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Google adds live captions to Hangouts Meet for Android

September 18, 2019
Unlike Chat, the transition to Hangouts Meet has been less controversial for Google. The Android client is now adding support for live captions, while it’s easier to enable the feature on the web client. Powered by Google’s speech recognition technology, automatic live captions in Hangouts Meet debuted at Cloud Next 2019 in April. It’s ideal for those who are hearing impaired and…
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Motorola E6S launched in India as a rebranded Moto E6 Plus

September 18, 2019
As expected Motorola just unveiled its latest budget device for India – the Moto E6S. The phone is identical to the recently announced Moto E6 Plus and comes with the same 6.1-inch notched display, Helio P22 chipset and 3,000 mAh battery. The Moto E6S comes with an HD+…
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Twitter now supports iOS 13 Dark Mode, here’s how to enable it

September 18, 2019
The official Twitter app has been updated to support iOS 13’s new Dark Mode. Twitter has had a dark theme for a while, but it had to be toggled manually as iOS had no concept of theme. The app now integrates with iOS 13 changes so that you can set it to match the current system appearance. Ahead of iOS 13’s launch on Thursday, many apps are…
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Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite goes official in Spain for €319

September 18, 2019
The sixth member of Xiaomi’s Mi 9 line is finally here as the company just unveiled the brand new Mi 9 Lite at an event held in Spain. Aside from the new name, the device is just a rebranded Mi CC9 with the same 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display, triple camera setup and…
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How to backup and restore an Android phone using a Google One account [Video]

September 18, 2019
The backup and restore process for your Android phone or tablet is now a whole lot easier if you are a Google One subscriber. If you do pay to gain extended monthly cloud storage, you are now able to back up your device and restore without needing to dive into individual app settings and using multiple backup services to save your photos, contacts, videos, and MMS messages — so long as you…
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Google Assistant gets new voice options in nine more languages

September 18, 2019
Google Assistant users outside the US haven’t had much choice when it comes to voice options — until now, as Google launches a second voice for Assistant in French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Korean, Italian and English for India and the UK. The new voices have been built with DeepMind’s WaveNet technology to help them sound natural, and will be displayed in settings as…
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