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Google makes the camera smarter with a Google Lens update, integration with Street View
May 08, 7:05PM
Google today showed off new ways it’s combining the smartphone camera’s ability to see the world around you, and the power of A.I. technology. The company, at its Google I/O developer conference, demonstrated a clever way it’s using the camera and Google Maps together to help people better navigate around their city, as well as […]
Uber adds another flying taxi partner
May 08, 7:04PM
Uber has teamed up with Karem Aircraft to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for the ride-hailing company’s upcoming flying taxi service, the companies announced today at Uber Elevate. Karem Aircraft, which has patented Optimum Speed Tiltroter technology for military and commercial applications, has been working with Uber for about a year to […]
Watch Google I/O developer keynote live right here
May 08, 7:01PM
Google I/O is nowhere near done. While the mainstream keynote just ended, the company is about to unveil the next big things when it comes to APIs, SDKs, frameworks and more. The developer keynote starts at 12:45 PM Pacific Time (3:45 PM on the East Cost, 8:45 PM in London, 9:45 PM in Paris) and you […]
Google Maps will soon give you better recommendations
May 08, 6:34PM
Google will soon launch a new version of Google Maps that will give you more personalized recommendations than before. Google has long worked to make Maps seem more personalized, but since Maps is now about far more than just directions, the company is introducing new features to give you better recommendations for local places. “Today, […]
Google launches a Partner Program and developer API for Google Photos
May 08, 6:30PM
Along with the A.I.-powered changes coming to the Google Photos app, Google today also announced a new way for developers to work with Google Photos’ service. The company is launching a developer API that will allow other apps and services access to connect to, upload to, and share to a users’ Google Photos library, as […]
Android blatantly copies the iPhone X navigation gestures
May 08, 6:29PM
Google unveiled some of the new features in the next version of Android at its developer conference. One feature looked particularly familiar. Android P will get new navigation gestures to switch between apps. And it works just like the iPhone X. "As part of Android P, we're introducing a new system navigation that we've been […]
Android P Beta is available today
May 08, 6:28PM
There was plenty of talk about Android P at today's big I/O kickoff — but when can you actually download the thing? Right now, as a matter of fact, if you've got one of a handful of compatible handsets. You can find the upgrade here, if you dare. The list includes the Pixel, naturally, but […]
Google News gets an AI-powered redesign
May 08, 6:25PM
As had been previously rumored, Google introduced a revamped version of Google News at its I/O developer conference today. The A.I.-powered, redesigned news destination combines elements found in Google’s digital magazine app, Newsstand, as well as YouTube, and introduces new features like “newscasts” and “full coverage” to help people get a summary or a more […]
Google rolls out app time management controls
May 08, 6:24PM
Google today announced at its I/O developer conference a new suite tools for its new Android P operating system that will help users better manage their screen time, including a more robust do not disturb mode and ways to track your app usage. The biggest change is introducing a dashboard to Android P that tracks […]
Google's ML Kit makes it easy to add AI smarts to iOS and Android apps
May 08, 6:11PM
At its I/O developer conference, Google today introduced ML Kit, a new software development kit (SDK) for app developers on iOS and Android that allows them to integrate into their apps a number of pre-built Google-provided machine learning models. One nifty twist here is that these models — which support text recognition, face detection, barcode […]
Android P leverages DeepMind for new Adaptive Battery feature
May 08, 6:10PM
No surprise here, Android P was the highlight of today's Google I/O keynote. The new version of the company's mobile operating system still doesn't have a name (at least not as of this writing), but the company's already highlighted a number of key new features, including, notable, Adaptive Battery. Aimed at taking on basically everyone's […]
With App Actions and Slices, Google introduces more ways for users to interact with the apps on their phones
May 08, 6:05PM
With Instant Apps, Google offers a feature for Android users that allows them to load a small part of an app right from the search results and get a native app experience. With Slices, Google is launching a new feature today that may look somewhat similar at first glance, but which solves a very different […]
Slack hits 8 million daily active users with 3 million paid users
May 08, 6:00PM
As Slack looks to woo larger and larger companies with the prospect of a simpler workplace collaboration tool, the company said it has now hit 8 million daily active users. The company said it also has 3 million paid users. A darling in Silicon Valley, Slack was initially able to capitalize on pent-up demand for […]
Google Assistant is coming to Google Maps
May 08, 5:56PM
Google wants to bundle its voice assistant into every device and app. And it's true that it makes sense to integrate Google Assistant in Google Maps. It’ll be available on iOS and Android this summer. At Google I/O, director of Google Assistant Lilian Rincon showed a demo of Google Maps with Google Assistant. Let's say […]
The Google Assistant will soon be able to call restaurants and make a reservation for you
May 08, 5:51PM
Google just showed a crazy (and terrifying) new feature for the Google Assistant at its I/O developer conference. The Assistant will soon be able make calls for you to make a reservation — maybe for a salon appointment or to reserve a table at a restaurant that doesn’t take online bookings. For now, this was […]
iOS will soon disable USB connection if left locked for a week
May 08, 5:46PM
In a move seemingly designed specifically to frustrate law enforcement, Apple is adding a security feature to iOS that totally disables data being sent over USB if the device isn't unlocked for a period of 7 days. This spoils many methods for exploiting that connection to coax information out of the device without the user's consent.
Google brings its visual assistant to Android devices with Google Assistant
May 08, 5:44PM
Google said it is rolling out its visual assistant, which brings ups information as well as ways to interact with apps with a Google Assistant voice request in a full-screen experience, to Android phones this summer. When an Android user makes a query through Google Assistant, Google will provide a more interactive visual experience on […]
A Google Assistant update will teach kids to say 'please'
May 08, 5:42PM
No more rudely yelling at your Google Home smart speaker, kids. Google today announced at its I/O developer conference a new Google Assistant setting for families called “Pretty Please.” The feature will teach children to use polite language when interacting with the Google Assistant, and will receive thanks from the virtual assistant in response. For […]
Here's how much Uber's flying taxi service will cost
May 08, 5:40PM
Uber’s holding a big conference today in Los Angeles, Uber Elevate, to share more about its ambitions to launch a flying taxi service. For those unfamiliar, Uber’s goal is to start testing these vertical takeoff and landing vehicles in 2020 and have its first official ride in 2023. At the summit today, Uber Head of […]
Google's first Smart Displays will launch in July
May 08, 5:40PM
Smart Displays were the talk of Google's big push at CES this year — but there's been nary a peep in the intervening months. As expected, we got a little more insight into the company's Echo Show competitor at today's big I/O kickoff — though the actual devices are still a few months out, officially […]
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