Muhammad Jarir Kanji
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Patent reveals Google may be working on a gesture-centric, Project Soli-based Pixel Watch
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
New patents indicate Google is, at least, toying with the idea of using the Motion Sense gesture system from the Pixel 4 in a smartwatch.

NBC's Peacock streaming service may be free to use (with ads)
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
NBC is joining the streaming wars with Peacock. However, the company may be shaking up the scene significantly by launching its platform as free-to-use with ads.

Google is adding biometric authentication to its Android Autofill service
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is finally catching up to third-party password managers by adding biometric protection to its Autofill service for password and payment details on Android.

YouTube rival Rumble accuses Google of unfair practices over video search results
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Rumble, a video sharing platform that competes with YouTube, has accused the search giant of giving preference to YouTube in its search results for videos.

So...Samsung's apparently made artificial humans for CES 2020
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Samsung is set to show off a newfangled technology called NEON at CES 2020. The Samsung-backed project claims to have created artificial humans.

This Samsung-made processor may be even better than the Snapdragon 888
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Google is teasing 'something exciting' for Samsung's Galaxy S20 launch
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
In a surprise move, Google is hyping up Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, with the promise of "something exciting" to come.

Samsung gives Galaxy S20 FE owners early Christmas present with Android 11 update
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Canadian Galaxy S20 owners to get early Christmas present with Android 11 update rolling out December 15
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Samsung is set to roll out the One UI 3.0 update for Telus users in Canada by December 15. Bell and Rogers users should get the update around the same time.

Samsung teased the Galaxy Z Flip during the Oscars' commercial break
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The South Korean gave the world its first official look at its clamshell foldable during the Oscars.

'At least I'm better than Siri,' says leaked Galaxy Home Mini
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
An avalanche of Galaxy Home Mini leaks hit the internet this week, showcasing the Bixby-powered smart speaker in all its glory.

Spotify is running an awesome holiday deal for new and lapsed Premium users
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Spotify's annual holiday promo this time around lets new users get three months of the company's Premium subscription for free or for just $9.99 for lapsed subscribers.

OnePlus Watch to have a circular design like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
A new leak suggests the OnePlus Watch, which recently showed up on an Indonesian certificate site and is expected to launch this year, will sport a circular design.

Adobe database vulnerability exposes personal information of 7.5 million Creative Cloud accounts
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Google is making its search engine smarter
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google says it's pushing one of the biggest updates ever to its search engine, employing the use of machine learning to help it understand your search queries and conversational language better.

Google says all U.S. users should now have RCS enabled
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google has finally completed the rollout of RCS in the U.S., despite the lack of support from carriers.

Google receives $167 million slap on the wrist from French authorities over 'opaque ad rules'
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The French competition regulator has fined Google to the tune of $167 million for seemingly ambiguous rules pertaining to its ads business.

Chrome Canary will soon let you send webpages to your phone via QR code
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's most frequently updated channel for Chrome now generates QR codes to let you share webpages with your mobile phone.

You may soon be able to talk to your phone without an 'OK, Google' every second
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is working on making it easier and more natural to give voice commands to the Google Assistant on your phone by removing the need to say 'OK, Google' before every command.

Crowdsource your phone bill with Visible's new Party Pay option
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Using Party Pay, you can cut your bill by $15 by merely banding up with three other people. Each Party member will receive unlimited talk, text, hotspot, and data as usual.

Thanks, Chrome: resource-intensive ads may soon be blocked by the browser
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
A new addition to the Chrome 80 Canary release allows users to enable "Heavy Ad Intervention", which automatically disables ads that eat up too much of your system's resources.

Gboard will take a page from Gmail, and complete your sentences for you
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
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