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Tim @ Droid Life · 11/20/2024 15:33 EDT

Rick and Morty’s Butter Bot is Real, Powered by AI and Shipping Next Year

I admit, we don’t talk about Rick and Morty enough around these parts. That’s my fault, as I only started getting into the show somewhat recently. However, when ranking my favorite things about the show, right behind Pickle Rick would have to be Butter Bot. And because the future kicks so much ass, Butter Bot … Continued Read the original post: Rick and Morty’s Butter Bot is Real, Powered by... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 10/26/2023 15:41 EDT

Google Photos Soon Getting Photo Stacks to Help Organize Your Library

Google is reported to be working on a new feature for Google Photos that will help clean up and organize your library. Called Photo Stacks, the name is literal, taking similar photos that were taken together and automatically grouping them into a stack. Detailed by user @AssembleDebug over on the service formerly known as Twitter, … Continued Read the original post: Google Photos Soon Getting Photo Stacks to Help Organize... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 10/26/2023 13:52 EDT

Hey, Seattle: Google Wallet Getting ORCA Card Support

Google Wallet is detailing upcoming changes for the app this week. Both listed as “coming soon,” Seattle and nearby residents will be excited to learn that ORCA transit card support is coming to Wallet, and in addition, enhanced ride history, savings insights, and service updates are coming to select UK areas (with more on the … Continued Read the original post: Hey, Seattle: Google Wallet Getting ORCA Card Support Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 10/26/2023 13:03 EDT

Google Maps Now Has Immersive View for Routes, Updated Colors

Last year at Google I/O, the Maps team introduced Immersive View. Using AI, Google created an explorable digital model of supported areas using billions of Street View and aerial images. The end result is pretty sweet, and now, Immersive View for Routes has officially launched after being teased earlier this year. With Immersive View for … Continued Read the original post: Google Maps Now Has Immersive View for Routes, Updated... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 10/26/2023 11:29 EDT

OnePlus Open Now Up for Purchase at $1699

OnePlus Open, the brand’s first foldable, is now officially up for purchase via OnePlus’ own website, Amazon, and Best Buy at a price of $1699. Just last week Kellen published our full review of OnePlus Open, and maybe to the surprise of a few people, he really liked it. He gave high remarks to the … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus Open Now Up for Purchase at $1699 Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/25/2023 15:58 EDT

Android Turns 15: Here’s Some Memories for You

It was late 2008 when T-Mobile introduced the G1, aka the HTC Dream running the Android OS. Believe it or not, 2008 was now 15 years ago, and due to this milestone, Google is celebrating. Google is sharing its favorite Android memories this week, so we figure it’s appropriate for us to do the same … Continued Read the original post: Android Turns 15: Here’s Some Memories for You Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 10/25/2023 12:49 EDT

Is Anyone Using Pixel 8 Pro’s Temperature Sensor?

Pixel 8 Pro launched with a brand new temperature sensor, perfect for checking that cup of tea, pan you’re about to throw a slab of beef on, and essentially any other surface that you’re able to get the device within 2 inches of. At launch, Google can’t highlight the ability to check the temperature of … Continued Read the original post: Is Anyone Using Pixel 8 Pro’s Temperature Sensor? Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 10/25/2023 12:05 EDT

T-Mobile’s Good 5G Rollout Ahead of Schedule, Now Covering 300M People

T-Mobile and its “good 5G,” which is what we call its Ultra Capacity 5G network, is months of ahead of schedule and now covering 300 million people. The carrier first said that 5G UC was working towards this sort of availability late last year, so with the goal already being met, that seems impressive. Unfortunately, … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile’s Good 5G Rollout Ahead of Schedule, Now Covering... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/24/2023 18:31 EDT

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Official, Designed With Generative AI in Mind

As expected, Qualcomm made the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official this week at its annual conference in Hawaii, and no, I’m not there and I’m mad about it. Qualcomm is hyping this chip to be an AI powerhouse, with devices expected to ship with this silicon inside within the next few weeks. For what’s new, … Continued Read the original post: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Official, Designed With Generative AI... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 10/24/2023 15:16 EDT

Motorola Taking Foldable Displays to Next Level With Flexible Hardware

This week at Lenovo’s Tech World ‘23, Motorola introduced its Adaptive Smartphone Concept, an Android-powered device that features flexible hardware. Could this be the next step in the foldable hardware evolution? Building on Motorola’s existing work in the foldable and rollable device space, this concept phone features a 6.9-inch FHD+ pOLED display that can be … Continued Read the original post: Motorola Taking Foldable Displays to Next Level With Flexible... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/24/2023 13:23 EDT

