When you take a photo with your smartphone, Google Photos already allows you to edit that photo. You can crop it, change the brightness, and add filters relatively easily. However, in the near future, the AI inside Google Photos will make editing suggestions for you based on the information in the picture. You’ll be able to edit your photos with just a quick tap.
Google Photos also already has the ability to scan physical photographs and digitize them.
You can now grab one of the best mobile games ever made without spending a cent. The original Monument Valley is completely free on the Google Play Store for the next week, and if you haven’t played it already you owe it to yourself to hit that download button.
Ustwo’s lush isometric puzzler sees you guide a repentant princess called Ida as she adventures through lovingly designed and crafted maze-like structures.
The Paranoid Android flame was reignited back on May 31 with the release of the Android 7.1.2 Nougat-based Paranoid Android 2017. The popular Android ROM had been in hiding since 2016, but is now back with support for a number of phones and the promise of more to come in future.
Since its initial release a few weeks ago, the Paranoid team has been working on a bunch of new and improved features which have now been released in Paranoid Android 7.
The year was 1995. Bagel Bites were in, Tom Petty was complaining that you don’t know how it feels to be him, and Tamagotchis were starving to death by the millions. If you were lucky, then a kid on your block had snagged a Virtual Boy for Christmas, and with Cheeto-dusted fingers, you got to experience the “wonder” of virtual reality for the first time. Now you can relive the glory days, because a redditor has figured out a way to bring the Virtual Boy to Google Cardboard.
You can find all of the changes present in both Android M previews by following the link below, which I definitely recommend you do if you’re interested in checking out what may or may not make it into the next version of Android. Also, if you happen to own a Nexus 5, 6 or 9, you can download the newest dev preview by heading to this link.
Want to dive even deeper? Check out our full “Diving into M” series by clicking here.
Although July has fast become the month of Amazon Prime Day, that doesn’t stop other retailers from capitalizing on bargain-hunters searching around for awesome deals in the summertime. This weekend, Best Buy is hosting its annual Black Friday in July promotion — and there are some pretty awesome deals to be found.
Unfortunately, the focus point for the Best Buy Black Friday in July sale is Apple products. Some notoriously expensive items from the Apple repertoire, including MacBooks, iPads, and the Apple Watch, are getting some decent discounts.
In terms of its gaming and hardware features, the Razer Phone was one of the more impressive Android smartphones released in 2017. The $700 price tag also makes the phone a pricy option, though Razer looks to mitigate the blow on your wallet with a promo code.
Whether you pick the standard or limited gold edition Razer Phone, make sure to type in promo code 120HZ at checkout. This nets you a $100 discount on Razer’s flagship.
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Google is working on the ability to let you summon Assistant via your phone’s power button. OEMs have previously offered this functionality on their devices. Google already lets you summon the Google Assistant with either a wake-word, a gesture from the corners, and more. But it looks like the company is working on yet another way to activate its voice assistant.
XDA-Developers has dug into version 12.18.6.29 of the Google app and discovered references to the Assistant being triggered via a phone’s power button.
Following on from his earlier root success, renowned developer Chainfire has successfully rooted the Google Pixel, this time achieving full systemless root with switchable DM-verity and an unmodified system partition.
Chainfire tweeted the above to his followers, following up to say that “automating, cleanup, packaging etc could take a few days”. So if you want to fully root the Google Pixel, stay tuned, as over the coming days Chainfire will be adding SuperSU support for the Pixels in the very near future.
Kaspersky has been in the game almost as long as viruses and malware have been an issue of public concern. The internationally renowned security suite is one of the world’s most widely used, and with good reason. Over the years, Kaspersky has received praise from hardcore security nerds and the general consumer alike.Due to its reputation as a leader in the antivirus field, Kaspersky hardly needs to offer promotions or discounts on their services.