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Facebook’s Messenger Platform 2.1 brings natural language, bot-to-human handovers and more
Facebook Inc. has launched Messenger Platform 2.1, which includes a slew of new features that will make it easier for businesses and developers to reach new and existing customers. With more than 1.2 billion people using Facebook Messenger each month, the company is constantly looking at new ways to encourage businesses to use the platform and ...
Latest Windows 10 Insider Build brings cross-device web browsing, new Cortana voice commands and more
Microsoft Corp. has announced its latest Windows 10 Build for Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Build 16251 brings new features like cross-device web-browsing between phones and personal computers, new voice commands for Cortana and more. The latest build comes two weeks after Build 16241, which introduced improvements for mixed reality and a password reset feature, ...
Facebook Live 360 gets 4K and VR support, automatic stabilization and more
With Facebook Inc. betting big on virtual reality, it’s not surprising that the company has announced support for 4K resolution for Live 360 streams and the ability to watch these videos in a VR headset. This update for Live 360, which Facebook released to all users in March, comes just two weeks after the company ...
Apple releases iOS 11 beta 4 sports new app icons, prevents automatic connection to bad Wi-Fi networks and more
Coinciding with the release of the final Android O Developer Preview 4, Apple Inc. Monday announced the latest developer preview for its operating system. Apple’s fourth iOS 11 developer beta comes just two weeks after the previous release and with it a host of new features and updates. If you downloaded the previous betas, you ...
Final Android O Developer Preview 4 is out: How to download it and use the latest features
The final name for the Android operating system may remain up in the air — Oreo and Oatmeal Cookie are current favorites — but not the OS itself: Google Inc. Monday announced the fourth and final developer preview of Android O. Developer Preview 4 contains “near-final system images” and is unlikely to change greatly between ...
Google rolls out Play Protect to better protect Android devices
Google Inc. is rolling out Play Protect, the company’s latest tool to help protect users from malicious apps to Android users. Google Play Protect combines various Android security tools, like app scanning, previously known as Verify Apps, browser protection and an antitheft feature in the form of Google’s Find My Device app. Google Play Protect ...
Samsung’s Bixby Voice finally arrives in the U.S.: How to get started and what it can do
After launching its artificial-intelligence assistant in March, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has faced significant delays getting Bixby Voice to the U.S. market. Those delays are no more. The company announced Wednesday that following an opt-in beta test in the U.S., which helped Samsung improve the AI assistant, Bixby Voice will start rolling out to all ...
Google launches Hire, a recruiting app for small and medium-sized businesses
Google Inc. introduced a new recruiting tool called Hire Tuesday that will help small and medium-sized businesses with the recruitment process. Hire is integrated with G Suite apps such as Calendar and Gmail and provides businesses with an end-to-end applicant-tracking service. The launch of Hire comes a few months after the website was first spotted. At that ...
Reported specs for Samsung’s Galaxy Note8, set to launch next month
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced that it will launch its next phablet, the Galaxy Note8, next month. An exact date for the launch wasn’t provided, but DJ Koh, mobile chief for Samsung, told reporters in Taiwan that the launch event would take place at the end of August. Rumors point to a launch date ...
Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview: password reset feature, improvements for mixed reality and more
Microsoft Corp. has released the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Build 16241 details the new features and improvements we can expect from the Fall Creators Update. Build 16241 includes mixed reality improvements, update delivery options, password reset and more. The company has also opened its final “bug ...