Augmented reality experiences are still in their relative infancy, but because Android runs on so many devices, it can't always assume they'll have dedicated hardware to create extra effects. While Apple is already pushing ahead with AR...
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Now that Microsoft has thrown its lot in with Google and its Chromium web rendering engine, Microsoft’s web engineers have already started working on improving the Chromium rendering engine to work better with Windows. The latest example was...
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Should local communities have the right to know before a big tech company moves in? Should they be able to protest before city planners offer those companies millions or even billions of dollars in incentives? Those were the questions raised when...
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Google is working to expand support for its mobile payments system, Google Pay, and recently added a new Canadian financial institution.Brim Financial Mastercards are now supported by Google Pay, including the Brim Mastercard, Brim World Mastercard...
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In this week’s top stories: Google Assistant’s built-in list of features gets a visual redesign, Nikkei reports the Made by Google 2019 lineup, an ad for the Pixel’s Childish Gambino Playmoji airs during the Grammys, and more.
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In January we wrote of a growing furore due to Google’s plans to deprecate the webRequest API and replace it with a new declarativeNetRequest API which is much less powerful and which limits the number of rules developers can use to filter...
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OnePlus has done a fantastic job of keeping its devices as close to the stock experience as possible with some added features as part of its OxygenOS layer. In the latest update to OxygenOS, OnePlus has added deeper integration of Google Duo into...
Walmart slashes prices on Google Home during its Presidents' Day sale. Whether you're taking your first step in configuring a smart home or expanding to every room, Walmart has excellent sale prices for all the key components.
The post Walmart...
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From Samsung to LG, here’s a breakdown of almost every smartphone leak from the last few days.The leaks below encompass news ranging from February 1oth to the 16th, 2019.SamsungThis week, GSMArena posted the official specification sheet for...
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Google and Facebook recently reported bumper profits for 2018: almost $31 billion and $22 billion, respectively. It mattered little that both companies faced the wrath of lawmakers around the world for spreading fake news and allowing illicit actors...
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Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.
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Betas of the Google app resumed on Monday after a two-week absence, but the release cadence has since increased. Google app 9.27 is rolling out this evening with what appears to be the wide availability of several Material Theme tweaks, Collection...
One of the main reasons behind Google Chrome’s Incognito mode is to allow users to browse the web in private, where their information will not be saved by the browser, and that certain identifying information about the user won’t be shared with...
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When it comes to the digital assistant space, Siri is clearly behind the likes of Google Assistant and Alexa, both of whom are commanding pretty large market shares, largely thanks to their smart speakers. However it seems that Apple has plans to...
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Internet pioneer Paul Vixie publicly ranted about Google this week after he bought a Chromecast device and tried to stream videos to his TV over his home network.
The Chromecast was trying to do something Vixie hadn't allowed any device on his home...
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Listen to a recap of all the top 9to5Google stories of the day. 9to5Google Daily is available on Google Play, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast...
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It's the same technology that helps power apps on Alexa and Google Home Assistant
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The news comes a day after Amazon said it was canceling plans for a New York hub.
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Revised proposals attempt to address worries over Manifest v3 API changes Google has proposed changes to its Chrome Extension renovation plan that answer some but not all of the concerns its Manifest v3 technical specification.…
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On today’s Kyle Meredith With…, Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells talks with Kyle about Alive, his first album in a decade. He...
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