A new survey conducted by Replicant found that nearly 80% of consumers indicated they would prefer to speak with a virtual agent or machine to avoid long hold times. Moreover, 57% of consumers would speak with conversational AI even if the hold time was only five minutes.
Beyond consumers’ willingness to speak with AI, the survey found pervasive customer service problems, with 91% of consumers…
Apple brings some advanced features to iCloud with iOS 15, including iCloud Private Relay, the ability to use more cameras with HomeKit Secure Video, and total control to keep your email private. Let’s look at the latter — here’s how to use Hide My Email with iPhone…
Clubhouse for iOS adds new Music Mode and search improvements
October 15, 2021
To improve its community experience, Clubhouse is launching a new Music Mode, which it says will help people sound better when performing in a live room.
Whether you’re workshopping that new song, playing piano, or hosting a jam session with your friends, Music Mode…
We’re coming up on three weeks since the release of the iPhone 13 lineup, and my iPhone 13 Pro Max has already become an integral part of my tech setup. Head below as I break down five quick impressions of Apple’s flagship iPhone 13 Pro Max after the first three weeks of usage, including details on ProMotion, size, and much more.
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The popular role-playing game Genshin Impact received a major update this week with new character, more areas, events, and weapons. However, the update also brings a new 120 FPS mode to the iOS version of the game, which now takes advantage of the ProMotion display on the…
Following the bigger Android and iOS redesign in January, Google Search will soon adopt continuous scrolling on the mobile web.
Quite simply, there will no longer be a “See more” button once you reach the bottom of the page. That said, you’ll continue to see the list…
HTC’s new Vive Flow VR headset uses your phone as a controller, and it requires Android
October 15, 2021
VR isn’t as big as it once was, but HTC is still evolving its Vive lineup. Today, the company announced the HTC Vive Flow, a small VR headset that doesn’t just use your Android phone as a controller, it requires it.
Coming at a cost of $499, the HTC Vive Flow is designed to be a VR headset that doesn’t require a full gaming PC to access. Instead, the 189g headset has a very slim design…
Self-driving cars may one day be the future, but as it stands today, they’re still figuring out the conditions of roads. This includes roads in San Francisco, where Google has been testing out its Waymo cars for quite some time now. Lately, though, some residents of the…
Chrome OS will soon have a way to set your wallpaper to one of your favorite images or albums from Google Photos.
Across Pixel phones, Chromecasts, and Nest smart displays, Google has made it all too easy to set your wallpaper to your favorite shot from Google Photos or…
Google directly running Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 3 ads on its main YouTube channel [Update: More]
October 15, 2021
In recent years, the Android team has released partner videos with Samsung highlighting how the OS takes advantage of new hardware, like foldables. Google today released a curious trio of ads about its apps running on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3.
Update 10/14: Google has a full landing page for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 at unfold.withgoogle.com. It released a full minute-long ad today…
