There was one notable omission when the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 lineup launched last year: Google Assistant. As for when it would arrive, Google and Samsung have avoided giving firm dates, but there was reason to hope the digital assistant might arrive sooner than expected. Earlier today, Verizon update logs for both the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic indicated Google had arrived in an…
Wiki Loves Monuments, which calls itself the world’s largest photo competition, has announced the winners of its 2021 contest that showcases stunning cultural heritage locations from across the globe.
Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 Competition
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars
The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars…
Gupshup’s conversational AI buying spree continues
April 21, 2022
Just weeks after acquiring conversational AI provider Active.ai, Gupshup, the San Francisco-based messaging service, is adding ecommerce-focused AskSid to its portfolio. The move further bolsters two other acquisitions from the conversational AI platform’s growing list of service offerings, as it positions itself to benefit from trends such as conversational engagement, Rich Communication…
There haven’t been many major releases on Google Stadia so far this year, but today the platform is announcing a pretty big new addition. Coming soon, last year’s entry in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series, Security Breach, will be available on Google Stadia.
While…
For the past several years, Google has been making a big push to get developers to optimize their apps for large screens, including Chrome OS. The latest example sees Evernote update its Android app for Chromebooks.
Evernote says the Android app is now “tailored for…
Last year, Google started prominently showing air quality (AQI) data to Nest Hub and other Smart Display users. You can now also search for air quality on Google to get detailed information.
Searching “air quality” in the United States shows an identically named card. You can specify a city in the query to find data for a location other than your current one.
Update: Besides the US and…
Google Messages bug leaves camera on in background, draining battery — Here’s how to fix
April 21, 2022
A new bug in Google Messages leaves your camera on in the background, quickly draining your battery and heating up your device.
Within the Google Messages app, there’s an easy way to quickly snap a picture and immediately attach it to a message and send it to a friend.
Google Assistant for the Galaxy Watch 4 should be coming, or at least supported, with the next Samsung system update.
Update: Samsung told 9to5Google this afternoon that it had “nothing to share at this time” about the Galaxy Watch 4 update detailed by Verizon. Google…
Google Play Store highlights easy ways to donate to support Ukraine, including using Play Points
April 21, 2022
In its latest show of support for Ukraine during the ongoing conflict with Russia, Google is now showcasing support for those affected in the country with easy donations within the Play Store.
Appearing for Android users on the main page of the Google Play Store over the course of this week, a “Send support to Ukraine” block directs attention to a page where users can easily donate to…
