by LMC | Oct 7, 2016 | allo, android, Business Info, chat, duo, gadgetry, gadgets, gear, google, hangouts, Internet, messaging, mobile, services |
This isn’t that surprising, Google has said that it will focus on making Hangouts more of a business app and after December 1st, users will be able to download it from the Play Store. Meanwhile cross-platform Duo is geared more towards the masses with a simpler...
by LMC | Oct 7, 2016 | amazon, amazonfresh, amazonprime, gear, services |
Amazon has cut the price of an AmazonFresh membership down to just $14.99 a month as long as you also subscribe to Prime. For that, you’ll be entitled to unlimited grocery deliveries in the locations where the service operates, including Boston, Seattle and San...
by LMC | Oct 7, 2016 | ai, engadgetpodcast, gadgetry, gadgets, gaming, gear, google, googleassistant, googlehome, googlenow, mobile, nexus, pixel, pixelxl, playstation, playstationvr, podcast, psvr, services, sony, theengadgetpodcast, virtualreality, vr |
Managing editor Dana Wollman and senior editor Devindra Hardawar join host Terrence O’Brien to dig through all the big Google news from the week, including the launch of the Pixel phones. Plus they take a brief detour to talk about what makes the PlayStation VR...
by LMC | Oct 7, 2016 | dating, gear, Internet, onlinedating, romance, services, tinder, tinderboost |
“There are plenty more fish in the sea,” the saying goes. But what if you’re one of those millions, nay billions of fish swimming around, hoping for a little attention? What’s the best way to stand out? Well, there’s now Tinder Boost...
by LMC | Oct 6, 2016 | acquisition, Apple, buyout, culture, disney, google, Internet, salesforce, services, social, twitter |
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff downplayed his company’s interest in Twitter during an interview with CNBC yesterday as well. The chief executive said that while he considers a lot of potential acquisitions, he ultimately decides to pass on most of them. Benioff...
by LMC | Oct 6, 2016 | ai, app, bots, chatbots, duolingo, education, gear, language, learning, services, software |
Right now, you can only interact with the chatbots via text, but the company does have plans to add spoken conversations in the future. Duolingo gave these bots a bit of personality to make them more like real people and created them to be flexible with the answers...
