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A digital helper is considerably faster and smarter than before. This is the result when Google Assistant cuts the umbilical cord to the internet. Google's major update to its smart digital assistant is probably the news that has received the most attention so far at Google's annual I / O Developer Conference, which opened yesterday. Originally launched in 2016, Google Assistant is a further development of the search giant's former virtual helper, Google Now. With the new system update, Google has taken an important step forward in data processing. By cutting 100 gigabytes in different computational processes, Google has made it possible to run Assistant locally on a smart mobile phone. Why is it important? The short answer is: speed. Moves the calculations from the cloud - to ...

Peace talks in the war on the ecosystem? Technology giants and iot companies are setting a new standard for how connected gadgets communicate with each other. Online gadgets should speak the same language. This is the basic principle of a new collaboration around the smart home that includes several giants in the market. From tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google and Samsung to Swedish Ikea and industrial giant Schneider Electric. Under the leadership of the organization Zigbee Alliance, they participate in the Connected Home Over IP working group, as the name suggests, it is about finding a standard for communication over Internet protocols (IP). The basic idea is to make it easier for developers and manufacturers to build units that work equally well no matter what ecosys...

Apple has been struggling for years to get the toad to compete for cheap laptops. With new IpadOS and mouse support, Apple may finally succeed, writes New Technology reporter Simon Campanello. After several years of tough keynotes, it was, according to the pros, that Apple found the spark again on Monday night. The developer conference WWDC kicked off with a usual line-up of spring news. Maybe stole the 300,000-kroner computers and the new sign-in service Sign in with Apple spotlight. But the big winner was the toad anyway? Ever since Apple launched its trend-setting tablet just over nine years ago, it has been debated whether it can replace a laptop or is most good for keeping kids quiet in the car. I myself am a conservative here. The Ios operating system is too locked for my ta...

Apple is developing foldable versions of both Ipad and Iphone, according to analysts. The tablet is considered to be the first on the market. Both Samsung and Huawei are aiming for sales start for their foldable handsets this fall, but Apple is not on the bait side. At least if one is to believe analysts from finance company UBS. In a new report, the company claims that Apple is developing foldable mobiles and tablets and that the first ones may be launched as early as the end of next year, although UBS believes it is more likely to release in 2021. It reports CNBC. UBS believes that the first foldable Apple product is likely to be an iPad rather than an iPhone, but both foldable versions of both devices are said to be under development. This is far from the first time it is ru...

Foldable screens, 5G technology and more advanced AI are key features of the future mobile phones according to Samsung. The company is one of the pioneers in the smartphone era and is celebrating this year that it is ten years since the first Galaxy phone was released. On February 20, Samsung will present its next generation of Galaxy during the event Unpacked, which is streamed live from San Francisco. - The next wave of technological innovations will make the smartphone more central to our lives than ever before. In line with the maturation of mobile technology such as 5G, AI and AR, the user will be able to do even more with his phone. A larger display will be the key to accessing the smartphone experiences of the future, says Fredrik Pantzar, Head of Nordic Product Management at Sam...

The social network acquires startup company CTRL-labs, which has developed a solution for controlling computers with the brain. The deal is said to be in the multi-billion class. For four years, CTRL labs have been working on developing a wristband that will use brain signals to control computers. When you want to touch the hand, for example, to move or click the mouse on the computer, neurons from the spine are sent out to the hand. The idea is for the bracelet to capture the signals on the road and translate them into instructions for a computer. “This is what our interactions for us and ours can one day look like. It is changing the way we connect, ”Andrew Bosworth, responsible for Facebook's virtual and augmented reality efforts, writes in a comment. The new acquisition wil

The company no longer wants to rely on Android. The new operating system will run on Facebook's own hardware. With ever heavier investments in hardware, Facebook has now decided to build its own operating system. Currently, Facebook relies on Google's operating system, Android. - We want to make sure there is room for us in the next generation. We do not believe that we can trust the market or that our competitors make it so, says Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's hardware manager, to technology site The Information. Facebook has a product suite called Portal, which mainly consists of video call screens and has built-in digital assistants. But with "the next generation," Bosworth is probably talking about the company's commitment to virtual and augmented reality. Facebook already own...

We entered the 2010s with a tough phone and maybe Facebook and come out with a pocket-sized supercomputer and a variety of accounts to maintain. "We live with social media rather than using them." In the early 2010s, social media was something that was actively and delineated. You took a picture, edited it and posted. Today it is partly more passive, we are thinking about how to edit an image and when to post. Social media is something we relate to even when we don't use it. Small media houses Many has become their own small media houses with several different platforms. You think about when to put something out for the best effect and reach the most and spread your posts on different platforms at different times. What we share in social media has also changed. In the earl...

Geotab has collected data from electric cars worldwide. On average, their batteries lost 2.3 percent of their capacity a year. Here are the factors that shorten the life span. The telematics company Geotab offers, among other things, its services to vehicle fleets, and now they have collected the company's statistics on how the electric cars' batteries degenerate over time. The data, which together covers 1.8 million days, comes from 6,300 electric cars around the world. It shows that the batteries on average lose 2.3 percent of their capacity per year. This means that an electric car with a range of 241 kilometers after five years has lost about 27 kilometers of that capacity. However, according to Geotab, the annual loss means that most batteries will survive the expected life of t...