Google’s I/O developer conference last week shows just how far ahead the search company is against Apple when it comes to lots of areas in tech, including digital assistants, smart home and virtual reality. At least that’s the argument of CNET mobile reviewer Jessica Dolcourt. On today’s episode, we debate who’s ahead in the Apple-Google …
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Google revealed a cascade of exciting innovations to its Google universe this week at the annual I/O developer conference. Apple should be quaking in its boots. The search and software giant is making tremendous strides in AI through Assistant; image search and detection through Google Lens; web search through Instant Apps; and search through Jobs on Google. In other words, …
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Last year after Google announced Android N (which became Android Nougat), I wrote that Android had blown past the iPhone and iOS. Granted, it was deep in the iOS 9 era, just a few weeks before Apple unveiled iOS 10 at its own developer conference. But with N, Google wowed me with its better search, better AI than Siri and …
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On-screen directions show you where the paint is when you hold up your phone. And how to get there. Maybe, even, remember where you shopped last. Lowe’s hardware stores have already been experimenting with indoor mapping via Google Tango, and now 400 stores will be indoor-mapped in the future. Google Tango is a camera for phones that adds advanced augmented …
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Welcome to day 2 of Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you are 5 ways Google Home just got better See all Google I/O 2017 news Yesterday’s kickoff keynote was jammed full of …
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Google’s Daydream View VR headset has been around for six months, long enough for Google to collect user habits and data about what its VR users are like. At a developer session at Google’s I/O developer conference called “What’s New With Daydream,” some of the stats were revealed. The main takeaways: Google VR users spend more, are looking for more …
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There’s something amazing about holding a selfie stick and trying augmented reality. I didn’t know this until I tried Google Expeditions and its new AR-based tech at Google I/O. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I’ll ever have an everyday phone that can use it. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O …
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YouTube is trying to make its virtual reality app more social. Google’s video site announced Thursday at its I/O developer conference that people will be able to watch VR videos together while in its VR app. While you’re in there, you and a small group of friends can sync up videos to watch together simultaneously and talk to each other …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Google tools will power Star Wars VR high-end mobile… 3:00 The next Star Wars film might be just that much better thanks to a new technology from Google. The search giant unveiled a new tool called Seurat at its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California, on Thursday. It partnered with ILMxLab, the branch …
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Now playing: Watch this: ZenFone AR scores a first 1:35 This summer, Verizon will be the only carrier to sell the Asus ZenFone AR, the first phone with both of Google’s reality-altering features. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you …
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