Google on Tuesday began rolling out an update that lets you get more accurate translations even when you don’t have an internet connection. Around two years ago, Google introduced its neural machine translation (NMT) technology, which improved the accuracy of translations. The technology is now being brought offline, and will run in the Google Translate app directly on Android or …
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Despite being the biggest event of the year devoted to video games of all styles and genres, PC gaming still feels like a bit of an outsider inside the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Even Microsoft, the company with the OS that powers the vast majority of computer gaming, gave PC games only a passing mention during its …
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Microsoft will no longer officially participate in a variety of product-support forums for some older software and hardware, save monitoring them for bad behavior. None of this comes as a surprise, but you’ve probably been looking elsewhere for your Zune answers, anyway. (And Zune is the only one it’ll be locking against updates.) In a blog post Monday, Microsoft listed …
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What’s in a name? Well, in this case, it might be proof of the existence of a lower-cost Microsoft Surface tablet PC reportedly in the works for the second half of 2018. An internal code name, Lex, was uncovered by Microsoft enthusiast Walking Cat, according to Windows Latest. The device is expected to be smaller and lighter than the current Surface …
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Quick reminder: This Monday, June 11, I’ll be appearing live on the CNET Dads-and-Grads Deals show! It starts at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT and comes with a huge helping of cool products and exclusive discounts. Plus, you’ll have the chance to win an unlocked iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED from US Mobile and three months of service. Here’s a …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I hate Skype. And though I’ve had better luck with Google Hangouts, I mostly hate it too. In 2018, it’s still a big freaking chore to meet people face-to-face over the internet, particularly for business meetings — even if your company uses something …
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The Magic Leap One remains a mysterious product. The mixed-reality AR headset is slated to arrive later this year, but few people have even gotten a chance to try one. It’s a little less mysterious now, but we still haven’t worn it. A talk to developers livestreamed on Twitch on Wednesday gave a lot more details, and a guided tour of the …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Everyone’s making avatars now: Nintendo started it with its Mii in 2006, on the wildly popular Wii console. Microsoft quickly “borrowed” that idea for Xbox Avatars. Bitmoji — first an independent company, later purchased by Snap — popularized the personalized emojis on mobile …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Four new Apple apps coming to MacOS Mojave later this year began their lives as iOS apps. And if Apple gets its way, that could be the beginning of a deluge of new software rejuvenating its personal computers. At the company’s Worldwide Developers …
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 850 platform was announced at Computex 2018, along with the news that Samsung is the latest partner to plan a device around it. Devices based on the 850 should ship in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure, according to Qualcomm. Whether you call them by their marketing moniker, “always-connected computers,” or their more technical description of “Windows on …
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