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Google Ads app gains a dedicated dark mode on Android

March 13, 2020
Google has now officially updated the Google Ads app with its own dedicated dark mode, giving it parity with the growing array of darkened Android and iOS apps. With Android 10 finally giving the people what they want, with a system-wide dark mode, it would stand to reason that Google would update all of the first-party apps to include a darker design. However, apps like Google Ads and a few…
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How to clean and sanitize your Android phone properly without damaging it [Video]

March 13, 2020
Now seems about the best time to teach you how to properly clean and sanitize your Android smartphone, as the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus heightens our awareness of personal hygiene. While the best way to prevent the spread of germs, bacteria, and viruses is still washing your hands vigorously, it’s not quite as obvious how best to clean your tech. Considering just how much time you…
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Amazon’s AI predicts context from search queries

March 12, 2020
Amazon is using AI and machine learning to predict context from customers’ queries. In a preprint paper accepted to the ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval scheduled to take place this month, Amazon researchers describe a system that…
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Esports is tough: Super League Gaming lost $30.6 million on $1 million in revenue in 2019

March 12, 2020
Super League Gaming, an esports company that holds events for amateurs, reported that it lost $30.6 million in 2019, on revenues of $1 million. That illustrates the reality of how it isn’t easy to make money in the fledgling esports market, at least for some companies. But Ann Hand, CEO of Super League in Los Angeles, said in a statement that the company’s progress during the year has…
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Pixelmator gives sneak peek at upgraded iPhone app, new color picker on Mac, Split View on iPad, more

March 12, 2020
Pixelmator makes great image software for Mac and iOS and a round of major updates are coming to Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator Photo, and Pixelmator for iOS. The company teased some of the new features that will be arriving soon including a new color picker on Mac, Split View support on iPad, and a new Files-based document browser for iPhone/iPad. Pixelmator shared the news in a blog post…
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