Android
The best Black Friday Google deals you can get
The Pixel 7 (left) and Pixel 7 Pro (right) are some of the many big Google deals going on. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s a good time to be in Read more…
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Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If you’ve ever worried about the privacy of your sensitive data when seeking a computer or phone repair, a new study suggests you have good reason. It found that privacy violations Read more…
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Vivo’s X90 Pro Plus is the first phone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset
The X stands for extreme, indeed. | Image: Vivo Vivo announced a trio of new flagship phones today, and sitting at the top is the X90 Pro Plus, complete with the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Gen Read more…
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Per-App Language Preferences – Part 1
Posted by Neelansh Sahai Android Developer Relations Engineer (on Twitter and LinkedIn)What if you have a set of users who are quite fluent in English, Hindi, and Spanish, and they have a news app on Read more…
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App Bundles for Google TV and Android TV
Posted by Josh Wentz, Product Management, Google TV TLDR: Google TV and Android TV will be requiring Android App Bundles that are archivable starting in May 2023 to save storage for users. Over the past few Read more…
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Introducing Camera Viewfinder
Posted by Francesco Romano, Developer Relations Engineer, AndroidOver the years, Android devices have evolved to include a variety of sizes, shapes, and displays, among other features. Since the beginning, however, taking pictures with your phone Read more…
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Nvidia’s Magic3D creates 3D models from written descriptions, thanks to AI
Enlarge / A poison dart frog rendered as a 3D model by Magic3D. (credit: Nvidia) On Friday, researchers from Nvidia announced Magic3D, an AI model that can generate 3D models from text descriptions. After entering Read more…
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Sony is slashing prices on PS5 games and accessories ahead of Black Friday
It isn’t just the white color scheme of the DualSense that’s $20 off. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony switched on some very good holiday deals on digital video games for PS5 Read more…
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Epic alleges Google paid $360 million to keep Activision from launching its own app store
We could live in a world with more app stores. | Photo by Stefan Etienne / The Verge Activision Blizzard and Riot Games at one point told Google they might launch their own mobile app Read more…
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New Meta AI demo writes racist and inaccurate scientific literature, gets pulled
Enlarge / An AI-generated illustration of robots making science. (credit: Ars Technica) On Tuesday, Meta AI unveiled a demo of Galactica, a large language model designed to “store, combine and reason about scientific knowledge.” While Read more…