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Google Images has seen a spate of updates in recent weeks, with the latest now being an acqusition of Tenor to improve its GIF capabilities. With keyboard apps for several platforms, Tenor is also notable for being a GIF platform that powers the likes of Gboard and Facebook. Google notes that this acquisition is meant to help evolve its image search engine and better reflect what people are searching for today — notably GIFs:...

Apple officially rolled out its new App Privacy labels on the App Store last month, requiring developers to provide detailed privacy information about what data is collected from users. Interestingly, Fast Company has spotted that Google has not updated any of its iOS applications since the new App Privacy details became mandatory. Update: Google says it will add these privacy labels as soon as this week. Google privacy details As background, Apple began requiring developers to submit their new privacy information to the App Store in order to update their apps on December 8....

The new file formats Google Docs Viewer can open are as follows: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX)Apple Pages (.PAGES)Adobe Illustrator (.AI)Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)PostScript (.EPS, .PS)TrueType (.TTF)XML Paper Specification (.XPS) Remember that the Google Docs Viewer could already be used to open Microsoft Word documents (including the newer docx format), PDFs, presentations, and a few other formats. Basically, all of the essential Microsoft Office formats are now covered (I’m sure Microsoft is very happy :) ) Seeing PSD on the list makes me very happy as I always get photoshop files sent to me and it’s a pain since the viewer didn’t support the format....

Good Sudoku for iOS is a new app that’s launched today from veteran game developer Zach Gage aiming to reinvigorate the digital version of the popular puzzle game. The app comes with a thoughtful approach including AI-powered hints to have fun learning the game, tools to eliminate busywork, over 70,000 puzzles for everyone from beginner to expert, option to import puzzles, and more. If you search for Sudoku on the App Store, you’ll find a long list of options to play the classic puzzle game on iPhone and iPad....

If you use a Mac for work, odds are you’ve wished for some additional screen real estate space. Unfortunately, Apple products like the Pro Display XDR usually come with an unwieldy price tag. The good news is that your Mac is compatible with a plethora of lower-cost options for a second display. That means you can stretch out your digital workspace without over stretching your bank account. We found that a two monitor setup can be achieved for just around $100 or less....

Google’s Pixel devices are the most elegant running Android OS skins that you can use on any device. I being a Samsung user for a decade, really do not like the way Touchwiz UI was and though they tried to revamp the skin with the One UI, the Pixel’s UI is still a bit far to catch up for Samsung or in this case, for any OEM. Moreover, not only the skin or the UI, Pixel devices are a great package overall with the best camera on any smartphone, period....

Throughout the six seasons of Glee, a wide roster of characters circulated in and out of the doors of William McKinley High School, but one of the few characters to stick around consistently throughout each season was the coach of the New Directors, William Schuester. “Mr. Schue” ended up having a personal relationship with nearly every member of the Glee club throughout the years, since he was the show’s central mentor figure and also endured some emotional development himself....

After a year of wrestling for Las Vegas audiences at the Fan-Tan Hotel and Casino, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling go their separate ways at the end of GLOW season 3 - but where are they going next? The season finale is packed with everything from a GLOW-favored take on A Christmas Carol to a dramatic chase through an airport, but it ends on a rather sobering note as the show’s original protagonist, Ruth (Alison Brie) refuses an offer from Debbie (Betty Gilpin) to direct a new wrestling show on Bash’s (Chris Lowell) freshly-acquired TV network....

Developed by indie studio Counterplay Games, the Gearbox-published Godfall - a so-called “looter-slasher” - is the first new IP to be announced for PlayStation 5. Gearbox is well-known as the studio behind the Borderlands looter-shooter franchise, to the company seems like a logical choice to publish a game of this style. Sony revealed in October that its next generation console would, as many could have guessed, be called the PlayStation 5....

Amhuluk is one of the Titans confirmed to exist in the MonsterVerse in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but he has yet to make an appearance. Who he is and what he looks like is open to speculation, but his name’s mythological connections could provide some solid clues. The beginning of Godzilla: King of the Monsters revealed that the MonsterVerse is populated by at least 17 Titans, five of which being monsters owned by outside properties....

The Good Omens novel was written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Over the years there have been a few failed attempts to adapt the book into a film or TV series but none panned out, until recently. The result is a series so enjoyable that everyone who has watched it wants to know more but sadly we aren’t likely to find out what happens in the futures of our protagonists for various reasons....

Back in June, Google released a Motion Stills app that removes shakes from iOS Live Photos and turns them into easily shareable GIFs and movies. That functionality is now built into Google Photos 2.0 with more sharing options and a number of other tweaks. Motion Stills allows you to do a number of things with a Live Photo, like creating still images that freeze the background and making short videos that feature sweeping cinematic pans....

“This is a phenomenal performance,” commented Aodhan Cullen of StatCounter which is a rival to Google on website analytics. “This is war on Microsoft but the big loser could be Firefox.” StatCounter analysis conducted today (Wednesday, 03 September 2008) finds that Internet Explorer holds 70% of the global browser market followed by Firefox with 22%. The information is based on a sample of 18.5 million page views globally on Wednesday, 3rd September....

The sci-fi genre has become stuffed with all sorts of movies, books, and video games. However, even though it was made in 1997, the sci-fi film Gattaca has stood the test of time. This sci-fi wonder stands out from the crowd of other sci-fi movies. If you haven’t seen it, you have a definite treat waiting for you. Gattaca is an enduring film that does not lose its luster over the years....

Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s animated sci-fi comedy series Rick and Morty has quickly become one of the most popular shows on the air. Something about this curious pastiche of the Back to the Future trilogy, albeit with a lot more alcohol abuse and existential musings, has really clicked with audiences across the world. In Adult Swim’s last renewal of the series, the network ordered a whopping 70 episodes. So far, we’ve only been treated to five of those episodes, so there’s still a lot more to come....

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character Ghost Rider probably survived Thanos’ snap, according to the actor who portrayed him. In Avengers: Infinity War, the Avengers failed to stop Thanos from collecting the Infinity Stones, which gave him the ultimate power to destroy half of the universe’s population with a simple snap of his fingers. That snap left the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in shambles, with many of its characters fading away into nothing more than ash....

The laptop weighs only 2.3 pounds (1.04kg) and feels very light in the hand, according to early hands-on. It comes in a variety of colors (Google’s standard choice and a signature for Chrome products) – red, blue, green and yellow but the colors don’t cover the entire surface of the Chrome OS laptop as there are only two stripes on its back: a thin and a thicker one. The device doesn’t have any vents or fans, maybe because it’s powered by the ARM based 1....

Google today has announced an update to its Maps app on iOS that brings a few notable changes. The update improves ride sharing integration with Uber, while it also refreshes the ride sharing interface as a whole. The update is also coming to Android. First off, the update refreshes the entire ride sharing interface. Google says that when you open the ride sharing screen, you’ll now see new ride options and more actionable informational....

If you’ve ever been frustrated by visiting a website on your iPhone or iPad and finding it won’t work because it uses Flash, you’ll welcome the latest Google initiative: it is now flagging Flash content in its search results, warning that the site may not work on your device. As Google notes, Android has now also abandoned Flash support due to the same reliability, security and performance concerns that Steve Jobs expressed in his famous open letter to Adobe back in 2010....

Gemini Man directed by Ang Lee and starring Will Smith is set to lose $75 million due to its disappointing box office numbers. The action thriller caught a fair amount of hype prior to its release, as Lee integrated de-aging and high frame rate technology, on full display when one watches the trailer, in the form of an older Will Smith and one who’s a lot younger. The premise for the film presents Smith as an elite assassin who must face off against his younger self....