This doorbell is smaller than the Nest Doorbell battery, and that’s because, well, it doesn’t have a battery inside. Nest says that it is about 30% smaller, so it is able to fit in more narrow spaces outside of your home. The Nest Doorbell Wired is available today for $179. There’s no pre-order period, it is just openly available starting today at the Google Store, Best Buy, Home Depot and other retailers....
Summarily, personalized speech recognition builds on previous endeavors from Google aimed at helping the AI better recognize who used its wake word. Namely, “Ok, Google.” It also goes significantly further than that. As reported, the feature will exist as a toggle in settings, as shown in the image below, provided by the source. And that’s presumably as an opt-in-only feature rather than being on by default. When active, personalized speech recognition stores frequently used words, phrases, and names locally on a user’s device....
Pichai did a small recap of everything the company announced at Google I/O in May. And mentioned that Google’s fall hardware would “showcase” Android 12 and its “deep technology investments”. Which led many people to believe Pichai was talking about Google’s rumored silicon, Whitechapel. He also noted that “Pixel remains at the heart of that long-term strategy” and to “push boundaries”. He ended this part of the call by talking about the new Google Store in New York City....
There are currently over 100 million Apple Watch users around the world. That’s a pretty big number. By context, that’s about a third of the US population. And Apple is singlehandedly cornering the smartwatch market. Sure, we others available from Samsung, TicWatch, Amazfit and others. But none of them are really any good, and that is also Google’s fault. Google keeps changing up Wear OS, and doesn’t really know what it wants to do with it....
“People have different preferences of how they want to be represented digitally,” said Ievgeniia Zhovtobriukh, Product Manager at Google, in a blog post on Monday. “Some prefer a photo of themselves, others might select a pet, and there are those who choose an object that might show a hobby or causes they support”. Google Illustrations now have them all covered. As you can see in the featured image above, Google Illustrations include a wide range of options that you can choose from....
Typically utilized to keep messages from ending up in Spam or being blocked outright, the message appears within a gray box at the top of the page. Within that box, users have the option to select either “yes” or “no,” with the latter stopping messages from a given sender. The issue at hand, of course, is that the message is appearing even after some users make a selection. And, more prominently, for some users, it appears on every email or nearly every email....
Google introduced the pinch-to-zoom gesture in the Messages app last June. It allowed users to quickly resize the text by pinching on the screen, like increasing the text size on a web page or zooming in on an image. Along with the text, things like timestamps, message bubbles, quick-reply prompts, and the compose field also change in size. This is a handy feature to have, particularly for people who have problems with eyesight....
Notably, the ‘Your Memories’ feature was introduced by Google back in August to the Google Photos app. The Material You design would allow users to customize the shape of the widgets you might have noticed in Pixel 6 promos. According to the latest report by 9To5Google, some new strings for different widget sizes and shapes for Google Photos were found with app version 5.63. If these strings are any indication, then you could soon select Google Photos ‘Your Memories’ widgets in sizes ranging from 1×2 to 5×5....
Notably, this is not an altogether new feature. However, it is built on the already existing ‘copy text’ menu that shows up when you are viewing images that contain text. Along with the ‘copy text’ option, you will now see other options such as ‘Listen’, ‘Crop’, and ‘Markup’. These new options will be included in the new interface that will arrive with an update. Sadly, the update isn’t live for anyone yet and is currently under testing....
One of the key changes here is the slightly elongated bottom bar with highlights surrounding the tab you’re in. While some of the other elements have received a Material You upgrade, the search bar on top of the ‘Explore’ still uses the old rectangular shape. 9to5Google notes that the new update doesn’t bring any changes to the ‘Library’ tab. Google recently updated apps like Photos and Duo with the Material You redesign Another major inclusion here is Dynamic Color for Pixel phones with Android 12....
Google removed the Last Updated On information from the Play Store Some people really want to know the ins and outs of the apps they’re downloading. This is why the Play Store has the “About this app” section for each app. You get information like how big an app is, how much you can pay on in-app purchases, the oldest version of Android it will install on, etc. Before, it’d show you the date that the app was last updated....
This new Google TV 2020 Tokyo Olympics page will help users to find videos and other content related to the Olympics easily without any hassle. So, if you are an ardent fan of the Olympics and wouldn’t miss anything related to it for the world, then this new addition by Google on Google TV is pretty sweet. As noted by 9To5Google, one of the biggest improvements or say distinguished between Google TV and Android TV experience, is the addition of the ‘For You’ tab....
Google knows that storage is an issue on Google TV products, many only offering 8GB or 16GB of storage, while our phones have nearly 10x that much space. So Google is making it easier to manage this storage, with a new “Free up storage” menu in the Settings app. This will allow you to clear your cache and uninstall apps that you don’t use anymore. Allowing you to maximize the amount of storage you do have on your device....
The extent of this decline is not known but Samsung’s carrier partners in South Korea have significantly raised subsidies for the Galaxy S22 phones to attract more buyers, The Korea Times reports. KT and LG Uplus are now offering subsidies of up to KRW 500,000 (~$412) on the Galaxy S22 and S22+. That’s more than triple the previous subsidies of KRW 150,000 (~$124). The two carriers had raised their subsidies on the Galaxy S22 Ultra to KRW 500,000 last month....
This TV is going to be great to put into a second bedroom, or even into a kitchen. Because it’s a bit smaller at 40-inches, and it’s also 1080p and not 4K. Roku even has its own free channel, that is ad-supported, and has a ton of great movies and TV shows available. This is a really great TV to pick up. Whether you’re looking to add it to your a second bedroom, put it in a dorm room, or even your first apartment....
The support page for the game lists a ton of changes. Including new content available in GTA Online. Those venturing around Los Santos in the online mode will now have access to new story missions, freemode missions, and a new business that they can manage. There’s also new 8 new vehicles, the Acid Lab, and a new social space called The Freakshop. If you’re most excited about the visual updates, then you’re in for a treat....
In a blog post from 343 Industries back on Friday March 4, the studio talks about game updates. Breaking down what the teams are currently working on with regard to future Halo Infinite content. This includes addressing issues that are “negatively impacting the player experience.” Beyond that, 343 says that it still plans to deliver season 2 on May 3 as originally promised. However, co-op will no longer be a part of that launch as the team is still continuing to work on it and the Halo Forge....
That also means you still have through this coming weekend to claim May’s PlayStation Plus monthly games. If you haven’t done so already. Keep in mind that you don’t necessarily have to install them just by claiming them. So if you think you might dip into one even only a little bit, claiming it is a good idea. If you didn’t claim the titles for May yet, which includes FIFA 22, Tribes Of Midgard, and Curse Of The Dead Gods, you have until Monday June 6 by the end of the day to scoop them up....
The S-Pen Pro is the Bluetooth-enabled S-Pen, which means that it does need to charge. Thankfully, everything that it is supported with has a silo for it in the device, or has a case that you can buy for it to work properly and charge. It’s good to see that this is available, but not required. As some people might want a particular device, but don’t want the S-Pen and may end up losing it....
This isn’t the first time Google has given away five games in a single month. And it probably won’t be the last. That doesn’t take away from the excitement though. More often than not, Pro subscribers get three games added to the list. So anytime it goes above that is always a nice surprise. The Stadia Pro games for March includes Darksiders Genesis Most of the games seem to be smaller indie titles....
