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Google Assistant gets custom shortcuts for directly interacting with third-party Android apps

October 8, 2020

Google Assistant is getting much more integrated with third-party apps on Android phones. Google is rolling out the ability to search apps and even use voice commands for popular tasks like sending messages, starting runs, or browsing your shopping cart. While Assistant has supported opening apps through voice commands for some time, starting today, users will also be able to search within any…

New Android feature alerts you to smoke alarms and other 'critical' sounds

October 8, 2020

Google has been adding a few new accessibility features to its products lately and today’s update is something for those who might want help hearing things around them. Sound Notifications is rolling out to Android (and Wear OS) devices and it’ll use the microphone in…

Google makes big push to integrate and let you control Android apps with Assistant

October 8, 2020

Google Assistant is available on a slew of platforms from cars to TVs and wearables. However, the place where it has really taken off is inside the home on Smart Displays and speakers to control household fixtures. Google now wants to bring Assistant’s ubiquity to Android…

iOS 14: How to translate websites on iPhone and iPad

October 8, 2020

One of the less flashy but valuable upgrades that arrives with Safari this year is built-in translation. Follow along for a look at how to translate websites on iPhone and iPad in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. In addition to the dedicated new Translate app for iPhone and iPad in iOS 14/iPadOS 14, Safari also gets the ability to translate entire websites with the latest software. The feature is in beta…

Samsung's Galaxy S20 FE is surprisingly easy to love

October 8, 2020

If there’s one thing I like more than an unabashedly good smartphone, it’s an unabashedly good cheap smartphone. Spoiler alert: The Galaxy S20 FE (or Fan Edition) is precisely that. There are a few ways to look at a phone like this. Through one lens, it&aposs…

Nokia shares Android 11 roadmap w/ rollout starting this year

October 8, 2020

Google has already pushed the full Android 11 update to Pixel devices, with some OEMs already running their own beta phases. As one of the main Android One players, Nokia has now officially confirmed the Android 11 roadmap for their entire lineup. HMD Global has maintained…

Give your iOS 14 home screen a custom aesthetic with this ‘Bold’ icon set

October 8, 2020

iOS 14 has spurred new interest in personalized iPhone home screens, including creating custom app icons using the Shortcuts app. This week, designer Doney den Ouden has released a beautiful set of custom app icons dubbed “Bold” to help give your iOS 14 home screen a fresh coat of paint. Doney explains that the inspiration behind the “Bold” icon set is to help breathe new life into the…

NYU’s crowdsourced questions probe extent of language model bias

October 8, 2020

In a new study, researchers at New York University (NYU) found that popular language models including Google’s BERT and ALBERT and Facebook’s RoBERTa reinforce harmful race, gender, socioeconomic, religious, age, sexual, and other stereotypes. While previous research has…

YouTube’s iOS-style line icons look like they are rolling out on Android

October 8, 2020

As the world’s biggest video-sharing platform, YouTube goes through almost constant transformation with tweaks, adjustments, and overhauls on an almost yearly basis. The latest looks to be iOS-style line icons within all YouTube menus, sub-menus, sections, and even in the…

OnePlus Buds Z: Official images pop up showing silicone-tipped design, case

October 8, 2020

OnePlus just announced its first pair of truly wireless earbuds a couple of months ago, but another set is on the horizon. Leaking in the same way as their sibling, OnePlus Buds Z images have shown up in one of the company’s own apps. OxygenUpdater extracted our first look at the OnePlus Buds Z from an APK that also contains images of the regular OnePlus Buds. These new images reveal the stark…