How to use Google Assistant on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
It’s finally here. After months of waiting, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 owners can finally access Google Assistant directly from their wrists. The voice assistant doesn’t simply appear automatically, though, so you’ll need to jump through a few hoops to activate it. But don’t fret; the process is involved but definitely worth the effort. Read on to learn how to use Google Assistant on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
- Open the Play Store on your Galaxy Watch 4, then scroll down to the My Apps button. Tap it.
- You should see Assistant has a pending update. Tap Update beneath it to update the app.
- Once the update completes, tap Open.
- Tap Get started to begin Assistant’s set up on your Galaxy Watch 4.
- Tap Open on phone to activate on the next screen to continue the process on your phone. You may have to wait a while for your phone to connect to your watch.
- On your phone, tap Activate on the Activate Google Assistant screen.
- If you want Google Assistant to activate when Hey Google is uttered, tap Next. If you don’t, tap No thanks. Both options will advance the setup procedure.
- To allow Assistant access to your calendar, contact, and message details, tap Turn On. Tap No thanks if not.
- Tap Got it on the next screen.
- Finally, tap Done to complete the setup.
From Android Authority
Apple announces new 2022 Apple Watch Pride bands and watch faces
As May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia and ahead of Pride Month in June, Apple on Tuesday announced the 2022 edition of its traditional Apple Watch Pride band. In addition, there’s also a new Pride-themed watch face that will be available to all users.
Apple is known for standing up for LGBTQIA+ rights, and every year the company releases Apple Watch Pride bands so that members of the community can show their pride. At the same time, the company also financially supports LGBTQIA+ organizations working to bring about positive change upon diversity.
From 9to5Mac
Google celebrates 15 years of Street View with a new camera
Street View marks 15 years today and to celebrate, Google has added a way to look at past Street View imagery on mobile. The feature has been around on desktop since 2014 but is just now making its debut on iOS and Android.
Where available, you’ll get a “See mode dates” toggle that will reveal all the available Street View data of a certain place.
Google is making a huge update to the way it captures Street View data for Google Maps with a new camera. Pictured below, it’s a new, modular system that weighs less than 15 pounds, and Google says is no bigger than a house cat. Being modular, it will be able to take attachments such as lidar scanners, when needed, and remove them when not.
The new camera can be mounted on any car that has a roof rack and can be controlled with a mobile device. Previously, Google’s Street View cameras required a special kind of car mount and elaborate processing equipment to operate.
The new camera, (which should really have a name, just look at it) will allow Google to expand Street View to traditionally under-mapped areas like the Amazon jungle.
Google says the new camera will go to work, in fun Google colors, from next year.
From Gsmarena
OpenAI: Look at our awesome image generator! Google: Hold my Shiba Inu
The AI world is still figuring out how to deal with the amazing show of prowess that is DALL-E 2’s ability to draw/paint/imagine just about anything… but OpenAI isn’t the only one working on something like that. Google Research has rushed to publicize a similar model it’s been working on — which it claims is even better.
Imagen (get it?) is a text-to-image diffusion-based generator built on large transformer language models that… okay, let’s slow down and unpack that real quick.
Text-to-image models take text inputs like “a dog on a bike” and produce a corresponding image, something that has been done for years but recently has seen huge jumps in quality and accessibility.
Part of that is using diffusion techniques, which basically start with a pure noise image and slowly refine it bit by bit until the model thinks it can’t make it look any more like a dog on a bike than it already does. This was an improvement over top-to-bottom generators that could get it hilariously wrong on first guess, and others that could easily be led astray.
The other part is improved language understanding through large language models using the transformer approach, the technical aspects of which I won’t (and can’t) get into here, but it and a few other recent advances have led to convincing language models like GPT-3 and others.
From Techcrunch
Google TV finally rolls out multi-user profile support
Google TV, the new interface that runs on top of Android TV, is finally getting support for multi-user profiles. The feature was first announced last year and was supposed to roll out to everyone by 2021. However, Google later told us that it was delayed and would arrive in the “coming months.” While the company did not share a definite timeframe at the time, you’d be glad to know that it’s finally rolling out now.
In an announcement on Monday, Google confirmed that profiles have started rolling out on Google TV. As the name suggests, the feature allows everyone in your household to create a personalized space on the same TV. This will let Google TV provide personalized show and movie recommendations for each user. Each profile gets its own watchlist, too. And since your profile is linked to your Google account, you’ll also get more personalized answers with Google Assistant.
From XDA
First phone with Samsung’s 200MP camera sensor is landing in July
We have been hearing about Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone, codenamed Frontier, for quite a while now. It is the first smartphone to use Samsung’s first-generation 200MP camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP1. Today, we finally have a launch timeline for the phone.
In China, the General Manager of Lenovo Mobile posted a teaser image of an upcoming smartphone on Weibo, saying “a new benchmark for image experience.” We suspect it to be the Motorola Frontier. It could be called the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra when it launches, and it could be exclusive to the Chinese market initially.
