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Google Assistant passes 500 million users, will get longform reading and deeper smart home integration in 2020

January 7, 2020
Google Assistant is now used by 500 million monthly active users, and today Google is previewing features on the way in 2020 like a new voice that reads articles and web pages aloud to users with a more natural and humanlike voice. Later this year, saying “Hey Google, read it” or “Hey Google, read this page” will trigger the assistant to read or translate text from an article or webpage…
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How to use YouTube in picture-in-picture mode on iOS

January 7, 2020
The iPad is a real multitasking beast these days, with simple split-screen app functionality and a super-handy picture-in-picture mode for apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV. Sadly, the YouTube iOS app doesn’t support this feature, but that doesn’t mean there…
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OnePlus officially unveils the Concept One smartphone, but you won’t be able to buy it

January 7, 2020
OnePlus has officially unveiled its highly anticipated Concept One smartphone at CES 2020, but despite some cool tech, it probably won’t ever be sold. The firm had previously teased the smartphone, made in collaboration with supercar manufacturer McLaren, which comes with disappearing cameras and a supercar-inspired design. While Oppo has steadily eroded the need for notches on our smartphone…
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Satechi launches Trio Wireless Charging Pad with room for iPhone, AirPods Pro, and versatile Apple Watch puck

January 7, 2020
has launched its latest Apple accessory at CES today, the . The new multi-device wireless charger has an integrated two-position Apple Watch charger and room for iPhone and AirPods or AirPods Pro. The company is also offering a launch promotion giving customers $20 off the new release. Satechi made the Trio Wireless Charging Pad available today and gave more details in a press release. The new…
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The FBI has asked Apple to unlock another shooter’s iPhone

January 7, 2020
The FBI has asked for Apple’s help in unlocking two iPhones linked to a shooting at a Pensacola naval base in December, according to a report by NBC News. In a letter sent to Apple on Monday, FBI general counsel Dana Boente said the bureau has obtained court approval to…
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OnePlus's Concept One phone offers a cure for the common camera hump

January 7, 2020
The OnePlus Concept One is a lot of things, rolled up into one. It’s beautiful, clad in the same papaya-hued leather McLaren uses in some of its supercars. It’s powerful… though since it’s basically a gussied-up OnePlus 7T Pro, it’ll probably feel less powerful once all those 2020 flagships launch. And maybe most of all, it’s just sort of odd. By now, you…
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