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Here are the top Google Lens and Hum to Search lookups of 2022

December 7, 2022

From Android apps and games to YouTube, it’s time for annual recaps and Google has released its 2022 Year in Search. Powered by Google Trends, the top trending searches list now includes Google Lens and Hum to Search. Besides text queries, Google is now sharing the top searched plants and fungi, pets, and houseplants. The three lists below reflect global results: Google Lens: Top searched…

Google’s new Sun and Favorite contacts Tiles roll out on Pixel Watch

December 7, 2022

Following last week’s announcement and mention during the Pixel’s December Feature Drop, Google has started rolling out two new Tiles for watches that quickly show when the sun will rise/set and your favorite contacts. The Sun Tile is part of the Weather app.

Samsung December 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

December 7, 2022

The latest wave of Samsung Galaxy phones is receiving the most recent December 2022 security update. Here’s just how the Korean tech giant is handling the rollout. Samsung December 2022 security update – here’s what’s new: Each and every month, Google and its…

Google Photos now surfacing ‘Best of Autumn 2022’ Memory collection

December 7, 2022

The latest AI-generated Memory flipbook appearing in Google Photos is the “Best of Autumn 2022” collection, which is rolling out right now. Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen Google Photos increase the instances of custom Memories collections along the top “story” pane within the pre-installed gallery app. The result is more targeted personal content that is collated based upon the…

Android 13 arrives on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and a few other devices

December 7, 2022

Samsung is bringing Android 13 to the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite this week as the latest Android tablet to support the latest update. Android 13 is only available on a couple of tablets so far, including Samsung’s latest Tab S8 lineup and the Galaxy Tab S7 as well. Now, it’s…

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Howie Mandel gets a digital twin from DeepBrain AI

December 7, 2022

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Howie Mandel is stepping into the metaverse. DeepBrain AI has created a pretty realistic AI version of comedian and…

Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' players

December 7, 2022

Epic Games is rolling out a new type of account for younger players that will require parental consent before they can do things like make purchases from Fortnite‘s in-game store with real money or use voice chat. Epic says these so-called “cabined accounts” will provide a “tailored experience that is safe and inclusive for younger players using the store or…

Dropbox and iCloud rival Proton Drive gets iOS app; uses end-to-end encryption

December 7, 2022

Proton Drive, a Dropbox and iCloud rival, has today launched iOS and Android apps for both free and paid cloud storage tiers. As you’d expect from the company that launched an encrypted email service, Proton Mail, the emphasis is on privacy and security ……

Google redesign simplifies ‘Collections’ homepage of bookmarks

December 7, 2022

Back in June, we noted that Google is no longer developing “Assistant Memory,” and the Collections feature that it would have presumably replaced is now seeing a redesign. Collections is Google’s integrated bookmarking feature that surfaces saves from Search…

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McKinsey State of AI 2022 highlights stubborn adoption plateau

December 7, 2022

Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. Consulting firm McKinsey released its State of AI 2022 report today, revealing key findings on AI’s use and adoption globally over the past half-decade. According to the report, AI adoption and investment have…