Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google go to great lengths to make their digital assistants sound as human as possible. Sure, they’re still rather robotic, but at least you get some semblance of a conversation with something that’s semi-intelligent, even if it’s clearly artificial. Making a digital assistant sound somewhat human […]
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From Find My iPhone to Google‘s Find My Devices, there’s no shortage of ways to find a lost phone these days. While at home, you can now also use the Google Home ($109.00 at Walmart) to find a phone lost in the couch cushions. Here’s how. Editors’ note: This article […]
Facebook’s Messenger app has a surprising number of hidden features. Here are 10 to get you started on your way to being a power user. 1. Create your own chatbot You probably already know that you can talk to a Facebook chatbot, but you can also make your own… sort […]
A little magic is all you need to keep your toilet clean. Alina Bradford/CNET If you have a lot of people in your household, or your place is just where everyone likes to hang out, then you probably need to clean your toilet often. With seven teens in and out […]
The impossible has happened: Movies I purchased from iTunes are available on my Roku box. Thanks to Movies Anywhere. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Movies Anywhere is a new service that solves a major problem. Using a single app, you can now access your Amazon, iTunes, Google and Vudu movie libraries. […]
If you have refused Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates for the past couple of years, it’s now time to upgrade. Microsoft announced that it is no longer rolling out security and quality updates to Windows 10 version 1511, which was released nearly two years ago in November 2015. What’s a quality […]
REUTERS There are several different ways hackers use a breached Facebook account. Automatic log-ins through Facebook allow hackers access to many different site accounts once they’ve taken over your Facebook. Spammers also hack Facebook accounts to gain access to your following. From your profile, a hacker can additionally gather a […]
While the Google Home ($109.00 at Walmart) smart speaker can hold its own in many rights, when compared to the Echo, Echo Dot ($8.99 at Amazon Marketplace) or Amazon Tap ($79.99 at Amazon.com), it understandably falls short. The brains of Amazon’s speakers, the virtual assistant Alexa, has been learning and […]