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Intel Sports, Altia Systems partner to live broadcast sports in 3D VR

If you’re still skeptical about VR’s future in your life, Intel Sports’ and panoramic camera maker Altia Systems’ plans might get you in the game. Altia on Tuesday unveiled PanaCast Live, a portable video camera system to enable live broadcasting of 180-degree 4K-resolution 3D video at 60 frames per second. Intel Sports plans to pair …

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3 ways Google Maps just got better

Google Maps has mapped over 220 countries and territories in the world and now has over a billion users. But that doesn’t mean it can’t improve. Now playing: Watch this: Google Maps gives you personalized restaurant recommendations 1:49 In addition to the new ability to text people your ETA, the search giant announced a trio of new features on the …

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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 2:48 Starting next week, Lens …

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How to get Android P beta right now

Android P is coming. Google’s next operating system will support navigational gestures similar to the iPhone X’s and employ sophisticated AI to help extend battery life. No, it doesn’t have a name yet — Android Plum? Peppermint? Parsnip? — or a release date, but the good news is you can get the Android P beta right now. Just head over …

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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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Google News app now taps AI for better personalization

Google updated its News app on Tuesday, adding artificial intelligence to help users find personalized stories and trustworthy sources. Now playing: Watch this: Google News uses AI to give you the news you want 2:43 The new version of Google News will scan millions of articles, videos, podcasts and comments from around the web using AI to assemble them based …

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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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Google, Android P take on phone addiction with Android Dashboard

It’s time to put the phone down, and Google — yes, the company behind the world’s most popular smartphone operating system — wants to help with that. At Google I/O on Tuesday, the company announced a set of new features for Android designed to manage how much time people spend on devices. It may seem counterintuitive for a tech company …

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Microsoft Build 2018, Day 2: Livestream, start time, what to expect

After a first day full of mind-melting discussion about what’s next in AI, cloud computing, machine learning and a Cortana-Alexa friendship, Microsoft’s Build 2018 continued with its second-day keynote. Day 2 was considerably quieter, but we still saw a few interesting announcements about phone and PC integration, Windows Sets and incentives for app developers.  Here’s the news from day 2 of Build 2018: …

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Google I/O 2018: Here’s what to expect

Update: Watch live coverage of Google I/O here. Google I/O starts next Tuesday, May 8 and — like always — we’ll be there to bring you all the latest from the company as it’s announced.  Just like last year it will take place at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, and we’ll hear what Google has planned for developers as …

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