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Google Assistant is available on the iPhone

It’s official, you can now use Google Assistant on the iPhone. And it looks and works pretty much just as it does on Android. At Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, it was announced that there is now an iOS version of Google Assistant available for the iPhone. Starting today, we’re bringing the #GoogleAssistant …

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Google Lens vision recognition tells you what you’re looking at

Now playing: Watch this: Google Lens is smart enough to identify flower species 1:32 Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced a new initiative called Lens that uses computer vision and image recognition to help you with everything from editing photos to identifying a flower, simply by taking a picture. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and …

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Google opens Instant Apps to every developer

Now playing: Watch this: Go from Google Search straight into an app 1:56 It’s been a year since we first heard about Instant Apps, a neat-sounding feature that launches a slice of an app you don’t have, instead of making you download the entire thing from the Play Store. Consider it App Light. Diet App. Now, Google is making Instant …

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5 reasons to use Google Photos on your iPhone

At Google I/O 2017, the company unveiled a number of improvements for its photo app, putting more distance between Google Photos and the stock iOS Photos app. There are now five reasons why Google Photos is better. 1. Unlimited and free cloud storage I have been using Google Photos on my iPhone ever since Google introduced unlimited cloud storage. Sure, …

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How to get, use night mode on Chrome OS

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s new Chromebook Pro hybrid can run a universe… 1:44 With Android Nougat adding full support for a Night Light mode, it was only a matter of time before Google added the feature to Chrome OS. Night Light, also commonly referred to as night mode, limits the amount of blue light your display uses, which, in …

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YouTube TV adds AMC, BBC America and more, as promised

Count it as a promise for zombies and time travel fulfilled. AMC Networks, home of The Walking Dead and owner of BBC America, where Doctor Who plies his era-hopping trade, is now available on YouTube TV. The service announced the new additions in a tweet Monday. Before you get too excited, remember that YouTube TV is not regular old YouTube. …

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Google Assistant could come to iPhone soon

Move over, Siri. Google is reportedly planning to launch its Google Assistant iOS app this week, according to Android Police. The annual Google I/O conference takes place Wednesday through Friday near the company’s global headquarters in Mountain View, California. CNET will be on the ground covering the event live. Assistant is Google’s AI helper designed to compete with Apple‘s Siri, …

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3 ways to attach a photo to an email in iOS

Now playing: Watch this: 3 ways to email photos in iOS 1:44 With Instagram, I email photos with less frequency than I used to. And I turn to Google Photos or Dropbox if I want to share an album’s worth of vacation photos or some other event. On occasion, however, I just need to email a photo to somebody, and …

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South Korea’s Naver launches voice assistant to rival Alexa

Global tech giants Google, Apple and Amazon have all developed their own voice assistants, and South Korea’s biggest search engine is following in their footsteps. Today, South Korean tech giant Naver announced the launch of its AI-powered “cloud voice assistant” app Clova. It was developed with its Japanese subsidiary Line, one of the world’s most popular messaging apps. Clova will …

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Unlocked LG G6 now available for $700

Now playing: Watch this: The LG G6 gives the people what they (mostly) want 2:41 LG‘s flagship of the year, the G6, is now available unlocked for purchase at online retailers and for preorder at LG’s site. Though Amazon currently lists it for about $630, others like B&H and LG are selling it for $700. The phone marks LG’s return …

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