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Google is rolling out a new search experience for Google Earth

12 5 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

The upgrade includes data layers, quizzes, and more.

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Google Earth is getting a fresh coat of paint.
The search experience for the service is receiving a massive upgrade, with both UI and functional features.
The changes are already live on the web, iOS, and Android apps.

Google Earth has been the recipient of a lot of love from Google in the past few months. Having brought the starry sky to the mobile app after years, the company has now turned its sights to improving the overall experience, especially as it relates to search.

A new blog post from the Google Earth term indicates the search experience has been almost entirely revamped. It now includes personalized search history, featured content, and what the company considers ‘must-see views.’ Check out the new desktop search below:

The differences become far starker when comparing the before and after pictures from the mobile apps, courtesy of Google:

The mobile revamp features a similar theme,…

Zoom moves to assuage security and encryption woes with Keybase acquisition

8 5 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

The video conferencing app’s sudden success has been accompanied by increasing concern about its security standards.

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan this Thursday announced that his company was acquiring Keybase.
The latter is a cybersecurity startup with an expertise in encryption.
The goal of the acquisition is to help Zoom implement end-to-end encryption in its own platform.

Zoom’s unprecedented growth spurt as a result of the ongoing pandemic hasn’t been without its challenges, chief among them being the lacking state of its security architecture. To allay those concerns, the company this week announced its intention to acquire Keybase, a cybersecurity startup that specializes in secure, encrypted communications.

The accompanying press release reads:

We are proud to announce the acquisition of Keybase, another milestone in Zoom’s 90-day plan to further strengthen the security of our video communications platform. Since its launch in 2014, Keybase’s team of exce…

Sony takes on the AirPods Pro with $200 noise cancellation earbuds

7 5 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

They offer 9 hours of playback with noise cancellation and 13 hours without.

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Sony is introducing yet another pair of noise-canceling earphones to the market.
The WF-SP800N earbuds are aimed at the fitness market with a combination of active noise cancellation and water/sweat resistance.
They’ll cost you $199.

Sony’s WF-1000XM3 earbuds are seen by many as among the best active noise cancellation earbuds out there, but they lack one crucial feature that keeps them from being your go-to recommendation for all types of users: water resistance.

For those planning on working ou while listening to music, the new WF-SP800N feature both active noise cancellation and IP55 water and sweat resistance. “Designed for an active lifestyle with an IP55 rating means that splashes, sweat and dust won’t stop these water-resistant headphones or your workout. You can even wash them after a tough training session,” the company’s press release reads.

In terms of battery life, th…

Google may be rebranding Android TV back to Google TV

6 5 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

This doesn’t mean that Android itself is going to be renamed, though.

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Google is planning on renaming Android TV as Google TV.
The renaming would take the platform back to its origins.
In 2014, Google shifted its focus from a previous smart TV platform called Google TV to Android TV, which was designed to be closer in nature to the Android operating system.

Android TV may soon be the next subject of a string of rebrandings by the Mountain View giant hoping to assert its own name over its products, with 9to5Google citing an inside source that suggests that the company is planning on renaming Android TV as Google TV.

The renaming would bring the company’s smart TV platform full circle, as the predecessor to Android TV was also called — wait for it! — Google TV. Back then, Google decided to rebrand its revamped smart TV platform to more closely resemble its mobile operating system, both technically and by name. Now, it seems the company wants to decouple t…

The unlocked OnePlus 8 now works on Verizon — here’s what you need to know

4 5 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

Bring your own device.

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The unlocked variants of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are now supported on Verizon’s network.
You can switch over to the carrier’s network via its Bring Your Own Device program.
The process was actually fast-tracked compared to OnePlus’ initial estimate of June.

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro owners rejoice! Your unlocked phone can finally be connected to Verizon’s network, officially and without breaking anything. The news comes via the company’s George Koreonos, who took to Twitter to spread the good word:

Big news for you OnePlus fans. The unlocked versions of the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have been officially certified to work on @Verizon. pic.twitter.com/XLk7GdmwDy— George Koroneos 🗿🍹 (@GLKCreative) May 4, 2020

The process of switching over is also quick, painless, and easily done via the company’s website. Ever the helpful guy, George even has a video to guide you through the process:

Real talk. If you break or lose your phone, y…

Live Caption for phone calls may be coming to Android very soon

24 4 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

It’s accompanied by an automated message to ensure the participants’ privacy.

