In a blog post today, Google announced predictive flight notifications for Google Assistant within Google Flights. The former is Google’s voice interacting virtual assistant, while Flights is the company’s travel commerce service that tracks and allows users to find flights. Alongside proactive notifications, Assistant and Flights are also gaining new search filters, more detailed pricing information, and other abilities: “Whether you’re coming off a holiday high or in need of relaxation after all the hustle and bustle, the beginning of the new year is a prime time to think about your next trip,” Richard Holden, vice president of product management at Google, wrote in a blog post....

Google Cloud Vision API is an artificial intelligence solution that can be leveraged by developers. With the tool, dev’s can use the API to create labels for images. Google’s AI is trained to detect landmarks, logos, and faces. On Thursday, Google sent an email to developers telling them Cloud Vision will no longer use “gendered labels”. As reported by Business Insider, the API will now start labelling people in images with “non-gendered” labels....

The beta has been available in select markets since last month, and now millions more will get a chance to use the app. Essentially, it helps users to clear space by deleting duplicate photos and rarely used apps. However, it also goes further than that. Files Go finds low-resolution thumbnails, large videos, caches, and more. It also lets users backup their files to Google Drive and share files without using mobile data....

According to Google data, users are using credentials that have previously been compromised. The company studied password login behavior from 670,000 users who used the company’s Password Checkup Chrome extension. Those users logged into websites using the tool a total of 21 million times. If you’re unfamiliar with Password Checkup extension, it allows users to see if their credentials have been breached previously. To check the data, Google leverages a password database showing past breaches....

June 26, 2017 6:14 pm CEST: Graphics card prices have skyrocketed across the world due to a boom in cryptocurrency mining. It’s an effect that was seen before with the beginnings of Bitcoin, but that quickly faded due to the rise of ASIC hardware. However, that specialized hardware is less applicable to Ethereum,which recently experienced a boom. The result is a shortage of certain graphics cards across the world. Basic economics dictates that with that lack of supply and high demand, prices rise significantly....

After prompting a reset of the crypto exchange account, attackers set a rule to send the confirmations to a Gmail address controlled by them. As forwarding rules are hidden behind several sub-menus, it would be difficult to notice. “The hackers also had access to my inbox allowing them to password reset my Kraken.com account and withdrawal [sic] my Bitcoin,” user Jevon Ritmeester told Motherboard. “I think Microsoft talks about this way to lightly [sic] about this leak and I think there are a lot of users who have suffered damage in one way or another as there is a lot of sensitive information in an inbox....

MP4 is a universally popular video format to get high-quality visuals and compatibility across multiple platforms and devices. But it doesn’t work well with QuickTime and other popular Apple players. Because of this, many users prefer converting MP4 videos to MOV. The latter is a standard format developed by Apple for QuickTime players. What makes MOV so useful is its compatibility with both Windows and macOS platforms. In this article, we will show you how to convert MP4 to MOV without going through any tech-savvy procedure....

1 How to copy and paste images on a Chromebook / ChromeOS2 How to copy and paste videos on a Chromebook / ChromeOS3 How to copy a full web page on a Chromebook / ChromeOS4 How to see the last five things you copied on a Chromebook / ChromeOS5 Extra: How to Take a Screenshot on Chromebooks / ChromeOS / CloudReady Like on other systems, on Chromebooks, you also can copy specific text sections, complete documents, entire web pages, photos, and videos using a copy-and-paste feature....

1 Windows 11: Disable Snap Assist via Settings2 Windows 11: Disable Windows Snap in Control Panel3 Disable Window Snapping in Windows 11 via Registry4 Extra: How to Disable Snap Layouts on the Maximize Button Why you might want to disable Windows snap assist The main reason you’d want to do this is if you already use a third-party solution for Window snapping that has more options or conflicts with the default Windows 10 behavior....

