Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google Photos can now search for text that appears in user images with its optical character recognition filter — Google Lens has a powerful optical character recognition (OCR) filter that can pull text from any image. Available in Google Photos, the backup service this month is adding the ability to search
Read MoreSave big on the Surface Book 2, Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6. Save up to 0 on Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Have you ever spotted one of these people walking around town with a speaker in their backpack, obnoxiously bumping tunes nobody else in their vicinity likes? Well, for $20 bucks, you, too, can be that person. Amazon is currently
Read MoreOne of the latest updates to the Apple Watch included FDA-approved ECG monitoring, and it made waves in both the consumer and medical communities. Many people thought this was impossible. Some were worried about false positives. But most were excited about the potential good that a widely used device with an ECG monitor might be
Read MoreFor lugging a laptop and other tech gear, the choice is more contentious than we thought. Backpacks vs. shoulder bags: Laptop commuters take sides – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung’s new Note phones pack in new features with style. Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus look incredible – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeading back to school this fall? Consider bringing a couple of these handy smart devices with you. 11 great gadgets that can smarten up a dumb dorm room – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt seems a bit unfair to pile on a product that has already been roundly criticized for its security vulnerabilities. But when that product is a device that is ostensibly deployed to keep one’s family and belongings safe, it’s plenty fair. And when that device is an alarm system that can be defeated by a
Read MoreErrors in cellphone location data have prompted authorities in Denmark to review 10,700 court cases to see if flawed evidence lead to incorrect convictions. The New York Times reports that the issues date back in 2012, and consist of two bugs. The first relates to how raw data from phone companies is converted into evidence
Read MoreBitcoin and gold have been compared many times, but while the precious metal is reportedly set to suffer its worst week in almost five months, the cryptocurrency’s price recovered from a drop earlier this week and is now hovering well above the $10,000 mark. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin started the month of August trading below
Read MoreLauren Debter / Forbes: A look at the life of Patrick Byrne, whose interests in blockchain and transforming Africa, among others, often overshadowed those of Overstock.com shareholders — On Thursday, Patrick Byrne, the founder and longtime CEO of former e-tailing giant Overstock.com, resigned … A look at the life of Patrick Byrne, whose interests in
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When Instagram first hit the news this week, it was over a hoax. A host of celebrities had posted to their timelines a battered image declaring that Instagram would soon make our deleted photos and messages public, and use them against us in court, unless we created
Read MorePolice offers in one district will be given Samsung smartphones which can be docked in their cars. | Image: Samsung Police in Chicago’s West Side 11th district are piloting Samsung DeX as a replacement for their existing in-car computer systems, the Chicago Police Department and Samsung announced this week. Officers will have a Samsung Galaxy
Read MoreWithout the proper precautions in place during storm season, businesses, especially smaller ones, that are hit by bad weather can potentially face massive data loss if their sites are compromised. Companies can spend months working to reconstruct documents, billing information and records — especially if that information only existed in one location. Planning for how to
Read MoreSnap changed social media — and Venice, Calif. — for good. What’s next? Snapchat’s Disappearing Act Leaves Venice Beach Searching for Its Future Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Faraday used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 22
Read MoreThe blockchain-mad CEO of online retailer Overstock has stepped down amid a confession that he was romantically involved with a suspected Russian spy. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne issued a letter to shareholders yesterday explaining his decision. He will no longer serve as CEO or sit on its board of directors, effective immediately. Byrne has taken
Read MoreGoogle has announced a new initiative that aims to “fundamentally enhance privacy on the web.” The proposal — dubbed “Privacy Sandbox” — is a stab at preventing extensive tracking of users on the web through cookies and other methods like tracking pixels and browser and device fingerprinting. In creating a new standard that puts users
Read MoreMotorola launched its One Action phone in India today, with a dedicated wide-angle action camera. The brand, which once dominated India‘s mid-range segment with its G series of phones, has only just launched its third phone for the year in the country. The phone starts at Rs 13,999 ($195), and has pretty standard budget-phone specifications.
Read MoreMany everyday objects make some noise as a side effect of their day job, so some of us hack would them into music instruments that can play a song or two. It’s fun, but it’s been done. YouTube channel [Device Orchestra] goes far beyond a device buzzing out a tune – they are full fledged
Read MoreGoogle is also giving the Android logo a more modern look. Android Q quits sweet naming tradition. Is now Android 10 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe grand prize includes a turntable, powered speakers and a Bluetooth speaker. Enter for your chance to win* a Fluance audio system – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Loke Hale / Tubefilter: Report: Facebook has pushed Instagram into doubling the number of ads since last year; Instagram is testing two back-to-back ads in Stories — Instagram is about to get even more ads. — Beginning this week, the platform is running a test with what it told AdWeek is a “small percentage”
Read MoreThe Marvel-themed area will be launching in 2020. Disneyland's 'Avengers Campus' theme park unveiled at D23 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTune in to Disney’s biggest fan expo! How to livestream D23 expo: Disney, Marvel panel schedule – CNET Source: CNet
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