Now playing: Watch this: See Samsung Bixby in action 1:49 Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant have a new frenemy. Samsung’s Bixby is a personal assistant that comes with the Samsung Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay), Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ($240 at eBay). Here are 7 things we currently know about the …
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Want people with phones to find your website? Better make sure it loads fast, because otherwise Google will punish you in its search results. Google long has given fast-loading web pages preferential placement in search results, but for now that only happens when people search on personal computers. Starting in July, particularly slow websites will be penalized in search results, …
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You can stick Amazon’s Alexa into all sorts of things: speakers, cars, phones, watches, robots and even refrigerators. Add smartglasses to that list. Vuzix, makers of various smartglasses and Google Glass-like head wearables for years, are now making smart eyewear compatible with Amazon’s Alexa. Bloomberg broke the news ahead of CES, but I got to wear the glasses in Las Vegas. Smartglasses, …
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When people look back at CES 2018 in five or 10 years, it’ll be the heavy rain, flash flooding and power cuts that’ll stand out more than the tech on display. While 1.33 inches (3.38 cm) of rain may not sound like a lot, it was a record for the desert city of Las Vegas: The first precipitation in 116 …
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Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, and Google has created a special Doodle to celebrate the life of the civil rights activist. This year’s Doodle features an illustration of a young girl sitting on her father’s shoulders in a crowd. Created by guest artist Cannaday Chapman in collaboration with the Black Googlers Network, the Doodle depicts …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Can Steve Bannon elevate Logan Paul’s image? SNL/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It all began with Logan Paul being Logan Paul. As he giggled and chuckled in a Japanese forest known for suicides — in front of a hanged body — perhaps the YouTube star …
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Google removed roughly 60 apps that contained hidden pornographic malware from its Play Store after a security research company found the code. Many of the games were aimed at kids. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the malware on Friday. Dubbed AdultSwine, the malware displayed pornographic images that looked like ads but were designed to prompt users to download fake security …
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The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities are serious, with very few devices not impacted. Google’s Chrome OS, which most commonly runs on laptops, isn’t immune. Now playing: Watch this: Intel addresses security flaws with company’s chips at… 2:04 To help reassure users, Google has published a list of Chrome OS devices. The list was first spotted by Android Police and includes a …
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When VR first made its major CES reemergence via Oculus Rift years ago, it was jaw-dropping. Those moments, since, are harder to come by. After a 2017 where VR hardware sales flagged and buzz quieted, AR started to gain steam via phone apps from Apple and Google. Meanwhile, the dream of some next-level “mixed reality” — a holographic blend of …
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USB’s performance is doubling right now, but you speed freaks should be pleased to hear another doubling is possible for the ubiquitous connection technology. USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is the wildly successful port that you probably use to plug your phone in to a charger and plug your external drive in to your laptop. When it arrived two …
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