In the days when OpenAI was ushering in a new era of technology withChatGPT, Google saw its core business at risk, prompting the tech firm to release a rival app. Initially known as Google Bard, the chatbot had a rough start. However, the app was later back on track after getting multiple updates — particularly when it was rebranded toGeminiand given an upgraded language model. Even more, Gemini is now making its way to various Google platforms....

Google Fit and Fitbit activity metrics are coming to Nest displays As we eagerly anticipate Google’s upcomingPixel Watch, documentation for its likely integrations has already shown up. According toa new help document on Google’s site, you’ll soon be able to see “activity metrics” on your Google Nest’s Wellness section, including your step count and calories burned as measured by Google Fit or Fitbit. Previously, the only health/fitness-related metric most of our readers had on their Assistant displays in the Wellness section, where the new data will live, was sleep data — either tracked by thesecond-generation Google Nest Hub(the display includes a Soli radar module for tracking movement and breathing while sleeping) or provided by existing Google Fit and Fitbit integrations for that....

Google might make us wait until 2023 for a Pixel foldable 2022 is shaping up to be the most significant expansion to the Pixel franchise yet. At Google I/O, we weren’t just treated to official announcements for thePixel 6aandPixel Buds Pro— we also saw brief teases of thePixel 7 and 7 Pro, thePixel Watch, and a Tensor-powered tablet that may just end up sporting the “Pixel” brand name. One long-rumored member of the family — the Pixel foldable — was notably missing from the event, and as we’re learning today, we might be waiting even longer than expected....

Read update Google usually sticks to a pretty tight schedule when updating its Pixel phones, but it seems the company has been hitting the snooze button lately. We normally see security patches on the first Monday of each month, but the March 2023 security update for most Pixel usersdidn’t come until the second Monday, andPixel 6 owners even had to wait an extra weekon top of that. Now, the April 2023 security update is apparently delayed too....

Google’s on a roll this week, launching thePixel 8andPixel Watch 2at its hardware event, then releasing thestable version of Android 14immediately after. The company isn’t even taking the time to sit back and admire its work — in fact, it’s already looking forward to its next major software release, the December Pixel Feature Drop, also known as Android 14 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1). Beta testing started for this versionin late September, and just over two weeks later, Google is already back at it with Beta 2....

Gundam Assemble,the upcoming Gundam-themed tabletop game, just announced its release window, and it’s further out than anticipated. Last year, Bandai shocked the tabletop worldby announcingGundam Assemble, a brand-new miniature skirmish game involving small teams of miniature Gunpla models. Given the popularity of theGundamfranchise, anticipation for the game was high. But while the game will release tie-in products to this year’sGundam TCG, it turns out that the full release forGundam Assembleis further out than originally thought....

Honor first revealed that it would bring a folding phone to international markets in September 2022. It then gave us a preview andhands-on experienceof what we can expect in November 2022, and now, atMWC 2023, the company has finally revealed the Honor Magic Vs for its international audience — though the US is still left out in the cold. But the Honor foldable is still significant. The Magic Vs is the first book-style foldable to compete against theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, and it makes Samsung look old in many departments....

Warning! This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2. Summary House of the Dragonseason 2, episode 4’s brief focus on House Darklyn and their home of Duskendale sets up a story I’d love to see play out concerning the Mad King. While the Battle at Rook’s Rest depicted inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4’s endingnaturally excited me, the rest of the episode was incredibly compelling. Not only was thedeath of Rhaenys Targaryenwell foreshadowed and thus more tragic, but the continued build-up of the Dance of Dragons remained a highlight ofHouse of the Dragonseason 2....

Copilot in Word allows you to leverage the power of AI to go from a blank page to a complete draft. But apart from just writing from scratch, I’ve also been using Copilot to analyze and transform my documents. Write and Rewrite Drafts Copilot can help you create a new document from scratch or work on an existing one. Click on theCopiloticon in the left margin of a document, and in theDraft with Copilotwindow, give a straightforward prompt or describe a complex request....

How Photoshop Has Made It Easier to Preserve Hair Selections Adobe keeps refining the Object Selection tool, and in Photoshop 23.4.1, the company has optimized the feature for better hair selection. So, now you can make precise subject selections, including hair, for your next portrait faster than ever. Is Photoshop’s Improved Object Selection Tool Any Good? Adobe introduced the “Refine Hair” button to Photoshop in 2021, and it has been evolving ever since....

Quick Links After relying on password managers for years, I’ve learned that even these trusted digital vaults aren’t immune to failure. When your password manager crashes or locks you out unexpectedly, having a backup becomes important—something I discovered the hard way. Why You Should Always Have a Backup of Your Password Manager Password managers are an important part of our online presence. Beyond storing your online login details,password managers have other practical uses, such as secure note storage and sharing credentials with family members....

We come across a lot of content on the internet—every single minute. Sometimes, you have to save them for later reference, and browser bookmarks are the go-to option. You can also use bookmarks to quickly access websites without searching the web or remembering the URL. But, over time, your Mac may have too many browser bookmarks, which can defeat their purpose. It means you have to delete some browser bookmarks and reorganize them....

Fax is still used today to send documents to certain businesses and government agencies in a secure and compliant way. The service has evolved with time, and you no longer need a big fax machine to send your faxes. Today, you’re able to send faxes using Windows or Mac computers, oryour favorite Chromebookand Android smartphone, using online fax services that let you fax documents over the internet throughsome of the best Android apps....