether you use Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, or Google Hangouts, Meet or Duo, you’ve probably noticed that despite being able to see everyone’s face, it’s still …
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Google Lens can now read other languages out loud, and scan text to your computer
For the past few years, Google Lens has been expanding its features in an attempt to be the computation camera for your phone. Sometimes it feels like an extension of Google’s camera-based AR applications, but it’s often more practical. Google’s new Lens update, which works on iOS and Android via the Lens app, can be used to scan text and …
Read More »Politicians demand new law before rolling out UK’s contact
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A cross-party committee of British politicians has demanded a new law be put in place before the government introduces its contact-tracing app as part of its strategy to control the coronavirus pandemic. The UK has been working on the app, which tells people …
Read More »Android 11 beta is launching June 3, and it’ll help you fight robocalls
Google on Wednesday said it’s holding an online event next month to unveil the beta version of Android 11, the next generation of the search giant’s mobile operating system. The event, scheduled for June 3 at 8 a.m. PT, will feature keynote addresses from Google executives including Android’s vice president of engineering, Dave Burke, and senior director of product management …
Read More »Google’s Read Along app helps kids learn amid coronavirus school closures
Google on Thursday shared early access to its Read Along app for Android, which is designed to help kids 5 years and older learn to read. The app provides verbal and visual feedback as children read stories aloud. Read Along is one of several online platforms meant to keep students engaged and learning as schools remain closed amid the COVID-19 …
Read More »YouTube TV will get Comedy Central, MTV and more channels this summer
YouTube TV subscribers will get a whole bunch of new channels in the next few months, after parent company Google inked a deal with ViacomCBS. The first wave of additions will hit this summer, and includes BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TV Land and VH1. Those will be followed by BET Her, MTV2, Nick Jr., NickToons, TeenNick …
Read More »TiVo Stream 4K takes on Roku, Amazon Fire TV with $50 Android TV dongle
The TiVo Stream 4K is the well-known DVR company’s first piece of hardware that doesn’t have anything to do with recording TV broadcasts. Instead this little box, designed to plug into HDMI and hang from the back of your television, is all about streaming video — and could be a serious competitor to some of our favorite such devices like …
Read More »Surface Go from Microsoft comes back for round 2, starting at $399
I had to dig deep into the archives to remind myself what the Microsoft Surface Go was all about. It was only 2018, but that feels like a lifetime ago now. In its original incarnation, this was a miniaturized version of the excellent Surface Pro Windows two-in-one. It mimicked the larger model’s slate-plus-keyboard design with a similar magnetic connection and …
Read More »Apple will let you automatically share your Medical ID info with first responders
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple is trying to make it easier to share health information with first responders in emergencies. The next version of Apple’s iOS software includes a feature that lets you automatically share information from your Medical ID when you call 911 from your iPhone …
Read More »Apple, Google give a look at coronavirus tracking tech, promise more privacy protections
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google moved a step closer to releasing a coronavirus tracking technology Monday, showing off what an app may look like on phones and also sharing sample pieces of code for local governments. The contact tracing technology, which the two companies have …
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