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Google today announced that it is making the ride services experience in Google Maps even better by offering deeper integration with ride service providers like Uber and Lyft. Up until now, Google Maps displayed the estimated fare of going to a location from Uber and Lyft. Post the new update, Maps will now show a carousel at the bottom to switch between different ride service providers. Each tab of the carousel allows you to select between different vehicles that a particular ride service provider like Uber or Lyft provides while also displaying their estimated fares and the estimated time of arrival for the vehicle....

Google just unveiled the Nexus 5X, the spiritual successor to the Nexus 5. For its modest price tag of $379, the Nexus 5X packs in some decently powerful internals, and even though it might not be as powerful as other smartphones available in the same range, it runs on Marshmallow right out of the box, which is a huge advantage. You can find the complete specs of the LG-made Nexus 5X below....

While the Pixel 6 Pro at time of release was only $100 cheaper ($899) than the $999.99 iPhone 13 Pro, you’re still spending big bucks on either device. To help you make the right buying decision, here are the key reasons why you would want to go with one Pro phone over the other. Specifications You should buy the Google Pixel 6 Pro if… 1. You want fun and experimental camera features The Google Pixel has always been known for its exceptional computational photography, and the 6 Pro’s camera is nothing less....

Manage devices and Refresh The first major and welcome change in this update is the ability to manage all the devices that are connected to your Google account directly from the app. Google Play Music only allows up to 10 Android devices to be connected to your account, after which you will have to go the service’s website to delete some of the old ones and replace them. With the 5....

Google’s official announcement post for Android Lollipop is pretty scarce on all the new features of the latest version of Android. The company only highlights Material Design, the new Notification system and Quick settings in its post. With 5000+ new APIs, a new design language and some major under the hood changes, Android 5.0 Lollipop is definitely the biggest release of Android yet. Besides the changes highlighted by Google, Android 5....

In a nutshell, instead of getting a direct reverse connection back to the C&C server similar to what traditional malware does, this smart malware will jump between third party servers to perform its malicious activity, please take two minutes and watch this [https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/hammertoss_stealthy.html/] short explanatory video from FireEye so you will get a quick overview how the malware works. All right, so the first stage of Hammertoss was to connect to a Twitter looking for a tweet created by the hackers which contains a URL for an image and hashtag as a part of an encryption key....

But forget eBay or Craigslist. Believe it or not, there is actually a sanctuary for old and unwanted electronics that are typically headed for landfills. Read on and see why this warehouse not only supplies Hollywood with historically accurate and perfectly working vintage electronics, it’s also a place where gadgets are repurposed, recycled and given a second lease in life. Meet the Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse Located in Brooklyn, it’s called the Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse and it is Hollywood’s go-to place for finding ancient electronic props and gadgets....

There are many ways for your computer files to disappear forever: accidents, malware, computer malfunctions, the list goes on. And if you don’t back your files up, the consequences can be devastating. So there’s no reason to take chances when Degoo automatically performs encrypted backups. And right now, you can get 50TB of lifetime storage with a Degoo Premium Mega Backup Plan for $239.99 using coupon code DEGOO before July 31....

Many of my favorite childhood memories come from playing little league baseball with my friends and camping at the lake with family. Good times. As a parent, you’ll want to make sure that your kids avoid the “summer slide.” That’s when a student loses some of their academic achievements they gained over the previous school year. Arbordale Publishing is trying to help kids avoid the summer slide by making 25 of its interactive eBooks available for free....

Among the top 3 tech giants — Apple, Microsoft, and Google –the big G is the only one to not have a flagship retail store in New York City. The company had plans to open its first retail store in the city this year, but if a new report from Crain’s New York is to be believed, that plan has now been abandoned. The decision comes even after Google has already spent upwards of $6 million on renovating the 131 Greene St....

LG is not a stranger to a dedicated button for Google Assistant, but Google wants it on even more devices from other companies, too. Google has confirmed that LG and Nokia will be adding a dedicated Google Assistant button to its full lineup of devices, beginning with some recently-announced handsets. For LG, that’s the brand new LG G8 ThinQ, and it will extend to the LG K40 as well. Meanwhile, Nokia is putting a dedicated Google Assistant button on the Nokia 4....

Google has taken a huge step in expanding availability of its content stores and has launched its Play Movies and Play Music services in a plethora of new markets. The Play Movies store has been introduced in 38 new markets and is now available in a total of 63 countries, while Google Play Music has extended into four new countries and is accessible in a total of 25 markets worldwide....

Google Flights, can now alert you when prices for a flight are expected to go uphill. Furthermore, the web app will show how much precisely you’ll save at the moment and in case you haven’t selected a specific time period, Google will intuitively recommend those based on when can you get the cheapest. There’s also a new notification bar which will display tips such as if you modify the dates by a day, you can save “X amount or book alternate airports in the city to get a discount....

The European Commission today slapped Google with a staggering fine of €2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) for using its dominant search position to unfairly promote its own comparison shopping service over its competitors. As per EU’s announcement, Google has to end its unfair conduct within 90 days or it will end up facing a penalty of up to 5% of the average daily worldwide turnover of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. This could translate into an additional fine of up to $15 million a day....

Later today, Samsung is going to announce its first foldable smartphone. The design choice is already expected to be a major shift in the smartphone market starting next year. But a major design change for smartphones could lead to some proper issues for the most popular mobile operating system on the planet, and lead to even more issues with fragmentation. But Google wants to get ahead of the problem, just like it did with the notch design choice that is all over the place right now....

Google Maps is loaded with features that are meant to make commuting easier, and that continues to be the case with the newest update planned for the software. On Tuesday, October 20, Google officially removed the curtain from one of its upcoming updates for Google Maps via its official Lat-Long blog. The announcement outlines an update that will allow users to not only check up on gas prices at stations near them, and pick the one that best suits their wallet’s needs, but also add detours to their trip without actually leaving the Navigation function....

One of Google Assistant’s features helps you relax after exhausting activities by playing soothing sounds, called white noise, on your Nest speaker and other devices with speakers. The company has now rolled back an update to the feature after widespread user complaints. Recently, the search giant changed the white noise sound. People listen to the sounds for hours as they dose off, decompress, or relax. Understandably, the change did not go unnoticed....

Well, iPhone X is something extraordinary, the phone features a unique design and new technology that makes it so perfect. iPhone X was the first smartphone from Apple that features a bezel-less design. Recently a developer who goes by the name Idoidea had created an app that can turn any Android device into an iPhone X. The developer has created an Android app that actually brings the iPhone X’s distinctive camera cutout to Android devices....

Late last week, rumors out of Taiwan came out saying HTC is going to launch a device called the “Butterfly II” that’ll have a 5.2 inch 1080p screen and a Snapdragon 800. Said device is also supposed to be waterproof, like all of Sony’s recent devices. Today, courtesy of PhoneArena, we now have photos of the front of device, kind of. The photos are of the front panel, not of the device itself, but there’s still enough there for us to speculate about the handset....

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn. The Greenwich Village bar was a popular spot — a social space where LGBTQ+ people who felt like they couldn’t go anywhere else could gather. Fifty years ago, U.S. law oppressed LGBTQ people on nearly every level. Disrespect, intolerance, and violence were common. In fact, Stonewall had been raided just a few days earlier. But on that day in June, when police officers behaved aggressively and violently when raiding the club, the patrons fought back....