[ad_1] Google is also adding a Safety Check tool that lets you schedule a check-in from the app at a later time. So say you’re attending a peaceful protest (or a solo hike or run) — you can set a check for three hours later. If you don’t respond at the scheduled time, the app […]
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The new iPhone SE shows Apple’s other phones were overpriced all along
[ad_1] More than anything else about the new SE, Apple’s decision to include the A13 is likely to irk some current iPhone 11 and 11 Pro owners. This isn’t a new tactic for Apple. It did the same thing with the original SE, which shipped with the company’s flagship chip at the time, the A9. […]
Google brings automatic call screening to all of its Pixel phones
[ad_1] The feature is available in the Call Screen tool. It screens unknown callers and ensures those it deems to be robocallers don’t bother you. Call Screen stops them from making the phone ring, and because the screening takes place on your device, it won’t use up extra data. You can switch on Call Screen […]
The Pixel 3a was a turning point for affordable smartphones
[ad_1] When he reviewed it earlier this year, Chris Velazco wrote of Google and the 3a that “none of the compromises it made in producing this cheap Pixel actually feel like compromises.” You could buy a great budget phone before the Pixel 3a, but more affordable devices used to mean some kind of compromise. Take […]
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 […]
Google’s Live Captions come to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3A
[ad_1] Live Caption gives you a way to add captions to content like videos and podcasts, as well as audio messages — it doesn’t, however, work on audio and video calls — without the need for WiFi or data. You can position the captions anywhere on screen and even expand the box if you don’t […]
Amazon slashes the price of the Google Pixel 3 to $349
[ad_1] You don’t have to worry if you’re put off by Google’s Pixel 4, but think the Pixel 3a is too much of a compromise. Amazon is currently selling the Pixel 3 line starting at just $349 for the smaller 64GB model — that’s $50 less than the official price for a 3a. You can […]
Google’s compact, Pixel 4-like Assistant starts reaching older phones
[ad_1] To be clear, this doesn’t include everything you’ll find in Assistant on the Pixel 4. It doesn’t have the continued conversation or screen context features, for instance, and it certainly doesn’t share the new look. Familiar interface elements are still there. This is more to reflect Google’s new approach, which treats Assistant more as […]
These days, Apple is content to follow trends, not set them
[ad_1] Take, for example, the new Deep Fusion computational photography feature that Phil Schiller described as “way cool.” It’s an image-processing system that taps the A13 Bionic’s neural engine and uses machine learning. According to Apple, this system will “do pixel-by-pixel processing of photos, optimizing for texture, details and noise in every part of the […]
Android 10 may reach Pixel phones on September 3rd
[ad_1] It’s not known if third-party phones will make the leap to Android 10 that quickly, although it’s not likely. Outside of brands like Essential, you’ll typically have to wait weeks or months for new revisions to reach your device. Betas have been available on phones from the likes of Huawei, LG, Nokia and OnePlus […]