Despite troubles convincing Google that its app is legit, Brave Software’s browser is now available to anyone who is sick of annoying mobile ads. Apple added Brave for iPhones and iPads to its app store on Friday, but Google rejected the app twice before publishing Brave for Android devices in the Google Play app store …
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Walking through Google’s campus on a warm February afternoon, Hiroshi Lockheimer pauses and points to two tourists smiling at their outstretched selfie stick. The world-famous Googleplex is always filled with tourists, who come to gawk and admire the sprawling headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley. “Ten years ago, I would have never imagined that,” he says laughing, as we …
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One moment I’m in a room full of people, the next I’m in the sun-scorched Australian Outback. But it takes more than the fancy graphics of the Samsung Gear VR virtual-reality headset I’ve just lowered over my head to convince me I’m really hanging out with aborigines. What it takes, says Richard Marks of Sony’s VR arm, PlayStation Magic Lab, …
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Of all the ways tech companies are gunning to drive virtual reality, Google may be working on something no one else has done yet: make the experience self-sufficient. The search giant is developing a stand-alone headset, which would be the first VR goggle that isn’t powered by a smartphone, laptop or gaming console, according to a report Thursday by The …
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Same as last year, Google is now offering an additional 2GB of Drive storage for users who complete the Account Security Checkup, in honor of Safer Internet Day. This year, you only have until February 11, 2016, to complete the checkup. Right now users can do the same checkup (it’s been spruced up a bit) and receive 2GB of space …
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How important is artificial intelligence to Google’s future? Hint: The search giant is promoting its head of AI to take over its biggest business. Google on Wednesday said AI chief John Giannandrea will take over search responsibilities when current search boss Amit Singhal retires at the end of the month. That move signals profound changes for how we find things …
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The place: Park City, Utah. The scene: the Sundance Film Festival. Snow crunches underfoot as film industry figures, filmmakers and filmgoers hurry through the cold to catch the first glimpse of the coolest movies of 2016. But in the new year, some of the most talked-about Sundance happenings aren’t films at all. At the annual festival, which takes place in …
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Android users are embracing the iPhone. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, 30 percent of new iPhone buyers had switched from an Android device in the July-to-September 2015 quarter. And this week, Cook reiterated that the trend is accelerating, saying: “We were blown away by the level of Android switchers that we had last quarter [October through December]. It was …
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It used to be a big pain to switch from one mobile platform to another, but it’s now easier than ever to transfer all of your old data from an Android device to your new iPhone or iPad. Apple’s Move to iOS app in the Google Play Store makes the process quick and easy. While it can’t transfer your apps, …
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Even the seasoned travellers have nightmares about returning from holidays to face a $2,000 mobile phone bill. But if you’re planning a trip abroad, there’s plenty you can do to minimise roaming charges. Whether it’s knowing what to set up before you leave or what to do when you’re on the ground, here are our tips (some of them very …
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