Google Lens in Pixel smartphones is now able to recognize photos and depictions of well-known people like actresses, celebrities, and politicians. It’s not clear when the ability to recognize celebrities was added to Lens in Google Assistant. The feature was identified during Lens tests conducted by VentureBeat this week. Google did not respo…Read More
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Google isn’t honoring Pixel’s warranty, so we’re suing, customers say
The same San Francisco law firm that recently settled arbitration claims against LG over the “bootloop” issue has now filed a new proposed class-action lawsuit against Google. This time, the firm is alleging manufacturing defects in the microphone on Pixel and Pixel XL handsets. The firm’s clients—Patricia Weeks of Florida and Waleed Anbar of California—say […]
Lawsuit claims Google ‘knowingly sold’ Pixels with microphone issues
Shortly after Google released its first branded smartphones in 2016, the Pixel and Pixel XL, some early adopters reported a microphone issues. While they were fixed in phones produced later, the problems disabled all three mics on the devices and often cropped up at odd times, like when holding the devices in different ways or […]
Texas Instruments’ New Headlights Dazzle With a Million Pixels
Too bad federal regulations won’t allow the cool tech on American roads. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a59047921e2e34351ef9ea0/master/pass/headlights-635716846.jpg
‘Significant Zero’ and ‘Blood Sweat and Pixels’ Review: Taking On Game Development, and the Demon That Is “Crunch”
Two recent books take readers into the pressure cooker that videogame development can so often become. https://media.wired.com/photos/59cd8cdf1609f048a8833574/master/pass/VideoGameBook-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Apple TV 4K Adds Pixels, HDR for $179
The latest streaming box from Apple finally gets 4K support, with iTunes content to match. https://media.wired.com/photos/59b82048a7fd305ba3a6b092/master/pass/AppleTVHP-846098426-(1).jpg Feed: All Latest
Google might announce the next-gen Pixels on October 5th
If you need to see Google’s next-gen Pixels before deciding whether to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, don’t worry — you might only need to wait for a few more weeks. Evan Blass, known for his accurate mobile leaks, has tweeted that Google will be revealing the second generation of its Pixel handsets on […]
Imagine a world where every Android phone has the Google Pixel’s camera
I’ve made no secret of my deep and passionate love affair with the camera inside Google’s Pixel. The phone itself is nothing special, but the pictures I take with it are a whole new level of awesome that I’ve never previously experienced with any mobile device. So spending the week at Mobile World Congress in […]
Google Pixel’s Assistant AI upgraded for smart home control
At Google I/O last May, the tech giant announced its own voice-powered hub to rival Amazon’s Echo: the Home, which would be powered by their AI helper, Assistant. The Siri-like software was promoted as a standard feature on the search titan’s first phone, the Pixel, which came out later in fall. But Google announced a […]