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Live Caption will soon work with phone calls.
Code found in the third Android 11 Developer Preview shows Google is actively working on the feature.
Turning it on will be accompanied by an automated message informing other participants that the call is being transcribed.

When it launched with Android 10 last year, Live Caption was one of the most exciting new features to come out of the Mountain View giant’s labs. Since then, it’s been extremely popular with users, and Google has been hard at work expanding its availability. Once a Pixel 4 exclusive, the feature was soon ported to older Pixel devices and is now even available on OnePlus and Samsung phones.

However, one of the most significant limitations of the feature, alongside its sparse availability, has been the inability to use the feature with phone calls and video calls, a natural use case for an audio accessibility featur…

T-Mobile is now updating the Galaxy S10 series to Android 10 and One UI 2.1

23 4 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

Samsung made the update generally available to the S10 series almost two months ago.

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T-Mobile users are finally getting their taste of One UI 2.1.
First released back in April for the S10 series, the update brings many of the S20 series features to Samsung’s previous generation of flagships.
New features include Single Take, Night Hyperlase, Custom Filter, and more.

Nearly two months after Samsung released the latest version of its custom skin in the U.S., the magenta carrier is finally getting onboard the One UI 2.1 train for the Galaxy S10 series. As TmoNews notes, the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e have all started receiving the update.

Alongside a whole host of features, the update also ups the phone’s security patch to April 2020. The most significant of these changes is the trickle down of various Galaxy S20 camera features to the Korean giant’s last generation flagships. For stills, this includes Single Take, an improved Night Mode (including Night Hyp…

Google is now advertising its free Stadia Pro offer on the Search homepage

20 4 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

To thank you for staying home, Google is offering 2 months of Stadia Pro for free.

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Google has started advertising its game streaming service on the Google Search homepage.
It’s now showing a banner bringing users’ attention to its ongoing promo for Stadia Pro, which offers two months of Stadia Pro for free.
The offer includes immediate access to nine games, including Destiny 2 and GRID.

Earlier in the month, Google rolled out the free tier of its new game streaming service, Stadia. Coinciding with that announcement was a new offer from the Mountain View giant aimed at keeping you entertained as you practice social distancing: a free two month trial for the Pro subscription!

And as the company brings back its “Stay Home. Save Lives” doodle aimed at encouraging social distancing, it’s also using the opportunity to give a nod to the game streaming service, with a link to the ongoing offer and the tagline “Thank you for staying home. Enjoy free video games fro…

An Android 10 bug may be causing some phones to become unresponsive

20 4 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

Even the Android 11 Developer Preview may be affected.

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An apparent bug in Android 10 is causing phones to start freezing.
The issue occurs when an app becomes unresponsive, leading the phone to follow suit.
The problem seemingly also extends to Android 11.

There may be a bug in Android 10. As Android Police reports, both its staff and several other users have noticed an issue with Pixel 4 devices, as well as offerings by OnePlus and Xiaomi, with the phone freezing up. The problem seemingly occurs when a single app freezes up, causing the entire system to become unresponsive as well.

Another thing that really bothers me on the Pixel 4 XL – when an app freezes up, it oftentimes locks up the whole UI. Notifications, home gesture – everything becomes unresponsive.Sometimes the UI unfreezes when the app does, sometimes the app remains frozen.Anyone else?— Artem Russakovskii (@ArtemR) April 17, 2020

When it does happen, there doesn’t seem to be any way to g…

The Indian government is the latest to come out against ‘unsafe’ Zoom

17 4 月, 2020 Muhammad Jarir Kanji 0

It’s asking all staff to avoid using the app for official business.

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The Indian government has issued an advisory to its employees, declaring the app ‘unsafe.’
Another government report also warned of significant weakness in the app that made it vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
This follows similar moves by Google and various governmental agencies from Taiwan, the U.K., Singapore, and Germany.

After lucking out as the app of choice for video calls during the early stages of the crisis, things have generally been going downhill for Zoom since then. After the revelation of severe vulnerabilities in its encryption protocols, the video calling service was met with a barrage of criticism that has resulted in several organizations — ranging from tech mogul Google to governments in Taiwan, Singapore, U.K., and Germany — opting to ban its use by their employees.

The latest among these is the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (via The Economic Times), which this week …