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Google’s RCS Chat is now expanding to the Samsung Messages app

December 17, 2020
RCS is the next big step in messaging, but carriers have delayed the transition time and time again, to the point where Google took its own step to roll out RCS to every Android phone in the world through its own app. Now, Google’s RCS rollout is expanding to a second app, Samsung Messages. Samsung Messages is the default SMS app on Galaxy smartphones and has long supported RCS and the…
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Google Assistant Smart Displays getting more games and new ‘lobby’ to showcase

December 17, 2020
Back in July, Google made a push for fun interactive experiences on Assistant devices. In the midst of the holiday season, more games are coming, along with a redesigned lobby on Smart Displays that better curates what is available.  Games on Smart Displays are powered by the Interactive Canvas framework with features like Continuous Match Mode, where the microphone is kept active so that you…
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Big EV supporter Jennifer Granholm tapped for energy secretary

December 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan, as secretary of energy. She is a huge advocate for electric vehicles. Biden’s choice was confirmed by four people to the Associated Press. Granholm is currently an adjunct professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley. According to the Washington Post, she has “argued that the…
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Google tests new Search image and text previews on hover

December 17, 2020
Google Search is perhaps the most-used tool on the web today, and as such the company is always experimenting with new ways to improve it. This week, Google Search is testing a slight UI tweak that shows image previews when you hover over a link. Showing up now for some users in private browsing modes, this new UI tweak for Search looks normal at first glance, but it can provide a bit more…
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