Category: Mobile

Google’s Lookout app says what it sees for blind users in the US

[ad_1] Shopping can read barcodes and currency, giving users a way to, say, make sure they’re truly holding a $5 bill. Finally, Quick Read can read signs and labels, making it easy to find Exit doors or goods in a grocery store. In other words, the app can be especially useful for learning the layout […]

Google Drive apps get a redesign to match its look on the web

[ad_1] It bases its decision on several factors, such as the last time you edited the file, who specific files are frequently shared with and what files you access at specific times of day. The app’s bottom navigation bar is now more intuitive and makes it simpler to switch between the Home, Starred, Shared (files […]

Google’s real-time speech recognition AI can run offline on Pixel

[ad_1] Voice recognition traditionally works by breaking apart the words you speak into smaller parts known as phonemes, according to Science Line. The speech recognizer would then analyze the order, pattern, and context of the phonemes in order to generate a sentence. This would usually result in a lag as you waited for the software […]

Chrome’s ‘Lite Pages’ now work with secure sites

[ad_1] You’ll know if Chrome is optimizing a page because an icon will appear in front of the URL, and you’ll have the option to load the original version if you can stand to. Google says it will use the feature sparingly — only when loading the full page would be “painful to users.” In […]

A closer look at Vivo’s all-glass, port-free concept 5G phone

[ad_1] To jog your memory, APEX is Vivo’s line of concept phones, with the edition that was announced earlier this year being its second model. The pitch? It was some crazy all-glass “Super Unibody” sans buttons nor ports, and boy did it look slick in the press shots. It wasn’t until yesterday — weeks after […]

Microsoft's AI app for the blind helps you explore photos with touch

[ad_1] Microsoft's computer vision app for the blind and poor-sighted, Seeing AI, just became more useful for those moments when you're less interested in navigating the world than learning about what's on your phone. The company has updated the iOS app wi… [ad_2] Source link

Microsoft’s phone-screen mirroring beta hits Windows 10 this week

[ad_1] There are a few stipulations. You’ll need a Windows 10 PC running Windows build 1803 or later and an Android phone running Android version 7.0 or newer. Microsoft specifically says to make sure you’ve updated to the latest Insider build, and your PC will need to support Bluetooth’s low energy peripheral mode. Right now, […]

HTC resurfaces with info on Android Pie for U11, U11+ and U12+

[ad_1] After selling some of its operations to Google, HTC isn’t quite the player in the phone business that we remember, but it still has some impressive hardware that could use a software update. Back in August the company announced several phones in line for an upgrade to Android 9 Pie, but since then things […]

Instagram founders on Snapchat and breaking up Facebook

[ad_1] Of course, you can’t talk about Instagram without mentioning its Stories feature, which it introduced in 2016 and is now one of the staples of the app. There are now over 500 million people using Instagram Stories daily, and Facebook is confident that number is going to keep growing, since more users are leaning […]

Palm’s tiny (pointless) phone gets its own battery case

[ad_1] The trouble with the Palm is that it’s not that great of a phone. While the $350, Verizon-exclusive child-sized device is nothing if not adorable, its incompatibility with iMessage, cramped keyboard, and poor battery life makes it a pale substitute for the bigger device you already know and love. Mophie’s juice pack will add […]