Two weeks ahead of LG’s Mobile World Congress 2017 event, the South Korean phone maker sent out a couple of online teasers about its upcoming marquee handset, the G6. There have been two teasers that we know so far. One (above) reads, “More Juice. To go.” This could mean the G6 has a swappable battery, …
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Steam, the world’s biggest PC game store, is about to get a lot bigger. That’s because its owner, game developer Valve, is done picking and choosing which games will appear there. (Yes, the same Valve behind Half-Life, Portal and DOTA 2, among other popular games.) Valve has been experimenting for the past five years with a feature called Steam Greenlight, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Google is committed to Android Wear, says VP 1:16 Even if you buy into Tim Cook‘s pitch that he can’t make enough Apple watches to keep up with demand, the tech industry hasn’t had much luck popularizing smartwatches. But Google‘s not giving up. After a months-long delay, Google on Wednesday released its first major update to …
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You gotta give it to Google for its persistence. The search giant’s software for smartwatches, Android Wear, hasn’t really inspired people to take a chance on high-tech fashion. A handful of companies have either scrapped or delayed their own watches, and it looks like enthusiasm has waned for the software. But not at Google. The company is back with Android …
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Late last Friday, mobile carrier (and Sprint MVNO) RingPlus sent a notice to subscribers indicating service would be shut off on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. PT. If you’re one of those subscribers, you’re probably scrambling to figure out what to do next. RingPlus promises that all customers will have the option of migrating directly to former rival Ting during …
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Android Wear 2.0 has arrived. More on Android Wear 2.0 Google says ‘Android Wear is not a hobby’ Android Wear 2.0 is making your watch even smarter Google‘s revamped smartwatch operating system is now available. The update includes a redesigned user interface and adds new features that help make watches less reliant on phones, such as an on-watch app store …
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In January, ZTE CEO Lixin Cheng told CNET that his company would release its first Android Wear smartwatch in 2017 — one with an LTE cellular connection and longer battery life than typical, so you can use it independent of a phone. Now, we may be getting our first glimpse of the device, which will reportedly be named the ZTE …
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If you wanted to experience Google’s Daydream before now, you had to drop some serious cash: over $600 for a Google Pixel or Moto Z handset, and another $79 for the VR headset itself. The ZTE Axon 7 should make a Daydream investment a bit easier to swallow. ZTE said Tuesday the $400 mid-range phone will now be Daydream-ready as …
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This, my friends, this glorious TV and movie trope, may be coming true. The ability to “zoom and enhance” an image, one that’s far too low-res for humans to understand, is now way, way closer thanks to a team of AI researchers at Google. Behold: Enlarge Image Google At left, the crummy low-res image the computer had to work with. …
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A small but convenient update to Google Maps — on Android only — will let you call up information such as a curated list of nearby restaurants as well as real-time traffic and public transit information by simply swiping up on your home screen. These aren’t new capabilities, Google just made them more quickly accessible, with what looks like a …
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