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How to use Google's Arts & Culture app to look at AR museum exhibits
Google's Arts & Culture app really is a gem for anyone who loves the arts, science, and just cool AR and VR stuff. The company recently announced it was adding a few AR extras to its app, including models of ancient creatures, for everyone to peruse. Fun and educational -- what ...
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It's 2020, so of course Gmail is down right now (Update: it's back)
Update (20/08/2020 6:14 PM IST): According to Google's status dashboard the service is back up for all users. Stop the presses. Literally. Because Gmail is down for a lot of people across the world. Folks are not being able to send emails, attach files, or log in to the service. As ...
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SPECS BATTLE: Google Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord, graphed
That's right, it's Google Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord time — and we've created the charts and graphs to... prove it? I guess? ...
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Google Maps just became much more accurate (and colorful)
If you've used Google Maps for any length of time, you've probably noticed an occasional quirk: unless you're using the satellite view, the colors of the maps don't necessarily reflect the natural features of the real world. Sure, streets and corners will be where they are supposed ...
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England's new contact-tracing app has a big distance problem
Trials of England's latest contact-tracing app begin today, but tests show that the system struggles to precisely measure ...
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SPEC BATTLE: Pixel 3a vs. Pixel 4a, in graphs
The time is here! The Pixel 3a vs. Pixel 4a spec battle you've always wanted and, even better, it's filled with graphs too. ...
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Genius loses lyric-scraping lawsuit against Google, despite watermark trick catching the Big G 'red-handed'
Genius has lost a lawsuit against Google that claimed the Big G stole lyrics from its site, using Morse code to catch the ...
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To head off regulators, Google makes certain words taboo
As Google faces at least four major antitrust investigations on two continents, internal documents obtained by The Markup show its parent company, Alphabet, has been preparing for this moment for years, telling employees across the massive enterprise that certain language is off ...
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Leak: Google could be working on a foldable Pixel phone for 2021
We've been hearing rumors of a folding Pixel phone for over a year, with former Pixel lead Mario Queiroz even confirming ...
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Google adds Smart Compose to Docs, Sheets, and Slides on Android and iOS
Google is bringing several updates to the mobile apps for Docs, Sheets, and Slides, chief among them the time-saving Smart ...
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Trade secret stealing ex-Googler sues Uber for $4B
It seems we hadn't heard the last from the case in which Google's former head of self-driving stole trade secrets, joined ...
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Android's AirDrop rival, Nearby Share, is finally here
While I've always been an Android user, if there's one feature I've long been jealous of people in Apple's walled garden, ...