Google Photos Now Lets You Create Highlight Videos

Google Photos is rolling out a new highlight video feature this week, allowing you to group photos and videos into an easily created and easily shareable experience. According to Google’s description, users can search for specific people, places and activities, then the feature uses AI to choose the best clips and photos, adds music, and … Continued Read the original post: Google Photos Now Lets You Create Highlight Videos Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/24/2023 13:00 EDT

Nothing Phone 2 Now Available on Amazon

Nothing Phone 2, the best Nothing device yet, is now officially available for purchase over on Amazon. You can check out our full review here, but what’s important to us is, there’s now a good choice outside of Android phones from Samsung and Google. We need more players and Nothing delivered a great phone this … Continued Read the original post: Nothing Phone 2 Now Available on Amazon Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/24/2023 11:58 EDT

YouTube Music Gets Generative AI for Playlist Art

YouTube Music is the latest service from Google to receive the AI treatment, with generative AI getting added into the app to help you create amazing playlist cover art. I’m telling you right now, this looks like fun. Starting today, US users can access this experimental feature that helps you create customized playlist art, with … Continued Read the original post: YouTube Music Gets Generative AI for Playlist Art Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 10/23/2023 14:00 EDT

Play Games Beta on PC Gets Controller Support, 4K Resolution Support

Google Play Games Beta on PC is getting new features this week, including support for 4K resolution. Legit. In a blog post that details all of the upgrades, Google announced that there is a new search feature at the top of the All Games section that will let users find exactly what they’re looking for. … Continued Read the original post: Play Games Beta on PC Gets Controller Support, 4K... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 10/23/2023 13:32 EDT

Samsung Week Deals Include $800 Off Galaxy S23 Ultra, $1K Off Z Fold 5 With Trade-In

Samsung is celebrating its 54th anniversary with a 10 day-long stretch of deals, ranging from big savings on mobile devices to deals on TVs and home appliances. Given what we typically cover, we’ll stick to the mobile stuff. Samsung’s list of promotions for Samsung Week includes up to $300 off certified renewed Galaxy S22 lineup … Continued Read the original post: Samsung Week Deals Include $800 Off Galaxy S23 Ultra,... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 10/23/2023 12:30 EDT

Pixel 8’s Generative AI Features Powered by the Cloud, Not Tensor G3?

As people are spending increasing time with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, owners are learning more about how they operate. Given how popular the devices’ generative AI features are with owners, like Magic Editor and AI Wallpapers, it seems that it was only a matter of time until we realized just how much … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 8’s Generative AI Features Powered by the Cloud,... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 10/21/2023 11:57 EDT

OnePlus Open Review: What’s Up, Samsung?

OnePlus has entered the foldable arena with the OnePlus Open, a $1,700 device that’s sold direct to you with a specs sheet and custom software experience you might not expect from a 1st-gen product. That’s actually a big part of the story of this first OnePlus foldable – in no way does it feel like … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus Open Review: What’s Up, Samsung? Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 10/20/2023 16:57 EDT

Spot Malicious Apps With Google Play Protect’s Real-Time App Scanning

For those of you who find themselves downloading apps and installing them from sources other than Google Play, this news is for you. Detailed this week, Google Play Protect is getting real-time app scanning, utilizing on-device machine learning and similarity comparisons to ensure apps users are trying to install don’t contain malicious code. Said to … Continued Read the original post: Spot Malicious Apps With Google Play Protect’s Real-Time App... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 10/20/2023 12:23 EDT

Pixel 8 Pro Owners, Are We Missing the Curved Display?

Pixel 8 Pro owners, especially those coming from the Pixel 7 Pro, probably noticed a big change when they first picked up their new device. That’s right, we’re talking about the flat display. We knew it was coming, but it’s hard to know how it will feel in-hand. Now that some of you have had … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 8 Pro Owners, Are We Missing the Curved... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 10/20/2023 11:27 EDT

YouTube Gets Dozens of New Features

This week, YouTube is introducing users to three dozen new features across the platform, ranging from cool things like AI-powered song searches with the help of your hum or kinda cool things like new animations when you subscribe to a channel. If you want to see the full list you’ll need to check out the … Continued Read the original post: YouTube Gets Dozens of New Features Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 10/19/2023 14:14 EDT

Android 14 QPR1 Beta 2.1 Update Released for Pixel Devices

A new Android 14 QPR1 beta is upon us this week with the release of QPR1 Beta 2.1. This is a small bug fixer and not Beta 3, but you should still try to update it on your supported Pixel phone to squash a few broken or troublesome items. Like previous releases, this Android 14 … Continued Read the original post: Android 14 QPR1 Beta 2.1 Update Released for Pixel... Read more

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