1 How to Embed a YouTube Video in PowerPoint Using Code2 How to Insert a YouTube Video in PowerPoint Using a URL Though you can add a plain hyperlink to your presentation to open in the browser, that doesn’t look particularly professional. Instead, it makes sense to embed your video in PowerPoint so you can play it directly from the application. As an added benefit, the video’s thumbnail will appear for a more beautiful design....

1 How to Remap your Keyboard in Windows 11 with PowerToys2 The Best Freeware Tools to Move and Remap Keys3 How to Make Emoji on Your Keyboard or Start Programs with a Shortcut PowerToys: A great key remapper from Microsoft For this purpose, we’ll be using a Microsoft-published tool called PowerToys. PowerToys is an application designed to help you get more out of your PC, and that includes the ability to remap your keyboard....

1 How to take screenshots on Chromebooks using a hotkey2 How to take a partial screenshot on Chromebooks using a hotkey3 How to take a screenshot of a window on Chromebooks using a hotkey4 How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook using “Quick Settings”5 How to use the Chrome OS screenshot toolbar6 How to take a screenshot on CloudReady (ChromeOS for PC/Mac)7 Where to find saved screenshots on your Chromebook...

First, though, you may want to check what version your OS is currently running. It could be that Microsoft automatically upgraded you to Windows 10 20H1 without you noticing. To do so, open System Information from the Start Menu. Under the “Version” tab, check your build. If you’re on the Windows 10 May 2020 update, it will read Windows 10 2004, Windows 10 20H1, or Build 19041. If you’re still on an older version, that’s quite normal....

However, the release of that number spurred some investigation from The Information. It turns out Snap Inc. ordered more of the glasses after initial demand, meaning there are hundreds of thousands still sitting in Chinese warehouses. For the unfamiliar, Spectacles allow the user to capture and share PoV images and video straight from a pair of glasses. They offer up to 100 snaps from one charge, and a case that can hold up to dour charges....

It’s worth noting, however, that this isn’t available through the usual channels. To gain access, you have to be on the Skip Ahead option of Windows 10’s Fast Ring. The addition was announced by employee Dave_MSFT on Reddit, alongside the screenshot you see above. The prevalence of this functionality will depend on your region. U.S. users should be good, but those in some European countries, Japan, and Austrailia may be out of luck....

Most business manager out there have probably been scheduling Instagram posts for some time. However, they have needed to use third-party tools to do that. For example, solutions that send out notifications to remind you to post at a pre-determined time. This is the first time the ability to schedule posts has been baked into the native Instagram experience. Interestingly, the new feature does not support the scheduling of ads....

For what it’s worth, while touchless mobile tech seems distant, around 0.9 percent of the current OS market is held by KaiOS, a company that makes non-touch software for phones. That’s a small amount for sure, but consider two things: 9 percent is more market share than Microsoft, for all you still rocking Windows Phone handsets There are billions of mobile devices in the wild, 0.9 percent still represents a lot of hardware...

Android Authority reports there are forums in Korea that are showing evidence of Samsung Game Optimizing Service (GOS) is throttling over 10,000 apps. You may remember last year, OnePlus was found to be doing the same to improve battery life on its devices. Samsung’s reason seems to be different as the company is accused of throttling apps simply to improve game performance. All the affected apps are listed in this Excel file, although this is not a checked file so download at your own risk....

A number of Google employees resigned, and chief executive Diane Greene assured those remaining that it was worth a measly $9 million. Reports now suggest that figure was not entirely forthcoming. According to emails obtained by The Intercept, Google’s business development arm expected the revenue to grow from the initial $15 million to $250 million a year. “Total deal $25-$30M, $15M to Google over the next 18 months,” said Google’s Cloud head scientist Dr....

Let’s start with the IdeaPad S540, which has been upgraded to feature Intel’s 8th Gen Core i7 or AMD’s Ryzen 7 3700U processors. There is also a configuration option for Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 discrete graphics cards. Elsewhere, the IdeaPad S540 looks slimmed down compared to its previous generation, mostly thanks to bezels that are now 25 percent thinner. Lenovo has also drafted in some of its premium laptop features, such as a privacy guard for the webcam....