Topic: future features

  • Android 16 QPR3 Brings 'Screen Automation' to Pixel 10

    Android 16 QPR3 Brings 'Screen Automation' to Pixel 10

    Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 introduces a new "Screen automation" permission, strongly indicating Google is developing a mobile version of its Gemini AI's "computer use" feature for Pixel phones. The permission would allow approved apps, currently only the Google app, to view and interact with other ap...

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  • Kayak Co-Founder Launches Supercal to Challenge Calendly

    Kayak Co-Founder Launches Supercal to Challenge Calendly

    Supercal is a new, completely free scheduling platform founded by Paul English, designed to compete with established tools like Calendly by offering robust features without cost. Its standout feature is AI-powered group scheduling that scans multiple calendars to find suitable meeting times, book...

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  • Ladder's New Workout App Adds Nutrition Tracking

    Ladder's New Workout App Adds Nutrition Tracking

    The fitness technology sector is evolving with AI-driven nutrition tracking becoming standard, as new and established apps enhance dietary monitoring tools. Ladder introduced an integrated nutrition feature that allows users to log meals via photos, barcodes, or voice, providing macronutrient est...

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  • YC-Backed Poly Launches AI-Powered Cloud File Storage

    YC-Backed Poly Launches AI-Powered Cloud File Storage

    Poly is an AI-powered cloud storage platform that helps users organize and find files using a natural language assistant, offering 100GB of free storage to stand out in the market. The startup pivoted from generating 3D assets to focus on solving file organization challenges after securing $8 mil...

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  • Google's Pixel Chargers Get Firmware Updates

    Google's Pixel Chargers Get Firmware Updates

    Google's Pixelsnap wireless chargers will soon receive firmware updates via the Pixel Stand app, enabling ongoing performance, compatibility, and security improvements. Code in the latest Pixel Stand app reveals new firmware management features, including version checks and status messages, thoug...

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  • Sora Arrives on Android in the US, Canada, and More

    Sora Arrives on Android in the US, Canada, and More

    Sora AI video generator is now available on Android in several countries, expanding its reach after a successful iOS launch and aiming to significantly increase global downloads. The app includes features like "Cameos" for personalized videos and a social feed for sharing, positioning it as a com...

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  • Social Channel Insights in Search Console: Boost Your SEO & Social Strategy

    Social Channel Insights in Search Console: Boost Your SEO & Social Strategy

    Google is testing a new "Social Channel Insights" feature in Search Console, integrating social media performance data to show how social activity influences search discovery and traffic. This development reflects a broader consumer shift, as many users now begin their research on social media, m...

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  • Discover Our Cutest Collection's First Features

    Discover Our Cutest Collection's First Features

    Early access to new features is available through distinct channels: Java Edition uses snapshots via the launcher, while Bedrock Edition uses previews or beta builds. All content in these early builds is under active development and subject to change, with player feedback being actively solicited...

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  • TikTok Shop Takes on Amazon and eBay with Digital Gift Cards

    TikTok Shop Takes on Amazon and eBay with Digital Gift Cards

    TikTok Shop has launched digital gift cards for its U.S. marketplace, strategically timing the release for the holiday season to compete with major e-commerce platforms like Amazon and eBay. The feature offers highly personalized, animated cards for various occasions, with funds instantly added t...

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  • Amazon Echo Show Review: 5 Pros and 3 Cons

    Amazon Echo Show Review: 5 Pros and 3 Cons

    Amazon has launched new Echo Show smart displays with the AZ3 Pro processor, offering sleeker designs, more responsive screens, and faster performance as central hubs for smart homes, though full-screen ads may deter some users. The Echo Show 8 and 11 models differ mainly in screen size and price...

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  • Why Your Amazon Driver's Smart Glasses Are a Good Thing

    Why Your Amazon Driver's Smart Glasses Are a Good Thing

    Amazon's smart delivery glasses are designed specifically for delivery drivers, using AI and machine learning to enhance efficiency and safety during package deliveries. The glasses feature a heads-up display that provides navigation, package identification, and obstacle alerts, allowing drivers ...

