Early impressions of the Apple wireless AirPods had us worried the little white earbuds wouldn’t work with non-Apple sources, but the new W1 chip is actually device agnostic. In the company’s own words, “AirPods do work with non-Apple devices via Bluetooth. You lose the magic as a result.” That means you can technically pair them …
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Editor’s note: Hungarians voted October 2 on whether to allow the European Union to set the number of refugees the country must accept. The EU wanted Hungary to take in 1,294 people, and said it would fine the country about $280,000 for each refugee it refuses. More than 98 percent of Hungarians who voted Sunday sided with the Hungarian government …
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The Google Cardboard Camera app is now free to download for iOS in the Apple App Store with brand new, easy to use sharing features. Previously only available on Android, Google Cardboard Camera lets you to take virtual-reality photos, also known as 3D panoramas, with sound. Follow that by popping your phone into a Cardboard viewer and you’ve got yourself …
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Google has updated its Photos app on iOS with new features that can provide enhancements to Apple Live Photos. The updated app now allows iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 owners to make Live Photos smoother and more shareable with the tap of a button. Google launched a Motion Stills app earlier this year that could stabilize Live Photos and convert …
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Alphabet will seek to redefine the meaning of fast food next month when it begins using drones to deliver burritos to hungry college students. The Google parent’s Project Wing said Thursday it has partnered with Chipotle Mexican Grill on a temporary test to deliver burritos on the campus of Virginia Tech. Alphabet’s unmanned aircraft will take burritos from a Chipolte …
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Now playing: Watch this: Vizio debuts new Google Cast speakers 1:01 Vizio has announced two new Wi-Fi speakers for its SmartCast range — which also incorporates televisions — and is based on the Google Cast platform. The Vizio SmartCast Crave 360 ($250) is a portable speaker which works in a similar fashion to the Samsung Radiant360 by radiating sound evenly …
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The Paralympic Games 2016 opens in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, and to mark the occasion, Google has launched an animated doodle depicting the variety of sports in which disabled athletes will participate. Beginning as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948, the Paralympic Games has grown into the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with …
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Google is expected to host a media event next month that will focus on several hardware announcements, including new Pixel-branded phones and a 4K Chromecast, Android Police reported late Thursday. The phones will be called the Pixel and Pixel XL, unidentified sources told Android Police, although no other details, such as specs and expected released date, were available. The tech …
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Snapseed, a Google photo editor that goes beyond the basics of Google Photos, just got a little more serious. With Wednesday’s Snapseed 2.9 release for iPhones and iPads, the software now can edit raw-format photos, the pictures taken directly from a digital camera’s image sensor without any processing. Photo enthusiasts love raw photos. Although they’re more of a pain to …
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Get ready for YouTube’s mockery of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to really look the part. At its “YouTube Spaces” in Los Angeles and New York, Google’s video site has created fake election settings for video makers to use. Los Angeles has a 360-degree Oval Office and a multipurpose set including a news desk, presidential podium and polling station. New …
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