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Some new Google Wallpapers are available for all Android phones

The “Google Wallpapers” app launched on the Play Store in 2016 for all Android devices, and this collection recently gained a handful of new backgrounds. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! We noticed the additions these evening because Google updated the cover images across six wallpaper…
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While OpenAI has been working on text and images, iGenius has been working on GPT for numbers

Within a week of being launched, chatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, had over 1 million users, growing to 100 million users in the first month. The flood of attention from the press and consumers alike comes in part because of the software’s ability to offer human-like responses in everything from long-form content creation, in-depth conversations, document search, analysis and…
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Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer

A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS as a protocol, I did get a good look into how RCS came to be and how Google sees it. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter…
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Google Keep for Wear OS adds watch face complications

Following a redesign of the notes feed in December, Google Keep for Wear OS now offers two watch face complications. Announced last month, Google Keep picks up complications for “Add list” and “Add note.” These additions use the same icons used by the Keep Notes…
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Google Drive begins rolling out tablet redesign with navigation rail

To help those getting work done with an Android tablet, Google is rolling out a large-screen redesign of Google Drive, complete with a navigation rail. Announced on the official Workspace Updates blog, those with workspace accounts enrolled for “Rapid Release” should soon see a new look for Google Drive on Android tablets. Most notably, the redesign ditches the bottom navigation bar in favor…
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