Day: May 8, 2018
Google Maps Gets Redesigned with New ‘For You’ Tab, Personal Recommendations, AR Navigation
Google gave its Maps app a big redesign today at I/O 2018 and introduced a suite of new features that will roll out to both iOS …
Google’s Android P Gets New Navigation Gestures, Digital Wellbeing, and Slices in First Public Beta
Google formally unveiled Android P today on stage at I/O 2018. While the company did seed everyone with a preview of the software earlier this year, nothing …
Google Lens is Coming to the Camera App on Smartphones w/ New Features
Google today announced at I/O 2018 that its object identification tool, Google Lens, will be coming to the camera app on certain smartphones. Of course, it’ll …
Google News Gets a Dedicated App with Tailored Feed, Full Coverage, More
Google is making an effort to change the way we consume news. Today during its I/O 2018 keynote, the company unveiled an all-new Google News app …
Google is Redesigning Assistant on Smartphones
Unveiled today on stage at I/O 2018, Google announced it will soon give the Google Assistant a redesigned interface on smartphones. The new UI will give …
First Wave of Google Assistant-Powered Smart Displays Are Coming in July
Google confirmed today during its I/O 2018 keynote that the initial wave of Smart Displays powered by the Google Assistant will arrive in July. We first …
Google Assistant Gets a Bunch of New Features at I/O 2018
Google today announced a bunch of new features for the Google Assistant at its I/O 2018 developers conference. The features will roll out over time, but …
Google Photos Gains Suggested Actions, Document Conversion
Google has announced a slew of new features for its Photos app at I/O 2018. The company says over 5 billion pictures are viewed in the …
Gmail is Getting AI-Backed Smart Compose
At its I/O 2018 keynote today, Google announced it will soon introduce Smart Compose for Gmail. Using the company’s machine learning technology, Gmail will soon allow …
Microsoft Previews ‘Sets’ for Windows 10 and New Alt-Tab Experience
At Build 2018, Microsoft previewed its upcoming Sets feature for Windows 10 in more detail. We previously learned of the feature in some initial Redstone 5 …
Microsoft Timeline Expanding to Both iOS and Android
After initially unveiling the feature yesterday, Microsoft on stage at Build 2018 formally announced Timeline would be coming to Android via the Microsoft Launcher. With the …
Unlocked LG V30 Now Getting Upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo
After the update was released to users on AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon, LG has begun rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to unlocked variants of last …
Amazon Alexa Can Now Be Your Default Assistant on Android
Amazon has had its Alexa voice assistant accessible to Android users for some time now, but it’s never been that easy to summon it. You’ve traditionally …
How-To: Watch Today’s Google I/O 2018 Keynote
Google is holding its keynote for the 2018 I/O developers conference today at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The company is expected to talk more …
