Google’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo is retiring its prototype autonomous vehicle, dubbed Firefly. The Firefly vehicle, which has no wheel and pedals, was developed as a platform to experiment and learn, but not for mass ...
Tags: Google, autonomous vehicle
According to a report on Monday, Google has cancelled its forthcoming Pixel XL sequel in order to make room for an even larger device. Android Police sources say the phone - believed to be codenamed Muskie - has been shelved in favour of ...
The Google Pixel phones are among the best available, even with the influx of 2017 Android flagships from Samsung, HTC, Essential and LG. But given it's last year’s handset, what incentive do fans have to grab the ‘Made by ...
The Google Pixel may receive the next version of Android, Android O, as early as August if a new rumour is to be believed. According to David Ruddock, managing editor at Android Police, users of the Google Pixel will be able to download ...
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AI-assisted smart speakers are becoming incresingly popular, since Amazon launched its Echo device. Just this week, Apple debuted its own HomePod device during the WWDC event, which will arrive, fully powered by Siri, later this year. ...
Tags: Samsung, Smart Speaker
An Instant Tethering feature has appeared in the latest Canary build of Chrome OS to simplify the process of setting up a mobile hotspot on your Chromebook. Instant Tethering essentially means you don’t have to pick up your phone to ...
Tags: Chromebook, Google
Nokia, or rather HMD Global, unveiled a trio of new handsets at MWC back in February, but many are convinced we'll see more from the company soon. The long-rumoured Nokia 9 has been popping up in the odd leak here and there, and has now ...
Amazon Video is finally coming to Apple users. The Apple TV is one of the world's most popular streaming devices, and while it has some great apps, such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer, there was one notable omission: Amazon Video. That is, ...
Tags: Amazon Video, Apple
Apple has announced a brand new operating system for the Apple Watch called watchOS 4. It is available in developer preview from today and will be coming to all users this autumn. Here are the most important new features. Siri Watch face ...
Earlier this year a Wall Street Journal report contained claims from anonymous sources that Google was working on a native ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser. And now, the company has confirmed the news, announcing that a built-in ...
Tags: Google Confirms
Essential, the start-up founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, made its official entry onto the global tech stage this week, but attention is already turning the company’s next potential launch. Just days after the Essential Phone ...
Tags: Google Glass
After announcing last year that Siri was to be made compatible with third-party apps, Apple is reportedly set to expand that compatibility at WWDC 2017 next week. As Reuters reports, Apple will announce plans to make Siri work with a ...
Apple is reportedly paying freelancers to help improve its homegrown Maps app. According to French blog iGeneration (via 9to5Mac), Apple is paying people 54 (about 40p) every time they accurately confirm or correct a place location within ...
Tags: Apple, Apple Maps
Essential, the company started by Android creator Andy Rubin, is set to officially unveil its new Essential Phone today, but it seems the handset will be joined by an unlikely Amazon Echo competitor. Essential Home is a new smart ...
Tags: Essential Home, Amazon Echo
While not quite as rare as rocking hose poop, snagging a Nintendo Switch is currently challenging to say the least. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Tokyo based tech correspondent Takashi Mochizuki, the competition for ...
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