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Google airs Oscars ad about Android’s ‘Look to Speak’ eye gaze app

Back in 2020, Google released an experimental Android app that lets those with speech and motor impairments communicate by tracking eye gaze. Look to Speak got a high-profile Google ad at the Oscars this evening. Look to Speak leverages your Android phone’s front-facing camera to let people gaze left or right to select from a list of phrases that’s then read aloud with text-to-speech. The…
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How to watch the Oscars on iPhone, Apple TV, web, more

The 94th annual Oscars are set for today, Sunday, March 27. Let’s look at how to watch the 2022 Oscars on iPhone, Apple TV, the web, and more. After going without hosts for several years, the 94th Oscars will be hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes. Producer Will Packer shared excitement about the trio and teased that the show will have “many surprises.” “This year’s…
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Comment: Why Google won’t let you remove At a Glance, the Pixel’s future assistant

Following the redesign in Android 12, calls from Pixel owners that want the option to remove At a Glance have only increased. It’s unlikely that will happen anytime soon as Google is very much in the middle of justifying At a Glance’s existence and making it a pillar of the helpful Pixel experience. The very first iteration of the Pixel Launcher featured a search pill at the top-left corner…
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What’s the best podcast app for iPhone? (Updated for 2022)

When it comes to listening to podcasts on iOS, there are so many great options. The Apple Podcasts app comes built into every iOS device with syncing. It’s undoubtedly a great app, but is it the best? On iOS, users have countless third-party options. My goal for this…
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Oppo introduces Ice-Skin cooling case for Find X5 Pro

Oppo announced the Find X5 Pro a month ago as its latest flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The phone already has an advanced built-in cooling solution, but the company now introduces a special Ice-Skin cooling case that helps keep the temperature further 2-3 degrees C lower. The case has a special hydrogel layer, developed by Wuhan University. Regular hydrogels draw moisture from the air and…
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