We are hosting the livestream of the Google I/O 2013 opening keynote, and Nate Swanner and Joshua Vergara will pitch in with their impressions from Moscone West in a live blog.
The opening keynote of the Google I/O 2013 conference is scheduled to begin soon, with thousands of developers, enthusiasts, and journalists already heading towards the San Francisco venue where Google is set to unveil its new projects. Among them, our Nate Swanner and Joshua Vergara, who are as excited as they can be to see what Google is up to.
From adding curves to checking for ebooks at your local library, Google‘s web search has been no stranger to design changes and added features. Over the weekend, Google added another feature, one that helps you compare two devices and see which one might be best for you.
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If you go to Google Search on mobile or desktop and type in “Pixel 2 vs iPhone X,” or any two devices with “vs” in the middle, a comparison chart should pop up.
Update: Sam Mobile has noted that the update described below has also added a new prompt just above the navigation bar. The new “button" now reads “tap here to fill entire screen" in apps that don't natively support the Galaxy S8's 18.5:9 aspect ratio. While there's already a button in the app overview menu for that, it seems Samsung felt the need to make the option more explicit. Samsung has been rolling out Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus updates recently with Bixby improvements and fixes for SD card related issues.
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Some new renders of the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact from trusted leaker @OnLeaks just hit the internet. Sony’s “compact” series of variants are smaller versions of its flagship devices. Notably, Sony skipped a compact version of the Sony Xperia XZ3, but apparently, it will not skip it for the XZ4. Trusted leaker @OnLeaks just pushed out some new renders of the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact (via XDA Developers). It was only a little over a week ago that we saw leaked renders — also from @OnLeaks — for the vanilla Sony Xperia XZ4.
Xiaomi has made a couple of big announcements today. First, the company will be holding a global lanch for its MIUI 7 OS around on August 19th and secondly, the new Redmi 2 Prime will be the company’s first smartphone “Made in India”.
Last week, Xiaomi announced that it will be unveiling its MIUI 7 operating system on August 13th in Beijing, alongside a new device, quite possibly the Redmi Note 2.
One of the most intuitive reasons one would want to own smart speakers is to be able to place hands-free phone calls. With Google’s line of Google Home hardware, it’s easy enough to say “OK, Google, call dad,” and the smart speaker takes care of everything (assuming you live in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K.).
However, there are a lot of third-party smart speakers out there with Google Assistant integration, and some of them can’t make phone calls.
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 “official” renders have leaked showing four colorways. The lineup includes an attractive new green option. The design of the earbuds and their case is slightly different from the Galaxy Buds Pro. Renders of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 have appeared in a new leak courtesy of folks over at 91Mobiles. The images show that Samsung’s next true wireless earbuds will look a lot like the Galaxy Buds Pro, albeit with slightly tweaked aesthetics.
You can now order Amazon Prime as a monthly subscription with full access to its movie, music and TV show libraries, making it an even more direct competitor to Netflix. The subscription based streaming space has got its fair share of competitors already – HBO Now, Netflix, Hulu Plus – but none of them offer free two-day shipping in the world’s largest online marketplace.
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Looking to turn your living space into a smart home? We know it can be a huge pain trying to figure out how to do it. Do you get smart bulbs? Which platform do you go for? Phillips or LIFX? Wemo? Then you look at some of those prices and realize maybe you are just fine getting out of bed to flip that switch!
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According to estimates by the US Environmental Protection Agency, people throw away over 135 million cellphones each year. Instead of tossing your phone in the garbage, it might be better to just recycle your phone through T-Mobile, since the carrier will donate to charities for every device that is recycled.
From December 1 through the end of the month, you can visit your local T-Mobile store and recycle your old phone or tablet.