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Over the past few years, Google (perhaps sharing younger generations’ hatred of making phone calls) has been on a tear trying to fix all the worst parts of talking on the phone. In 2018, Duplex blew Google I/O attendees away by promising to make reservations for the user with a human-sounding call system. Today, the company has added a litany of handy phone-related features for some Android phones, but a few are so buried you might have missed them. Here are all the ways Google has transformed phone calls and our take on whether you’d want to use them.
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For as long as humans have existed, we ve been obsessed with color. Everything from the color of your clothes to the brightly illuminated pixels on your screen is an attempt to re-createâand enhanceâthe vibrant hues found in the natural world. In fact, the pursuit of pretty colors (and how we understand them) can be seen as a driving force behind some of the biggest technological advancements and societal shifts in human history.
This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers about his new book,
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As streaming has taken over the world of movies and TV, most people rely on a subscription service (or two, or more) to supply them with endless binge-worthy content. But what happens when a movie you want to watch isn t on Netflix, or you don t want to subscribe to Disney+ just for that one nostalgia trip? That s where à la carte services like Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google, and others come into play, letting you buy or rent an individual movie for a few bucks. But unlike subscription services, they often have a lot of the same movies so where s the best place to buy?