iPhone accessories have hit a whole new level. As in, entire other devices. The Esti Eye is the latest accessory oddity to hit Kickstarter. Is it an accessory? Really, it’s an Android phone. It just happens to snap onto the back of an iPhone. (6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7 and 7 Plus). What? …
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There’s a lot more to tablets than just the iPad. If you’re looking to replace a PC with something simpler and more portable, or just want a grab-and-go device for email and movies, we’ve got answers to all your tablet questions. But if you just want a fast and easy answer, these are a few of our current top choices. …
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Russia’s antimonopoly agency found Apple guilty of forcing retailers in the country to coordinate over prices of iPhones, according to a statement by the group Tuesday. The country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Apple’s local subsidiary told 16 retailers in Russia to fix the prices of iPhone 5 and 6 models, according to a report by the Financial Times (subscription …
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Google is the latest tech company to try to tackle the problems of fake news and offensive content. The search giant is cracking down on search results that are upsetting or inaccurate, according to a report Tuesday by Search Engine Land. It sounds like Google is taking a long-term approach to the problem. The company has introduced a new flag …
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Even if Americans don’t understand cricket, it hasn’t stopped one of the biggest US tech companies from celebrating the game. Google is doffing its baggy green to the great game today with a Google doodle celebrating the history of test cricket. The doodle marks the 140-year anniversary of the first officially recognised cricket test match, which kicked off on March …
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You probably already watch YouTube videos with your friends. Now, a new app from Google startup incubator Area 120 lets users watch YouTube videos with friends, even if they’re not all huddled around the same screen. The app, called Uptime, was launched on Saturday. Uptime lets you share videos and respond while watching them, as well as get recommendations from …
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Die-hard Android fans don’t hesitate to tout the ability to completely customize your Android phone’s overall look as a benefit over Apple‘s iOS. But how do you know where to start? Android can be downright confusing. There are launchers, icon packs, wallpapers, widgets and so much more you can tinker with. Google wants to take the guesswork out of the …
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When you first buy a new television, you might spend the first hour or so digging through the menus, making sure all the settings are properly configured. After that, you might revisit the settings from time to time to adjust the picture mode or brightness. But there are likely settings and features that you’re completely overlooking. Here are seven television …
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You’ve likely never heard of Torwali, one of 27 highly-endangered Pakistani languages. But now its roughly 80,000 speakers can use their native language to text and make status updates on their Android phones. Zubair Torwali, who heads up an organization that works to promote northern Pakistan’s languages, explained in Google’s Asia blog Friday how a Google engineer helped his group …
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The only thing worse than actual meetings is meeting logistics. To help make planning a tad more tolerable, Google is rolling out two new features in its communication and messaging app, Hangouts. (Unfortunately, neither tools help decrease the utterances of such phrases like “How will this scale?” and “Run it up the flagpole.”) The first is a video conferencing feature …
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