Google Chat is officially the dominant chat app on the Google Workspaces platform. Photo: Florence Ion/Gizmodo Google is officially urging Hangouts holdouts to migrate to the new messaging package, called Chat. Starting today, if you’re still using Hangouts on your mobile device, you’ll see an in-app screen prompting you to switch to Chat in Gmail …
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Give Android credit for keeping the fingerprint scanner alive. According to Malaysian YouTuberFazli Halim (who has already leaked details of the pixel 6a which Google will launch on July 28), pixel 6a’s fingerprint scanner will not be a disappointing failure as in the Pixel 6/6 Pro. Weekend, 9to5Google emerged from halim 14 minute last look …
A vial of flu vaccine at a CVS and MinuteClinic pharmacy on September 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Photo: joe raedle (fake images) New research suggests even more benefits for flu vaccination in older people. The study found that adults older than 65 who received at least one flu shot were less likely to be diagnosed …
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Bandai Pippin BrandPhoto: Evan Amos/Creative Commons The Pippin had a short but fascinating history, beginning as a way for Apple to expand into the multimedia market and ending as a failed game console created by Bandai. Let’s go back to the early 1990s, a few years after Steve Jobs was ousted and during a particularly …
Apple ARPhoto: Ryan Anson/AFP (fake images) Apple’s mixed reality headset will “likely be announced” in January 2023, according to trusted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a state of the virtual reality industry blog posted in the middleKuo predicts that Apple’s entry into the space will be a catalyst for the growth of virtual and augmented reality, …
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Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP JK Rowling found except that all is fair in love and war the hard and awkward way on a Zoom call. The author of Harry Potter series spoke tosomeone she thought it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. THowever, the person behind the call was not the Ukrainian statesman at all. …
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Although the sensitivity and performance of the microphones has improved a lot as Alexander Graham Bell first patented them, they still have a big drawback that the researchers of carnegie mellon university may have finally overcome by using a pair of ordinary video cameras. Put a microphone in a room with a group of musicians, …
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It is always a gamble to leave the house with your smartphone. Even as batteries increase in size, the threat of being out in the world with little time on your device can create a panic akin to witnessing a natural disaster. And the worst part is when you go to someone asking for a …
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Businesses can now choose to self-identify on Google Maps.Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack (access point) Google has introduced a new tag in Maps and Search that allows businesses to identify themselves as LGBTQ+, adding to a series of labels already on Google Maps that are meant to help people locate and support local businesses. It also …
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Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP (fake images) Eventually, Google and other big tech companies want dispense with passwords completely, but until that day comes, a Google Password Manager feature called on-device encryption might be your best bet for protecting your precious codes. Although quietly came out before this springas you can now easily access Google Password Manager …
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