[ad_1] The Pixel 4 will automatically screen robocalls using Call Screen. The feature will silently filter out junk calls. If it’s not spam, you’ll get a description of who’s calling and why, so you can decide whether you want to answer. Because Call Screen works on the device, it won’t use Wi-Fi or data. Google […]
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Google is ending support for the Explorer Edition of Glass
[ad_1] In a support page detailing the final update, Google says users will need to manually download, unzip and install the file. Doing so will allow them to pair Glass with their phone — MyGlass will no longer work, but Bluetooth pairing will stay — as well as take photos and videos, as usual. Those […]
Magic Leap reportedly only sold 6,000 AR headsets in six months
[ad_1] While 6,000 is a modest sales figure by almost any metric, it’s made worse by Magic Leap’s initial targets. The Information writes CEO Rony Abovitz had told investors he hoped the company would sell “at least” 1 million units of the Magic Leap One in its first year of availability. Eventually, he was reportedly […]
Google Assistant will place Dunkin’ Donuts orders, finally
[ad_1] If you have the Dunkin’ App on your Android phone, you can now place orders through Google Assistant. Alexa has been serving up Dunkin’ drinks and donuts for more than a year, so really, it’s about time that Google Assistant caught up. Google Assistant now works with Google Keep, Any.do, AnyList or Bring! too. […]
Google accused of illegally firing workers to block unionization
[ad_1] The four employees in question were fired in November, for what the company claims were “clear and repeated violations” of data security policies. Google says the four had searched out information on other employees beyond the scope of their jobs. The former employees, for their part, say they were fired to scare other employees […]
YouTube Music can handle gapless playback on the web and Android
[ad_1] Gapless music playback, the hot old-is-new feature when Spotify and Google Play Music added it on some platforms in 2012, is finally widely available to YouTube Music subscribers. Listening to playlists or albums with nary a pause between tracks is currently possible for premium members using Android or the web, and will be available […]
Google’s powerful Recorder app now works on older Pixel phones
[ad_1] Google said last month it’d make Recorder available for older Pixels. On Thursday, it updated the app, which should now pop up in the Play Store for other supported Pixels, namely Pixel 2 and later devices. However, it doesn’t seem to work on the original Pixel — at least not officially. As is the […]
The laws protecting our data are too weak
[ad_1] Professor Sandra Wachter is an expert in law, data and AI at the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute. She says that every time your data is collected, “you leave something of yourself behind.” She added that anyone can use your online behavior to “infer very sensitive things about you,” like your ethnicity, gender, sexual […]
YouTube Rewind 2019 charts put ‘Minecraft,’ PewDiePie at the top
[ad_1] The fact that certain controversial top creators had been excluded from last year’s video is likely a big part of the reason it got so many thumbs downs, and it will be interesting to see how YouTube manages to post a recap that avoids setting off some of the more dedicated fandoms on its […]
Nest Hubs will use ultrasonic sensing to display reminders and appointments
[ad_1] Last month Google updated the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max so that they could use ultrasonic sensing to tell when a person is nearby. While the Hub Max includes a camera that it could already use to surface Proactive Notifications when people are around, the original Hub doesn’t have one at all. By […]