Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, runs from Wednesday through next Friday in Mountain View, California. Aside from workshops and on-hand technical help for developers, I/O includes announcements of upcoming projects and endeavors. Read on to see what you can expect from Google. A look back at Google I/O highlights +12 more See all photos Android …
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Now playing: Watch this: Turn your selfies into Google emojis 1:43 Make your own emojis with Google’s Allo. Google Attention, all recovering Bitmoji addicts and people love the sight of themselves in cartoon form: Google just introduced a new way to turn your selfies into fun emojis that actually look like you using the art of Lamar Abrams. It’s all …
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Many tech companies just don’t get it. They build tools and features that sound amazing, but only if you use them in a tightly controlled way. For example, Apple’s built useful features into its MacOS computer software, making it easy to copy text on one computer and paste it using your phone. Or to unlock your laptop using your Apple …
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This year, the Tribeca Film Festival collected virtual reality that could reach out and hug you. Every year, the festival gathers a slate of interactive storytelling into a darkly lit, packed room, called Tribeca Immersive. In recent years, this program has featured an increasing amount of virtual reality — experiences that use a headset like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive …
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The next time you want to use an emoji to show your friends how you feel, you might think about actually showing them how you feel. Google wants to help you do just that with a new feature for its chat app Allo that creates custom emojis using your face as its base. The auto illustration feature relies on neural …
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There’s Amazon‘s Alexa, Apple‘s Siri and Google Assistant, but do you remember Cortana? You soon might thanks to Microsoft, which is planning to power a range of devices by the end of the year using its Cortana digital assistant software. Soon, you’ll be able to buy internet-connected speakers powered with Microsoft software. The goal: Take on every tech giant fulfill …
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Now playing: Watch this: 6 free apps to install on your new MacBook 1:50 Congrats on your new MacBook. Apple outfits you with a bounty of preinstalled software, but it doesn’t cover everything. Here are six free apps that I installed on my new new MacBook Pro and use regularly, from an uninstaller to a word processor, with four useful …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Amazon It’s been a busy week in the Echo-verse. First Amazon took the wraps off the Echo Show, a screen-enhanced version of its …
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At a press conference today in Mexico City, Google announced its first version of Assistant in Spanish, integrated into its messaging app, Allo. Although Assistant in Allo can be used in Spanish around the world, including countries where Spanish is not the native language, the version for Mexico and Spain is improved to give more accurate information in those countries, …
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Do fingerprint smudges on a phone’s camera affect the quality of your pictures? Short answer: yes. Long answer: not always, at least not in ways you’d notice. But you should still keep your phone and camera clean. An iPhone, Pixel, Galaxy and Moto walk into a photo test I conducted a very unscientific test using four phones: the iPhone 7, …
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