With its latest consumer hardware products, Google’s prices are undercutting Apple, Samsung and Amazon. The search giant just unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, tablet and smart home device, all available at prices well below their direct competitors. Where Apple and Samsung are pushing prices of its latest products even higher, Google is seemingly happy to […]
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Final Draft screenwriting software goes to 11
Of all the fascinating apps to be found out in the wild I’m especially enamored of Final Draft. It’s an app dedicated to writing and developing screenplays and it has stood the test of time, going through 11 iterations to reach this latest version, the pinnacle of screenwriting warez. While most of us are content […]
View More Final Draft screenwriting software goes to 11Here are all the details on the new Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, Pixel Stand, and Home Hub,
At a special event in New York City, Google announced some of its latest, flagship hardware devices. During the hour-long press conference Google executives and product managers took the wraps off the company’s latest products and explained their features. Chief among the lot is the Pixel 3, Google’s latest flagship Android device. Like the Pixel […]
View More Here are all the details on the new Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, Pixel Stand, and Home Hub,You can now use the Google Assistant to order an Uber or Lyft
If you ever wanted to use your Google Assistant to book you a ride with Uber or Lyft, your wishes have been heard. Starting today, you’ll be able to use your voice to ask Google’s virtual assistant to book you a car from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, GO-JEK and similar services. The new feature works with […]
View More You can now use the Google Assistant to order an Uber or LyftThe Google Assistant gets more visual
Google today is launching a major visual redesign of its Assistant experience on phones. While the original vision of the Assistant focused mostly on voice, half of all interactions with the Assistant actually include touch. So with this redesign, Google acknowledges that and brings more and larger visuals to the Assistant experience. If you’ve used […]
View More The Google Assistant gets more visualGoogle’s fingerprints were all over today’s Amazon event
Hidden amongst the 70 or so announcements Amazon made at today’s big Alexa event was one key hidden presence. Google’s offerings loomed large over much of the news flowing out from the big event. It’s easy to understand why, of course. Assistant and Home have steadily been making up ground on Amazon over the last […]
View More Google’s fingerprints were all over today’s Amazon eventEveryday home gear made smart
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View More Everyday home gear made smartJBL’s smart display combines Google smarts with good sound
If you’re looking for a smart display that’s powered by the Google Assistant, you now have two choices: the Lenovo Smart Display and the JBL Link View. Lenovo was first out of the gate with its surprisingly stylish gadget, but it also left room for improvement. JBL, given its heritage as an audio company, is putting […]
View More JBL’s smart display combines Google smarts with good soundBMW launches a personal voice assistant for its cars
At TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, BMW today premiered its digital personal assistant for its cars, the aptly named BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant. But you won’t have to say “Hey, BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant” to wake it up. You can give it any name you want. The announcement comes only a few weeks after BMW also […]
View More BMW launches a personal voice assistant for its carsAI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a $250 million windfall
TaskUs, the business process outsourcing service that moderates content, annotates information and handles back office customer support for some of the world’s largest tech companies, has raised $250 million in an investment from funds managed by the New York-based private equity giant, Blackstone Group. It’s been ten years since TaskUs was founded with a $20,000 investment […]
View More AI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a $250 million windfallSay hello to Android 9 Pie
The nickname for Android 9 is “Pie.” It’s not the most inspired of Android names, but it’ll do. What really matters at the end of the day are the new features in Pie — and there are plenty of those. If you are a Pixel owner, you’ll be happy to hear that Pie will start […]
View More Say hello to Android 9 PieEverything old is new again as demand response comes to real estate with Blueprint Power
Real estate developers and their properties are getting an opportunity to cash in on power management and surplus energy production thanks to a new company called Blueprint Power. It’s a new twist on an old idea dating back to the first cleantech boom based on ideas of demand response and power management. Companies like EnerNOC […]
View More Everything old is new again as demand response comes to real estate with Blueprint Power