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Following the web last year and Android in September, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for iOS can now edit Office files. This capability is pitched as bringing the “collaborative and assistive features of Google Workspace to your Microsoft Office files” in a familiar interface. For example, an organization might still receive Word documents from clients and other sources, but otherwise use Google’s productivity tools for all internal work. In coming to mobile, users don’t need to download another app....

Google updated its Google Maps app today for iPhone and iPad with one new feature on top of the usual bug fixes. With version 2.2.0, users can now share their locations directly to Google+ from within the Google Maps iOS app. Tapping the the share button will now provide a “Google +” option and users can also select specific circles to share with before posting. Previously users could only mail, message, or copy a location to the clipboard....

Does anyone believe that these leaks aren’t orchestrated by Google? Today Gizmodo and Engadget both got leaked information about the Nexus One handset from Google. Gizmodo got to play with one and compare it to the iPhone and the Droid. The Nexus One is thinner and lighter than the iPhone with a faster processor and better screen according to Editor, Jason Chen. The results on web browsing speed were pretty close, however, even though the Nexus one has a bigger screen....

Recently, mysterious devices surfaced on Geekbench which goes by the name Google Nocturne. We think it is an upcoming Pixel tablet from the OEM. There is a rumor that this new tab will be called Google Pixel Slate. Some of its specifications are mentioned in the benchmarking website. According to the Alleged Google Pixel Slate GeekBench Listing, the device will run Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box. You can also see it packs 16GB RAM and a dual-core Intel Core i7-8500Y processor....

Great horror movies evoke visceral reactions from their audience, and Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Gerald’s Game for Netflix created one of the goriest, most brutal scenes during the 2010s. Flanagan’s film style is very sleek and creative, with an emphasis on visual imagery that lingers, seared into the minds of those who dare watch his movies. Beyond that, Flanagan has a knack for pulling truly gut-wrenching performances from his actors, and Carla Gugino’s performance as Jessie Burlingame in Gerald’s Game was a prime example of this....

Paramount Pictures continues to release promotional material for its upcoming Ghost in the Shell live-action feature film, adapted from the popular anime/mange series of the same name. Most of the film’s marketing continues to focus on Scarlett Johansson as the movie’s lead character - the Major - as do conversations about Johansson being cast in the role of a previously-Japanese character. Paramount has now released a series of motion posters spotlighting not only the Major, but several other integral characters from Ghost in the Shell....

New teaser images for M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming film Glass recently dropped, the most compelling of which has left fans wondering: what is Bruce Willis’ David Dunn doing locked up in an insane asylum with James McAvoy’s Kevin Wendell Crumb and Samuel L. Jackson’s Mr. Glass? Glass is both a sequel to Shaymalan’s 2017 hit film Split and the conclusion to his superhero trilogy that began with Unbreakable in 2000. In Unbreakable, David Dunn, a Philadelphia-based security guard and family man, survives a tragic train accident without a scratch....

Glass star Sarah Paulson is hoping to get a role in a Marvel movie soon. Marvel Studios is rapidly approaching the first of three releases in 2019 with Captain Marvel, but they are also focused on developing the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s already several known Phase 4 movies in development and each will bring more star power to the franchise. Marvel Studios has shown a great ability in the past to land high-profile talent for their productions and is something that will likely continue as the superhero movie genre remains as popular as it is in Hollywood....

General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced at Code Conference today where Apple’s Jeff Williams spoke that more than a dozen of its 2016 model cars will include support for Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto feature. Specifically, GM will ship CarPlay in 14 Chevrolet-branded cars being released this year including the $15,000 Chevy Spark. We first saw a version of GM’s budget-friendly vehicle sporting a version of CarPlay at WWDC 2014 last year....

My iPhone feels like a much calmer device since I went on a notifications diet, but if you can’t switch off email alerts because you need to know when important ones arrive, Google thinks it may have the solution … The iOS version of the Gmail app now uses AI to figure out which emails are most important to you, and allow you to switch off notifications for the rest....

