Facebook's new Portal makes good video calls but still has issues
A year ago, Facebook surprised a lot of people in tech (and elsewhere) by releasing a video chat device for the home.
Oct 15, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
A year ago, Facebook surprised a lot of people in tech (and elsewhere) by releasing a video chat device for the home.
Oct 15, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Jeremy Bloom has a polite family. But after a few frustratingly failed attempts in which Bloom politely asked Alexa to turn down the volume at dinner time, he shouted instead, "Alexa, zip it."
Oct 14, 2019
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Software
If it's October, it's time once again for a new computer operating system upgrade from Apple, this year called macOS Catalina.
Oct 8, 2019
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Internet
Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings.
Oct 2, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week.
Sep 27, 2019
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Business
Want a job at McDonald's? Just ask your smartphone.
Sep 25, 2019
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Internet
Google came under fire after media reports revealed that its contractors listened to customer audio recordings captured by the company's virtual assistant this year.
Sep 24, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Suggest to Samsung's Virtual Personal Assistant Bixby "Let's talk dirty", and the female voice will respond with a honeyed accent: "I don't want to end up on Santa's naughty list."
Sep 23, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
McDonald's on Tuesday announced plans to acquire a voice technology company to help speed up ordering at the drive thru, the latest in a series of high-tech investments by the fast-food chain as it strives to improve wait ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Business
General Motors is hiring Google to run key parts of its dashboard infotainment system, admitting that the tech firm can do a better job.
Sep 5, 2019
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