The 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera sensor has 0.64µm pixels, and it supports 2×2 pixel binning to produce 50MP images with 1.28µm pixels. This Motorola Edge 30 Ultra is expected to use that sensor with PDAF and OIS. It is also said to have a 50MP ultrawide camera and a 12MP telephoto camera at the rear. The phone is rumored to get a whopping 60MP selfie camera on the front.
From Sammobile
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) refresh is coming to India
Samsung’s refreshed Galaxy Tab S6 Lite for 2022 is coming to India; this much is certain. Support pages for a new tablet featuring model number “SM-P613” are now live online at Samsung India, and in case you’re still wondering, this model number belongs to the refreshed Tab S6 Lite.
The 2022 model recently went up for pre-order at Amazon Italy, and Samsung may have prepared the tablet for a global launch on the same day. The latter has yet to be confirmed, but Amazon Italy now displays a tentative June 1 shipping date for the Tab S6 Lite.
Back to Samsung’s plans for India, support pages are now going live in anticipation of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) release, which could be taking place next month. We’ll keep you posted as soon as precise launch details become available.
From Sammobile
Redmi Note 11T Pro, Pro Plus launched: Flagship-level power for Note line
Xiaomi has a ton of new budget Redmi Note phones in its portfolio, ranging from the China-only Redmi Note 11 series to the global Note 11 family, and the Redmi Note 11T. Now, the company has launched even more devices, dubbed the Redmi Note 11T Pro and Pro Plus.
The two phones share a ton in common, starting with a high-powered Dimensity 8100 chipset. Mediatek previously said this SoC specifically takes aim at the Snapdragon 870 and 888 and should deliver performance that’s more in line with the latter. The processor offers a 5nm TSMC design, octa-core CPU (four Cortex-A78, four Cortex-A55), and Mali-G610 MC6 GPU.
Interestingly, the new phones pack a 6.6-inch 144Hz LCD panel (20.5:9, FHD+), making for a departure from high refresh rate OLED screens seen on the global Redmi Note 11 series.
Otherwise, the Note 11T Pro and Pro Plus only differ in terms of battery and charging capabilities. The Pro model offers a 5,080mAh battery with 67W wired charging while the Pro Plus has a smaller battery (4,400mAh), 120W wired charging, and the in-house Surge P1 charging chip.
The phones also share a similar primary camera, namely a 64MP GW1 shooter. Redmi didn’t dish out secondary camera details, but we’re guessing the phones also pack an 8MP ultrawide lens and 2MP macro camera.
From Android Authority
HP is putting an OLED display in a Pavilion laptop for the first time
After announcing a refresh of pretty much all its Envy and Spectre notebooks, HP has revealed that it’s also updating its mid-range Pavilion line with new components and features. The HP Pavilion Plus 14-inch laptop can be configured with up to 12th gen Intel Core H-series processors and with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 4G discrete graphics.
You can also choose to get it with an OLED display with up to 2.8K resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio instead of a standard LCD, which is a first for the Pavilion line. If you do choose to use it for gaming or for other resource-intensive tasks, the laptop’s two fans and two heat pipes will help keep things cool.
HP has also refreshed the Pavilion x360 14-inch laptop so that you can get it with up to 12th gen Intel Core U-series processors. The convertible, which can rotate 360 degrees so you can use it as a tablet, can also be equipped with an optional Intel 5G solution 5000 component for built-in mobile data connection. It’s HP’s first consumer laptop with a physical shutter door for its camera, so you no longer have to tape it up if you’re concerned about privacy and security.
Speaking of cameras, both laptops come with a 5-megapixel camera that has HP Presence technology, including AI Noise Removal. They both also come with dual Bang & Olufsen speakers. The Pavilion Plus 14-inch laptop will be available starting on May 25th at HP’s website and retailers with a starting price of $799 in space blue, warm gold, mineral silver, tranquil pink and natural silver. Meanwhile, the new Pavilion x360 will be available this summer with prices starting at $599 in space blue, pale rose gold and natural silver.
From Engadget
ASUS’s ROG Swift is the ‘world’s first’ 500Hz G-Sync gaming monitor
ASUS has unveiled what it calls the “world’s first” 500Hz G-Sync gaming display, the 1080p ROG Swift 500Hz. Designed for competitive gaming, it uses an “E-TN” (eSports TN) panel and incorporates NVIDIA’s G-Sync eSports to maximize motion it clarity. It also uses NVIDIA’s Reflex Analyzer technology that delivers real-time stats to help you reduce end-to-end latency if you’re using a Reflex-optimized mouse and NVIDIA GPU.
The key highlight is the 500Hz refresh rate that draws eight times faster than typical 60Hz displays, ASUS notes. The company is also promising 60 percent better response times than standard TN panels, thanks to the new eSports TN tech. It also uses something ASUS calls an enhanced Vibrance mode that’s built right into the monitor’s firmware. It’s supposed to let more light through the LCD crystals, boosting color vibrancy and “allowing you to pick out details and highlights that might give away an enemy’s position,” it said.
From Engadget
