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DxO buys the Nik Collection to save it from an untimely demise

tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

DxO will let the Nik Collection remain free for now while working on a new version to launch in 2018.

AMD stuffs Radeon Vega graphics into its Ryzen Mobile chips

tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

It wants to bring desktop-class speed and graphics into ultrathin notebooks.

DirecTV to Launch Android TV-Based OTT Set-Top Box

android, tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

The company is about to introduce a new TV set-top box that’s based on Google’s Android TV platform and ditches satellite connectivity for over-the-top streaming, according to a new FCC filing.

Misfit’s Vapor Android Wear watch goes on sale October 31st

tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

The Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch will set you back $200.

Google says 64% of Chrome traffic on Android now protected with HTTPS, 75% on Mac, 66% on Windows

apps, tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

Google’s push to make the web more secure by flagging sites using insecure HTTP connections appears to be working. The company announced today that 64 percent of Chrome traffic on Android is now protected, up 42 percent from a year ago. In addition, over 75 percent of Chrome traffic on both ChromeOS and Mac is now protected, …

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Google ‘actively investigating’ reports of Pixel 2 XL screen burn-in

android, tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

First reported on Twitter by Android Central’s Alex Dobie, multiple people have noticed that when you look at the screen with a gray background, you can see faint outlines of the phone’s navigation buttons on the bottom.

Samsung wants to put its digital assistant in fridges and TVs

analytics, iot, tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

The company will soon bring its digital assistant to appliances, starting with its own refrigerators and smart TVs. Samsung is also working with third-party developers to open up Bixby to non-Samsung products “in the near future.”

Samsung partners with Google to bring ARCore platform to Galaxy devices

android, apps, tech / By Nisheeth Bhakuni

Today, Samsung and Google announced a partnership to bring Google’s new ARCore framework to Samsung’s line of Galaxy smartphones, uniting the two giants’ augmented reality efforts as the market is starting to really crowd.