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Paramount today announced that a third Sonic movie is currently in development, as well as a live-action series on Paramount+ starring Knuckles. This news comes shortly before the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which comes to theaters on April 8.
#SonicMovie3 is officially…
How a semantic layer bridges BI and AI
February 16, 2022
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An important step in the data maturity of an organization is moving beyond simple historical…
CloudReady is now ‘Chrome OS Flex,’ Google’s free way to turn old Macs, PCs into Chromebooks
February 16, 2022
In December of 2020, Google acquired a Chromium-based operating system that turns old PCs into Chromebook-like devices. CloudReady is now becoming “Chrome OS Flex” and is launching in early access today.
CloudReady’s big pitch was how it extended the life of old PCs…
Google Docs getting AI-generated summaries, collaborative email templates, and more
February 16, 2022
One of the first major announcements at I/O 2021 was Google’s initiative to offer a more integrated and interactive Workspace experience. The latest “Smart canvas” features are now here, including AI summaries in Google Docs.
Smart canvas is meant to leverage Google’s AI prowess, and new automatic summaries in Google Docs encapsulate that today. They are meant to “provide a brief…
Like email, the experience of searching through files can always benefit from improvements. For its part, Google Drive is in the process of beta testing search chips to “help users refine their search and locate files faster.”
Update 2/15: Following the November beta…
After the whirlwind launch of Android 13 Developer Preview 1, we have been diving even further into the first build of the upcoming OS to find some hidden gems and brand new features you might have missed.
While we have already done a deep dive into what we’d…
Google Home 2.48 brings Android TV remote to iOS, tweaks for Wifi graphs
February 16, 2022
Following Android, Google Home for iOS is now starting to roll out the ability to remote control your Chromecast with Google TV from your phone. Version 2.48 also makes tweaks to Google Wifi stats and graphs.
Control Chromecast with Google TV using a remote built into the Home app. Navigate through apps and content, and type in what you’re looking for.
The iOS release notes say the…
Google explains how Material You balances Dynamic Color with colors predefined by apps
February 16, 2022
Dynamic Color today is implemented across most first-party Google apps on Android. During the development process, the Material Design team had to reconcile the wallpaper-derived color palette with those that were hard-coded by the application/developer. A recent blog…
Sony unveils the open style Link Buds with Google Assistant, Fast Pair, and skin touch controls
February 16, 2022
There are a lot of users out there who don’t mind setting their earbuds to ambient mode and going on with their lives. With the Sony Link Buds, that seems to be the main focus.
For a company that has a track record of very matter-of-fact product names, the Link Buds…
One week after releasing the second beta to developers, Apple is now rolling out iOS 15.4 beta 3 to developers. The company also has a new beta of iPadOS 15.4 as well as watchOS 8.5. Head below for the full details on these latest releases from Apple.
iOS 15.4 beta 3 now available
Today’s new release of iOS 15.4 beta 3 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings…
