Can’t get enough of images that purportedly show Google’s Pixel 4 XL phone? You’re in luck. We’ve already seen a cache of such shots, as well as a video, and now there’s more. Vietnam-based phone shop D Store Mobile has leaked 20 or so pictures of a white “test model” of the Pixel 4 XL, …
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If you’ve ever accidentally or curiously clicked on a spam image when looking through your Gmail messages, it’s a good possibility you’ve been tracked by spammers. Google addressed this years ago with a setting for Android that it recently added for iPhone, too. Turn it on and it stops attachments like images from automatically loading when you open an email. The setting also keeps …
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I see a little black square held up in front of me. It looks like nothing, just a lump of black plastic with a row of gold contact pins on the bottom. It could be a little memory stick. Or maybe a garage door opener. It’s surprisingly nondescript. This is the new Jacquard Tag. What Google’s showing me is the …
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The new iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max have certainly turned a lot of heads at Apple’s September event, not least because of the controversial new green color options. But I’d wager that a briefly mentioned update to the entry-level iPad will be a bigger leap for more people. The iPhone updates are largely centered on camera hardware, …
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You may or may not be a fan of the new camera layout on Apple’s iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Pro and Pro Max feature three cameras on the back, and some people find the design outright triggering. After Apple unveiled the new phones on Tuesday, people with trypophobia, or an aversion to the sight …
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Google on Thursday outlined updates to its ARCore platform, which lets developers build augmented reality experiences for your phone. The search giant also previewed a feature it’s describing as a “save button” for AR. Google said it’s looking for more developers to help it test an AR technology called persistent Cloud Anchors before the company makes it available more broadly. …
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Google has tweaked its search engine to make sure users searching for news are served more varieties across news for a longer amount of time. The updates will “elevate original reporting,” a Google executive said in a Thursday blog post. The search giant wants to “provide people with a deeper understanding of their changing communities and the conversations going on …
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Apple’s competitors aren’t going to sit idly by while you gaze longingly at the new iPhones released yesterday. Microsoft is hoping to catch you before you order an iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro with a tempting trade-in offer that can put a big hole in the price of a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or Galaxy Note 10 Plus. You can …
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Google is giving Photos an update to help make it easier to find past photos in the app and share those moments with or without a phone. The new first of the new features, Memories, is designed to fight the problem of sorting through hundreds or thousands of photos. Using Google’s machine learning, the Photos app will now create a …
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Google One’s cloud storage will now automatically save photos, videos, messages and contacts from your Android device, the company said Thursday. So if you lose, break or change your phone, all your information will be safely backed up. Automatic phone backup will also let you save original quality photos, videos and multimedia messages. You can manage backups from the Google One …
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