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  • WhatsApp for Apple Watch is finally here

    WhatsApp for Apple Watch is finally here

    WhatsApp has officially launched a dedicated Apple Watch app, enabling users to receive call notifications, read full message threads, and send voice messages directly from their wrist. The app enhances user interaction by allowing emoji reactions, improved image and sticker clarity, and maintain...

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  • MoviePass Launches Mogul Fantasy League to the Public

    MoviePass Launches Mogul Fantasy League to the Public

    Mogul, a fantasy film studio platform by MoviePass, is now publicly available, allowing users to manage a virtual studio by drafting actors, directors, and films to earn points based on real-world performance. Players start with a budget of "Mogul Coin" to build their team, with strategic decisio...

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  • Amazon Drivers Are Getting Smart Glasses: Here's Why It's a Win

    Amazon Drivers Are Getting Smart Glasses: Here's Why It's a Win

    Amazon has introduced smart glasses for delivery drivers, utilizing AI and computer vision to enhance safety and efficiency by providing a hands-free tool tailored to its delivery network's needs. The glasses feature a heads-up display that shows delivery addresses, package counts, and walking di...

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  • Adobe's New iPhone Camera App Uses Computational Photography

    Adobe's New iPhone Camera App Uses Computational Photography

    Adobe launched "Project Indigo", a free iPhone camera app using computational photography to produce professional-quality images, available for iPhone 12 Pro and newer models without requiring an Adobe account. The app merges multiple shots to reduce noise and enhance dynamic range, offering ma...

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  • Quantum Tech Surge: Major Companies Unveil Innovations

    Quantum Tech Surge: Major Companies Unveil Innovations

    The final quarter of the year is a period of significant activity in quantum computing, featuring both incremental advances and major architectural shifts that are essential for future scalable systems. IBM has introduced a new quantum processor, codenamed Loon, designed to host error-corrected l...

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  • Meta's VR Smart TV: The Future of Home Entertainment

    Meta's VR Smart TV: The Future of Home Entertainment

    Meta's Horizon TV app transforms home entertainment by bringing a familiar smart TV interface into virtual reality, aiming to attract audiences beyond traditional gamers and make VR a mainstream platform. The app features content from partners like Amazon Prime Video and YouTube but lacks major s...

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  • Crafting a Spherical Minecraft World: A How-To Guide

    Crafting a Spherical Minecraft World: A How-To Guide

    Blocky Planet is a tech demo I created in the Unity game engine that attempts to map Minecraft’s cubic voxels onto a spherical planet. And just for fun — let’s look at a small blocky planet before and after applying any spherical projection. Cube net representing the way sector faces are joined in Blocky Planet (think of this as an unrolled cube). That concludes the discussion of the more structural aspects of making a spherical blocky planet. But as we’ve seen many times now, nothing is ever ea...

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  • Destiny 2's Exotic Armor Changes: Everything You Need to Know

    Destiny 2's Exotic Armor Changes: Everything You Need to Know

    The Destiny 2 Renegades expansion launches on December 2, 2025, featuring a return to Mars, new activities, a Blaster weapon category, and system improvements like carryover Seasonal Power and increased vault space. Bungie has updated 18 Exotic armor pieces, with Hunter changes including enhanced...

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  • AT&T's AI Screens Calls Using Your History to Block Spam

    AT&T's AI Screens Calls Using Your History to Block Spam

    AT&T is piloting a network-based AI call screener that acts as a digital receptionist, using call patterns and user settings to filter out spam and robocalls. The AI assistant answers unknown calls to verify legitimacy, can connect urgent calls or take messages, and allows users to monitor intera...

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  • Helldivers 2 to Get RuneScape-Style Long-Term Updates, No Sequel Planned

    Helldivers 2 to Get RuneScape-Style Long-Term Updates, No Sequel Planned

    Helldivers 2 will not have a sequel and will instead be supported as a long-term, evolving game, inspired by enduring titles like RuneScape. The developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, aims to continuously expand the game with new content and features to make it a "forever game," with strong support f...

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