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Use Google Home's voice controls to play Netflix

@ 2016/12/19 read/post comments(0)

Google wants its Home speaker and virtual assistant to make you forget about Alexa. To do so, the device will need to add a bunch of new features to catch up to Amazon's gadget. Just in time for your holiday… Go To Full Article

Instagram hits 600 million users as its growth speeds up

@ 2016/12/19 read/post comments(0)

Instagram's growth isn't slowing down just because it reached the half-billion user mark... if anything, it's gathering steam. The image-centric social network reports that it now has over 600 million users, the last 100 million of which joined in t... Go To Full Article

Facebook Messenger gets a new camera with special effects

@ 2016/12/19 read/post comments(0)

Facebook definitely isn't depending solely on Instagram to take on Snapchat. It's introducing an upgraded camera in Facebook Messenger that promises to not only be simpler, but help you spruce up your shots with Snapchat-style effects. The camera i...… Go To Full Article

1Password update for iOS intros native Apple Watch app

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1Password has released a massive update for iOS that makes it easy to sign up for a new account and to sync across devices regardless of their operating systems. For Apple Watch owners, though, it offers something bigger: a native… Go To Full Article

ASUS' ROG Strix GL502VS is a mid-range (and VR-ready) gaming laptop

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The idea of a "gaming laptop" usually brings to mind one of two images: an oversize laptop with enough power to rival a desktop machine, or a shockingly thin (and expensive) notebook that punches above its weight. Somewhere in between… Go To Full Article

Sony's new high-end wireless PS4 headset coming on January 17

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Sony has unveiled the Platinum Wireless Headset aimed at PS4, Playstation VR, and mobile users. The model has hidden noise cancelling microphones and, like the Gold model, supports 7.1 virtual surround sound. However, it's also equipped with the 3D a... Go To Full Article

Facebook Messenger test hints at a bigger role for AI

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Facebook wants its M chat assistant to be useful for much more than shopping and travel recommendations. It's testing an M suggestions feature that has the artificial intelligence offer actions depending on the circumstances in your chat. Some will b... Go To Full Article

US Navy's drone 'swarmboats' show off pack tactics

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While the US Navy's new state-of-the-art USS Zumwalt destroyer struggles to remain functional, the service branch's R&D department has been busy investigating cutting-edge tech at a much smaller scale. Back in October, the Office of Naval Researc... Go To Full Article

Re-live the first surgery recorded via Snapchat Spectacles

@ 2016/12/15 read/post comments(0)

UK-based teaching surgeon Dr. Shafi Ahmed -- the man who previously brought you surgery livestreamed in VR -- has repeated a similar feat in a slightly smaller format. After hearing about Snapchat Spectacles, Dr. Ahmed told the BBC that he… Go To Full Article

Viv might not make it to the Samsung S8

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Will not hack off Google The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Samsung will not be installing its Viv, AI assistant in the S8 because it does not want to… Go To Full Article

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