News and notes on the latest from Google.
Google has a slew of great products and services that help make our lives much easier. From Gmail to Maps to Chrome, what’s your favorite Google service? Vote in the poll below.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock all this time, I’m sure you’ve seen or at least heard of by now the recent study conducted by researches at the University of Toledo in which everyone is freaking out about. Apparently, the blue light people encounter—from laptops, televisions, phones, and even the sun itself—prompts a chemical reaction that kills photoreceptor cells thus damaging your eyesight and slowly making you blind when you reach your 50s or 60s. Fortunately, all is not lost, and there are several things that you can do to reduce the blue light emitted from your tech devices. Biohackers Lab has created a useful guide for techies who want to test blue light filter levels.
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Google Express is Google’s own delivery service where you can shop from stores like Walmart, Target, Costco, and others. The store selection was a bit limited, but now Google has added some new ones to its list.
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Google recently announced Smart Displays with the Google Assistant. These didn’t come from Google but came from Lenovo, JBL, and LG. Now, according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review, Google is planning to announce another Smart Display—made by Google itself.
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OnePlus sells all its phones online and unlocked. They’ve started making their way to regular retail by setting up “experience zones” in India and partnering with the carrier O2 in the UK. But according to a report from CNET, OnePlus is going to partner with T-Mobile in the US to sell the OnePlus 6T.
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Recently, Google rolled out an update to Phone, Contacts, and Duo adding Material Theme. Now, it’s time for Android Messages to get its treatment, along with a sweet dark mode.
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Motorola had a different approach to design. It was unique and set itself apart from the competition. However, it still lagged behind its competitors. Now, at an event in China, Motorola launched the iPhone X P30, with a color variant that it copied from Huawei.
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Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app, which, as of right now, only lets you access your Android phone’s recent photos, was in testing for Windows Insiders since last month, but starting today, it’s now available to everyone running Windows 10 (April 2018 update) and Android 7.0 (Nougat) or up.
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Google has a service called Google Fit that helps you achieve and measure fitness goals. Now, Google is reportedly working on “Google Coach” which aims to take it to the next level.
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Recently, Google rolled out an update to both its Phone and Contacts apps, adding Material Theme. Now, it’s time for Google Duo to get its treatment, though it is not entirely about the looks this time around.
