If you have a Google Pixel or Pixel 2 phone, you’ve been able to try Google’s AR stickers to plop 3D objects like Star Wars characters into real-world views. Now the company has a new technique that brings the augmented-reality skill to vastly more Android devices. The AR sticker ability now is built into the …
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First released 18 months ago, Nougat is now the most popular Android OS in the world, having finally overtaken its predecessor, Marshmallow. Nougat (7.0 and 7.1) is installed on 28.5 per cent of Android phones, according to visits to the Google Play store in the first week of February according to Google’s Android Developers site. Meanwhile, Marshmallow (6.0) is now at …
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“Don’t be nosey!” That’s what I used to tell my friends when they borrowed my phone. Inevitably, they would swipe through my photos or put a silly comment on my Facebook. But you can stop this kind of intrusion by setting up either a guest mode or privacy mode on your Android phone. How to use guest mode Not all …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Modern technology at work for the common good. KSL5TV/Craig Milligan/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Did you see Justin Timberlake shriek at the Super Bowl crowd to turn on their phone lights during the halftime show? Isn’t this by now a touch passé? Oh, apparently it …
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One of the biggest differences between the iPhone X and the Pixel 2 is that Google’s flagship Android phone has a single camera while Apple’s phone comes with two. The pair of lenses in the iPhone X is designed to let you zoom in on distant subjects better. Now, Google is throwing some of its computer brains at the issue, …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A giant Silicon Valley company decides you might like to wear a computer on your head — so you can see helpful digital information floating right in front of your eyes. But this time, the company is Intel, not Google — and these smart glasses look like a regular pair of glasses, …
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Though it has other features like water resistance and its Google Lens software, the Pixel 2 phone is primarily known for its superb camera. That’s because the device is equipped with a custom-made image processing unit (IPU) known as Pixel Visual Core, which will now be accessible to third-party apps like Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp with an upcoming update. Enlarge …
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After setting up and getting your Fitbit Ionic watch to your liking, there’s another feature you probably want to take some time to get to know. Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit Ionic is the most advanced Fitbit watch… but… 3:12 Fitbit Pay is the wearable company’s mobile payment platform, meaning that with a flash of your wrist you can pay …
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Over the past year an trend is happening with midrange Android phones: They are becoming more niche targeting consumers with a feature that’s not designed for everyone. That’s the case with the Moviphone a midrange Android device with a built-in projector: No mods needed. The company Wireless Mobi Solution (WMS) from San Diego introduced the Moviphone at CES 2018. As …
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