Photo editing applications have increased in popularity on Android due to their attempts are making photos standout without heavy lifting. In the recent past, more photo editing applications are embracing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to stand out. The case is no different from Google, although photo editing is not a prime focus to them. Google’s Photos app is getting an update that brings a new photo editing mode. In summary, the latest update adds machine learning-powered smart suggestions and intuitive granular manual photo-editing adjustments. First, Google has added a new tab in the editor that leverages machine learning to…
Author: Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
Google held its final hardware event yesterday, announcing new products from the Pixel team. We finally had a full look at the Pixel 5, which will be retailing at $699 and the Pixel 4a 5G at $499. At such a price, Google Pixel 5 doesn’t try to compete with the typical 2020 flagship phones on hardware. Instead, Google is betting on the camera technology, among other strongholds of the Pixel series. But when it comes to the Pixel Series, the Pixel 5 is the flagship phone to go for in 2020. Pixel 5 is future proof with support for 5G(both…
Facebook Starts Testing a Way to Cross-post across Instagram and Facebook Posting the same content separately on Instagram and Facebook can be tedious. But Facebook laid out plans to help with this at one of its F8 developer F8 conferences in the past. After announcing plans to integrate Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the company is now rolling out a new feature called Accounts Center. Accounts Center is here to make it easy to cross-post across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. The feature is available in Settings across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram. Users will be able to share a story to Instagram…
HMD Global’s stronghold has been a guarantee of two major Android updates, which happens to be a crucial part of Google’s Android One program. Following Google’s official rollout of Android 11, Nokia has announced a summary of its update roadmap. It includes Nokia phones that’ll be updated to Android 11 and when. Nokia Mobile posted the roadmap on briefly on Twitter, deleting the tweet afterward. According to the tweet, the company will first update the Nokia 2.2, 5.3, 8.1, and 8.3 5G before the year closes. Later in Q1 2021, the company will ship Android 11 to the Nokia 1.3,…
Closely following Amazon’s refresh of its HD Fire TV Stick, Roku has also announced an all-new streaming device, and a 2-in-1 streaming device and soundbar named Roku Streambar. The all-new redesigned Roku streaming device, Roku Ultra, now has up to 50% more wireless range than previous versions and Bluetooth support. Roku Ultra can support Doby Vision HDR format, the gold standard in HDR land. It also promises better sound quality courtesy of immersive Dolby Atmos sound in conjunction with supported devices. It can be controlled hands-free using voice commands, either with Alexa and Google Assistant devices or via the included…
Google is about to impose the planned meeting duration to 60 minutes for Google Meet customers under the free tier. As announced in April, Google said it would limit meetings to 60 minutes starting September 30th. The generous window of unlimited call time was announced in April, as Google tried to catch up on the fast rise of Zoom. Starting September 30th, free Google Meet users will have to limit their conference calls to just an hour. Besides, access to some advanced by G Suite and G Suite for Education customers is also going away the same day. Before that…
Amazon hosted its 2020 hardware event yesterday, revealing different products. Among the announcements is the new cloud gaming service called Luna that will be playable across Mac, PC, Fire TV, iPhone, iPad (only via web apps), and Android(not yet supported). Luna will enable gamers to play different games at a low monthly price. It’s a direct competitor to Google’s Stadia and Microsoft’s xCloud. It costs $5.99 a month, but this is an introductory price. Other competing services cost much more, some less. For instance, Google’s stadia costs $9.99 per month while NVIDIA’s GeForce Now costs $4.99, and Xbox Game Pass…
Yesterday Amazon announced updates to some devices under its growing portfolio of hardware devices. One of them was the new upgraded Fire TV Stick streaming device. The latest version costs the same as its predecessor: $39.99. Additionally, there’s also a new cheaply priced Fire TV Stick Lite that costs $29.99. So what’s new in the updated Fire TV Stick? It now has 50 percent more processor power courtesy of a new chip. The Fire TV Stick now includes Dolby Atmos support. Amazon says both the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite have the same processing power, and the…
Android 11 for mobile devices is already out, albeit only to those that own priority devices to some OEMs. That said, the larger portion of the market will have to wait for months, and some may need to buy some new hardware first to enjoy the latest OS. On TVs, Google has started rolling out Android 11 for the big screen — but there’s a high chance you will have to wait longer. Android 11 for TVs doesn’t necessarily include the new features released on the mobile OS. It features new tailored features just for TVs. Major highlights here include…