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Gmail Go reaches 500 million downloads on the Google Play Store

The ultra-lightweight Gmail Go has managed to reach an impressive 500 million downloads over on the Google Play Store. While Android Go-powered smartphones make up a fairly small portion of the overall market, the lighter application’s design for limited hardware has become incredibly popular it seems. Initially spotted by the team at Android Police, Gmail Go has joined an elite crew of Google…
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After debuting on Pixel, Digital Wellbeing’s ‘Heads Up’ shows up on other Android phones

Google’s Digital Wellbeing suite is designed to give you the tools needed to curb your smartphone addiction. One of the latest additions came earlier this year with “Heads Up,” a feature that reminds you not to spend all of your time staring at your phone while walking. Now, “Heads Up” is expanding to more Android phones with Digital Wellbeing. “Heads Up” was originally exclusive…
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Galaxy Watch 3 update starts rolling out with improved blood oxygen tracking, ‘voice guidance’

While Samsung is moving to Wear OS for its smartwatch needs, Tizen wearables aren’t calling it quits just yet. This week, a new update started rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 3 with improvements to blood oxygen tracking and “voice guidance.” Based on Tizen 5.5.0.2, Samsung is now rolling out what appears to be a fairly minor update for Galaxy Watch 3 models. So far, the update is only…
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OpenAI Codex shows the limits of large language models

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. In a new paper, researchers at OpenAI have revealed details about Codex, a deep learning model that generates software source code. Codex powers Copilot, an “AI pair programmer” tool developed jointly by OpenAI and GitHub. Copilot is currently available in beta test mode to a limited number of users. The paper is…
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