Google’s voice assistant is now available on LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs. The capability, first announced at CES 2018, allows models like the new C8 OLED TV to accept commands over the remote control’s built-in microphone, as well as talk back to you in Google’s voice. Using voice commands, you can find and …
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Google’s mobile operating system already tries to predict which app you’ll want to use next. It’s next update, Android P, will move on to “predicting the next action you want to take,” said Dave Burke, Google’s VP of engineering for Android. You’ll experience this in a variety of ways as you’re using a phone that runs Android P, Burke said. …
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Just in advance of its Google I/O developer’s conference on Tuesday, the tech behemoth rebranded its Google Research arm as Google AI. The name reflects a lot of what Google Research was covering anyway, looking for different ways to apply its machine learning technologies. And probably because it seems like every major tech company is into (or getting into) AI, …
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Before Android or the iPhone, Google Maps was only available online via your computer. In those early days, people printed out hard copies of routes to use in their car. Thirteen years later, the mapping and directions tool is used by more than 1 billion people, mostly via their phones while driving. In a sign of how truly mobile Google …
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Google’s Android P beta software has its first phone allies. It’ll be available on: Google Pixel Google Pixel XL Google Pixel 2 Google Pixel 2 XL OnePlus 6 Essential PH‑1 Sony Xperia XZ2 Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Nokia 7 Plus Oppo R15 Pro Vivo X21 Note that one of these phones, the OnePlus 6, doesn’t event exist yet. The phone …
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Goodbye, Google-robo-Assistant. Hello, John Legend. You’ll now be able to choose among six new voices for Google Assistant for your Android phone or Google Home, Google announced at its annual I/O conference within spitting distance of its headquarters in Mountain View, California. A seventh one, planned for a later release, happens to be celebrity singer John Legend. Now playing: Watch this: John …
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the I/O conference by talking about accessibility features, Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif. In once case, Google is adding Morse Code support for its Gboard keyboard. Pichai showed a video of a woman named Tania who uses Morse Code to communicate. Now, when she starts spelling a word out in Morse Code, she can …
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Feeling hungry? Pretty soon, you’ll be able to order dinner using Google Assistant on your Android phone. Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant gets food ordering and delivery 1:03 Changes to the Google Assistant software, which is integrated into nearly all Android phones, will make it possible to order food for pickup and delivery. It will even remember what you …
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Battery drain is often the scourge of many a phone user. That’s why Google has been working on finding a way to keep your smartphone running longer. And it’s doing it by using artificial intelligence. Now playing: Watch this: Android P gets smarter with a slew of AI features 2:02 For its new Android P operating system, the tech giant …
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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 the PanaCast Live system with …
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