Instagram is bringing three new updates to its Explore feature, including a new navigation bar for shopping and IGTV. The changes will make it easier to find the people, creators, communities and brands that users most want to see, the social network said. The first change is a fresh design of the navigation bar, including …
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In the not too distant future, you could walk into the international terminal of almost any US airport and board a plane without showing anyone your passport. At the check-in counter, you’d pose in front of a camera that scans your face and sends your image to a remote system that matches it to a stored copy of your passport …
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Google has made CES 2019 a battleground on which to pit the full weight of Google Assistant against Amazon’s Alexa assistant. In particular, Google’s bringing new skills such as the ability to engage Google Assistant while an Android phone is locked, and using it to check in to some flights on either an iPhone or Android device. Assistant sprinkles on …
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Most people use their phones as their only camera because it’s always with them. While phone cameras have massively improved over the past several years, they still have their limitations. Phone camera accessories can help fill in those gaps. If you’re getting a gift for someone who loves shooting pictures or movies with their phone and are in favor of …
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Never got around to reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? What about The Time Machine by H.G. Wells or Frankenstein by Mary Shelley? Well, now you can listen to them in audiobook form, for free. Apple now offers six classic audiobooks free to download. Plus, they’re voiced by celebrities like Kate Beckinsale, Kelsey Grammer and Tituss Burgess. The Secret …
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Eating turkey and sitting in traffic are two Thanksgiving traditions. One is delicious and covered in gravy, and the other is not. If you are hosting, then you can use these brining and roasting tips for better turkey results, and if you are traveling this Thanksgiving, then you can use data from Google Maps to get to your turkey (and family) …
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Trains in the US lag behind their European and Asian counterparts, generally speaking. While Amtrak faces an uphill battle to improve or expand its service, one thing it can improve is the locomotive itself. It might surprise you to learn that the second busiest Amtrak region is the LOSSAN Corridor, aka the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor. On …
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Google is trying to make planning your next trip a little less stressful. The search giant, which turned 20 this week, is adding suggestions directly to your searches and created a landing page for flight trends and hotel options as the winter holidays approach, as previously reported by TechCrunch. The suggestions offer you things to do, day plans and travel …
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The day was dawning at popular Instagram spot Lago di Braies when a young man and his girlfriend broke into the boathouse, jumped into one of the waiting boats and paddled out across the mountain lake in Italy’s Dolomites range. It sounds so romantic. Waking at daybreak, stealing a boat, rowing out into the middle of the lake to watch …
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How many of us use travel — whether it’s vacation time or a business trip — as an excuse to slack on workouts? Yeah, that’s what I thought. I know, I know. Traveling is hard: you’re out of your comfort zone, you have access to a crappy hotel gym (at best) and you feel like you deserve a vacation from …
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