Nokia is in discussions to sell its health division Withings back to its original co-founder and chairman Éric Carreel, the company announced on Wednesday. The planned sale is part of Nokia’s honed focus on becoming a business-to-business and licensing company, it said in a press release. The deal is expected to close towards the end …
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The dawn of virtual reality is a bit like the dawn of cinema. It’s no accident that Google decided to make its VR-ready Google Doodle about one of film’s pioneers: Georges Méliès, the French inventor and illusionist who directed A Trip To The Moon and was featured as a character in Martin Scorcese’s film Hugo. The animations are based on …
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An update to Google Lens might be right around the corner, but we didn’t get that hint from Google. Instead, LG dropped a reference in a press release for its latest phone, the LG G7 ThinQ. The LG G7 debuts a button on the phone’s side that you can click to open Google Assistant and double-click to snap open Google Lens. “The G7 ThinQ …
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Samsung last year debuted a button on its Galaxy S8 phones that triggers the company’s house-made Bixby Voice assistant. Bixby took months to roll out, but has since become a constant feature on high-end Galaxy phones. Now, LG has done the same, adding a hotkey on the LG G7 ThinQ that opens Google Assistant after you speak a command. Google Assistant …
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Google took a new step Tuesday in its effort to curtail internet skullduggery, opening up its .app online real estate that requires the kinds of encrypted connections that can thwart such problems. The .app domain is one among many joining traditional top-level domains like .com and .net. But Google, the winning bidder among several for .app, wants it to be …
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Google unveiled its mini Google Clips camera in October, but if you held off on buying one or perhaps want another, now may be your chance. Google Clips is currently on sale for $199, which is $50 off its normal $249 price tag. Some terms apply: The sale lasts from April 30 to May 13 and is only available to …
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Facebook wants artists and creators who may lack technical backgrounds to be able to make better augmented reality content. So on Tuesday, the social network unveiled a new version of AR Studio, a software that lets people build experiences that overlay digital graphics on top of what you see through your phone’s camera lens. Part of the update is a …
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Facebook not only wants you to trust it with your personal data, it also wants to turn its Messenger chat app into your go-to shopping destination. The social network is adding new features it hopes will convince its 1 billion Messenger users to turn to the platform as a retail hub. The new features include augmented reality experiences, automatic language …
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As live TV streaming services mature, one of the biggest differentiators is the ability to record shows, play them back later and (maybe) skip commercials. Now one of the cheapest such services, Sling TV, has expanded its cloud DVR feature to work with a bunch more devices. Sling now supports the DVR on the Chrome browser, Chromecast, Xbox One, LG …
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On the heels of shipping its standalone Oculus Go headset, Facebook is turning its attention to what you can actually do in VR. Apparently, that includes a brand-new professional Red camera designed to capture real-world 360-degree video that you can explore. According to The Verge and Variety, Facebook has partnered with the Hollywood-favorite camera company to create a bespoke 6DoF (or …
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