assistant

Thu
03
Oct
John Lister's picture

New Privacy Controls for Maps, Assistant, Youtube

Google is making three changes to make it easier to control privacy while using its services. Now, Google Maps, YouTube and the Google Assistant have the option to control privacy settings in more detail. The company's privacy chief Eric Miraglia ... wrote that controlling privacy and security settings should be as easy as using the services themselves. That might provoke some skepticism from critics who believe Google wants to maximize the amount of data it stores about people. (Source: blog.google ) Google Maps Goes Incognito The first change is to Google Maps, which is now getting an " ... (view more)

Tue
03
Jul
John Lister's picture

Google Apps, Assistant Coming to Basic Cellphones

Google has invested $22 million in a company that makes software for bare-bones smartphones. As part of the deal, it hopes to bring some of its key apps to the budget handsets. The investment is in an operating system named KaiOS. It's based on an ... open source system that was developed by Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox browser, before being abandoned. Originally Mozilla had hoped to make a phone for as little as $25. Cheap Handsets Get More Attractive KaiOS is specifically designed for "feature phones." That's a term with a loose definition, but generally refers to very basic ... (view more)

Wed
24
Jul
Dennis Faas's picture

Bill Gates Predicts Future of Higher Education

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates says he believes the Internet is phasing out the traditional college experience. According to Gates, in this new educational environment downloading lessons and lectures (just as one would download a ... song or movie) will replace attending in-person lectures. Future Students to Download Courses, Gates Suggests Gates made the prediction during his keynote address at Microsoft's recent Research Faculty Summit 2013. The change, which Gates called "profound," could result in students using the Internet to download lessons or even entire courses from ... (view more)

Tue
05
Jun
Dennis Faas's picture

'Everything 1.2.1.371', and 'Speaktoit Assistant for Android 0.4.0.3'

Everything 1.2.1.371 Everything is software that functions as an administrative tool to instantly locate files and folders on your computer by filename. Unlike the standard Windows search capability, however, Everything initially displays every file ... and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything"). You simply type in the file name information that interests you, and that data becomes a search filter to limit the files and folders that are displayed. http://www.voidtools.com Speaktoit Assistant for Android 0.4.0.3 The Speaktoit Assistant is a software-based voice recognition ... (view more)

Thu
23
Mar
Dennis Faas's picture

'Registry Assistant', and 'Last Freeware Version'

Registry Assistant Quickly backup and restore your Windows registry. It's better to be safe than sorry! http://lazyanduseless.belike.net/txp/ Last Freeware Version 321download.com hosts an archive of programs that began as freeware but changed to ... shareware. http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/ (view more)

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