Money-back guarantee – a promise by a retailer to give you back your money if you are not satisfied with something that you bought – is taken for granted with tangible products and re-packaged intangibles such as the MobileMe box. When it comes to apps, it just seems weird to ask for a refund in the 99-cent economy, many people feel. The Taipei City Government begs to differ, arguing the same rules should apply to digital goods....

Under the latest update of Google Play Store developer policy, Google has implemented a ban on several app categories which include cryptocurrency mining apps and apps that show disrupting ads, as per the Android Police report. As per the new update, Google has prohibited mining apps except those that remotely manage mining of cryptocurrency. Apple recently announced only apps that mine using cloud-based mining will find a place in their store....

Night Sight rolled out to all Pixel phones in November and the results have lived up to the hype. It was compared to the iPhone XS during the Pixel 3’s launch event and Google is now continuing that photography lead with a new advertising campaign. Shared this evening by a product marketing VP at Google, the company is using a side-by-side comparison of the same scene. At right is the Pixel 3 and to the left is a coyly named “Phone X....

In this GET Vs. POST tutorial, you will learn: What is GET? What is POST? Features of GET Features of POST GET Method Example POST Method Example Difference between a GET and POST Advantages of GET Advantages of POST Disadvantages of GET Disadvantages of POST What is POST? POST is a method that is supported by HTTP and depicts that a web server accepts the data included in the body of the message....

A lot of people argue that apps on the Apple Watch are completely and utterly useless —insisting that complications are the true potential behind Apple Watch. However, the app Golf Plus wants to buck that trend by potentially replacing your high-end golf analyzing gear with Apple Watch. The watchOS app will analyze various elements of your swing and provide crucial data on how to improve your swing. It claims the app is very accurate because the Watch is always on your wrist and learns with AI and an internal sensor on the Apple Watch....

What you can do with discussions There’s a lot of things discussions allows you to do, certainly more than the original document commenting system worked. Here’s just a few things you can do with discussions: Mark them as resolved (which hides them from view)Send messages and ask questions using the @emailaddress social-networking style.Send discussion update notifications to your emailReply to discussions via emailDisplay your Google Profile picture next to your commentsTimestamp your commentsOpt out of receiving email alerts...

At the end of last year, Google’s 2FA app got a big iOS update that introduced a redesign and dark theme, as well as bulk account transfers. Google Authenticator can now require Face or Touch ID confirmation before showing your codes. Version 3.2.0 of Authenticator adds Google’s “Privacy Screen” feature. Similar to Drive and Fi, you’ll need to authenticate either via fingerprint or face before the list of 2FA codes show....

The new version of ‘google-cloud-logging’, v3.0 on GitHub, gives Python developers real-time insights into the performance of an application hosted on Google Cloud’s compute infrastructure. The main update to the library is support for Python applications in its serverless environments. SEE: Cloud computing: Spreading the risk with the multicloud approach “Previous versions of google-cloud-logging supported only App Engine and Kubernetes Engine,” Google explains in a blogpost. “Users reported that the library would occasionally drop logs on serverless environments like Cloud Run and Cloud Functions....

The new service has been released in the US, and is available to users who visit the www.google.com/talk page using their Apple device. Users must sign into their Google account, and that’s it – the service runs within the browser. The Google team explains there are a few differences between the way Google Talk works on an iPhone and a Mac, principally due to the iPhone’s lack of support for background processes: “In order to receive instant messages with Google Talk on your iPhone, the application needs to be open in your Safari browser....

Over the past several years, now retired filmmaker George Lucas has been trying to build a museum for his extensive art collection, which not only includes about 10,000 paintings and illustrations, but also memorabilia from films - including Star Wars. As far back as 2009, he was trying to get the project approved for his hometown of San Francisco, but received pushback for wanting to construct it in the city’s historic park....