Google Assistant will begin showing response bubbles as large bold text instead

Google Assistant will begin showing response bubbles as large bold text instead

Google Assistant first made its debut with the now defunct Google Allo, a messaging app that Google eventually phased out. The mention of Allo here is important because Google Assistant was positioned as a friendly virtual assistant that a user could casually chat with. Therefore, Google Assistant’s visual responses appear in text bubbles.

This use of text bubbles is changing, depending on the context of the response given, this according to 9to5Google who reports that the chat bubble responses are being replaced with larger, bold print. The larger print doesn’t show when asking…

LG Pay will shut down through 2021

LG Pay will shut down through 2021

As LG leaves the smartphone business, the company now announces the inevitable: it must shut down the payment service it launched for its own smartphones. The message is now visible on the LG Pay website.

Thank you for being a valued customer of LG Pay! We regret to inform you that LG Pay will be phasing out and discontinued over the remainder of 2021. More specific details will follow.

There’s no concrete date for LG Pay’s shutdown, but those using LG Pay can always switch to Google Pay on their LG handsets. The magnetic stripe feature that LG Phones supported on LG Pay would no longer…

Samsung patents foldable with dual-hinges, dubbed ‘Z Fold Tab’ with S Pen support

Samsung patents foldable with dual-hinges, dubbed ‘Z Fold Tab’ with S Pen support

Samsung is expected to make foldables outside of the Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold lineups. Thanks to renders provided by LetsGoDigital in collaboration with Sarang Sheth, we have an idea of what a new kind of Samsung foldable might look like. The patent was filed with both the WIPO and USTPO within a day of each other. The patents is titled “Method and device for providing user interface in electronic device having foldable display’.

Dubbed the ‘Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Tab’, the foldable has dual hinges with three display sections. When completely folded, the gap left by the two outer…

Verizon is giving you a free iPhone 12 mini or Samsung Galaxy S21 to use on its 5G network

Verizon is giving you a free iPhone 12 mini or Samsung Galaxy S21 to use on its 5G network

Verizon desperately wants you to try its 5G network, so much so that it’s offering you a free iPhone 12 mini or Samsung Galaxy S21 if you trade-in any device – old or new, broken, damaged, with a cracked screen, it doesn’t matter.

If you do that trade-in dance, then you’re getting monthly bill credits when you purchase an iPhone 12 mini or Galaxy S21, bill credits that take down your monthly payment for the phone to zero, over 24 months – this effectively means that if you never want to pay anything for the handset, you need to stick with Verizon for the full two years. If you’re a new…

iPhone 13 family members rumored to get larger batteries than their predecessors

iPhone 13 family members rumored to get larger batteries than their predecessors

Apple’s upcoming 2021 iPhones will allegedly feature bigger batteries than their 2020 predecessors. According to a new rumor out of China, the iPhone 13 mini will have a 2,406 mAh cell, the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro will sport a 3,095 mAh battery, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max will come with 4,352 mAh capacity.

Comparatively, the iPhone 12 mini has a 2,227 mAh cell, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro each don a 2,815 mAh battery, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max has 3,687 mAh capacity.

iPhone 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max

In terms of the relative size gains, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is in the lead, with…

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