The Google Nest Hub smart display has landed in Singapore - at long last adding convenience to home automation with a 7-inch touchscreen interface. The Google Nest Hub, previously called the Google Home Hub, has rivals like the Amazon Echo Show and the Facebook Portal - neither of which have
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The media has been quick to jump on the catastrophic string of events that followed US President Donald Trump's inclusion of Chinese tech giant Huawei onto the "Entity List". First Google, with the looming threat of blockage of access to its vital Android and Google suite services; Intel, Qualcomm and
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Just a week after Google's landmark announcement of its Stadia cloud gaming and integration service, Apple debuted its Arcade game subscription service at its Cupertino headquarters. [caption id="attachment_135269" align="alignnone" width="2898"] The unveiling of Apple Arcade. Image: Apple[/caption] The big revelation at the first major event this year by the tech
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Just launched globally, Google has announced the availability of the Pixel 3 (SGD 1,249/USD 799/GBP 739) and Pixel 3 XL (SGD1,399/USD 899/GBP 839) smartphones here in Singapore at an event earlier today. The two new phones retain the characteristic two-tone finish but are a step up from the previous generation
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Just earlier, it was revealed that Google's upcoming Android update will be named Android Pie. It has, until now, been referred to as Android P due to the company's policy of using alphabetically sequential product name initials. [caption id="attachment_133492" align="alignleft" width="1371"] The Android Pie statue, unveiled at the Google Campus.
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After a decisive showing from Google's current smartphone lineup, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the tech giant is expected to be preparing to release a new generation of mobile devices. Expected to be known as the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, the latest in Google's lineup of
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Just yesterday, Google made a series of announcements about a series of updates to its plethora of services. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4630&v=ogfYd705cRs Hardware Gets Beefed Google AI gets beefed with new hardware. New 3rd Generation TPUs are 8x more powerful than the previous generation, potentially enhancing Google’s native products, and increasing the potential
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The Google Home and Home Mini were launched in Singapore just about a week ago, after having the Home Mini in my bedroom for the past 2 weeks, here's what I have to say about the small, smart, and rather cute device. Design, Hardware & Performance The Home Mini retails
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It's been 16 months since the Google Home was first released in the United States and after a long anticipated wait, it's here in Singapore. You might ask why this took so long, I mean it's just a change of plugs right? Wrong. Google emphasises that the sets of the
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Google’s Home Max is the latest addition to their line of smart speakers. This new smart speaker system comes with a steep price tag of about SGD525. This puts it in direct competition up against Apple’s recently released HomePod. The Home Max has been positioned as a premium smart speaker
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Never able to find time to read books in the midst of your busy schedule? Or do you already love listening to audiobooks on the go? Whichever it is, you'll appreciate the launch of Google's audiobook service through Google Play Store, available in 45 countries and 9 languages (English, German,
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With both feet high and dry in 2018, VR Zone looks back on 2017, which as been a very exciting year for phone launches. These have ranged from the hotly-anticipated to the pleasantly-surprising. If you're still overwhelmed (and slightly lost) by all the phones launched last year, fret not. In
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Google's robust application, Google Photos is about to get some new sharing features its way, namely, Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries, and Photo Books. Suggested Sharing Suggested Sharing will use artificial intelligence, more specifically, machine learning to give you suggestions as to who you might want to share your photos with
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In its biggest update yet, Google Earth adds new features and overhauls its interface. (more…)
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The National Museum of Singapore is worth the visit no matter what time of year. However, now is as good a time as any with their latest endeavour. Teaming up with Google and app creator GuidiGo, you can explore the museum with AR. Not all of it mind, this is
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Eric Feinberg may have caused YouTube's ad crisis. He also has a patented solution. (more…)
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The latest update to Google Maps can help users when parking their cars. (more…)
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There are a few milestones that Youtubers can look forward to in their career. Of course, getting anyone to watch your content is already a massive achievement, but there are rewards from Youtube. At 100,000 subscribers, you get a silver play button. Once you hit a million, you get a
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The folks over at 9To5Google have published a new report on this year’s Pixel smartphones, claiming that the 2017 Pixel smartphones from Google will not include a 3.5mm headphone jack. The info apparently comes from an internal Google document that 9To5Google was able to access. The actual document hasn’t been
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