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Google Home: the good, the bad, and the potential

Edit IT World 08 Nov 2016
Google Home was released to consumers earlier this month, but some journalists got a chance to test out Google's favorite personal assistant before it hit store shelves ... Most agreed that Google Home was generally smarter than the Amazon Echo, in part because it's connected to Google's omniscient search engine. In addition, many liked Google Home's ......

Gmail's iPhone App Now Has 'Undo Send' and Faster Search

Edit Slashdot 08 Nov 2016
Google has updated its Gmail app for iOS today, which includes a handful of much-welcomed features and improvements ... Android version, which makes use of Google's Material Design language....

Google Updates The iOS Trojan Horse

Edit Forbes 08 Nov 2016
Google has updated its Gmail and Calendar applications for iOS. These two applications are vital parts of Google's cloud-based services, and act as a beach-head on iOS to give Google access to a group of users that would otherwise be out of reach ... ....

Could ‘Fences’ and ‘Hidden Figures’ Replace #OscarsSoWhite With #OscarsSoBlack?

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 08 Nov 2016
Based on Saroo Brierly’s book “A Long Way Home,” Garth Davis’ film stars Dev Patel as a young Indian man who uses Google Earth to locate the tiny village from which he was lost at the age of 5....

Samsung Galaxy S8 might not launch as soon as you were hoping

Edit TechRadar 08 Nov 2016
According to the report, Samsung is still working on prototypes of the S8, including one that can call the attention of Bixby - the company's take on mobile AIs like Google Assistant or Siri - with a single press of a dedicated button ... The Google Pixel made its presence known last month with a solid handset and an AI of its own, Google Assistant....

‘Newsweek’ Cover: Madam President Hillary Clinton — But No President Trump Physical Print Magazine Pic ...

Edit Inquisitr 08 Nov 2016
According to Google, the Twitter account of Meghan (@mghnbtts) originally showed a Twitter profile that once proclaimed the following ... Although Meghan’s tweet about working at a bookstore and getting magazines like Newsweek early can still be seen in Google’s description — along with her “lookie what we got here (check the ......

Google Home Faces Off with the Amazon Echo | TWiT Bits

Edit Twit TV 08 Nov 2016
Amazon Echo isn't the only always-listening device for your home anymore. Leo Laporte and Alex Wilhelm give a hands-on review of Google Home. They ask viewer questions and let you know how Google Home stacks up against Alexa. Full episode available at twit.tv/tnss/78. Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly ... ....

On Election Day...

Edit The Miami Herald 08 Nov 2016
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Vox Sentences: Go vote tomorrow. No excuses.

Edit Vox 08 Nov 2016
Google will help you! Go make a plan. [Google] If you are worried about intimidation, please bookmark this ACLU page explaining what your rights are at the polls and what to do if they are violated ... [Slate / Richard L ... This is the right one ... [Vox / Dylan Matthews] Or you could just geek out on state ballot referenda and high-profile local elections, courtesy of this exhaustive spreadsheet compiled by the incomparable Daniel Nichanian....

Get ready to vote: Answers to 10 practical Election Day questions

Edit Business Insider 08 Nov 2016
Here's your go-to Election Day guide ... Now is not the time to make easy but costly mistakes ... To figure out where you vote, Google it!. Google, Facebook, and Twitter all have features this Election Day that allow you to put your address in, and it will find your polling place ... If you create a profile, you can even save which candidates you want to vote for and send them to yourself so you have a reference for Election Day ... U.S ... In this Oct ... ....

Gmail app for iOS finally updated, now much faster and includes Undo Send

Edit Canberra Times 08 Nov 2016
Anyone who has used the Gmail app on both Android and iPhone has noticed that one version is far inferior to the other. While Google has tended to make sure its offerings across all platforms are of a high quality, Gmail on iPhone has — for whatever reason — remained a weird, squashed and semi-broken version of its mobile website since 2012 ... ....

Google Home is here, so what's the verdict?

Edit IT World 08 Nov 2016
Google Home launched to consumers in November, but many journalists got a sneak peek. Here's what they thought ... ....

Magic Leap loses top executive

Edit Business Journal 08 Nov 2016
A top executive at Magic Leap has stepped down. Brian Wallace, a tech-world veteran with previous positions at Google, Samsung and Blackberry, left his position as chief marketing officer, before the augmented software developer even unveiled its first product, Bloomberg reports. Wallace's departure follows news that the South Florida company may be facing staffing troubles ... ....
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