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May 31

Google Releases Its Files Go App In China

Google appears to be quietly formulating a new strategy for China where the bulk of its services still remain blocked by the country’s great firewall. The company has launched its popular Files Go file management app for Android devices in the country. The app was originally developed for India where budget Android smartphones are at the top of the smartphone market but the app received so much interest that Google eventually released it to all users across the globe. The U.S. now happens to be the third-largest market for its Files Go app. Google has now brought the app to millions of Android users in China.

This is the third Google product to go live in China recently after ARCore and Google Translate. Since Google’s own Play Store is restricted in China, the company has launched the app through four third-party app stores in the country. It recently rolled out ARCore to China as well in a partnership with Xiaomi.

The app will help users manage the storage limits of their device by suggesting files that they should delete if they’re running low on space. The app will also let users find files and share them to local devices without an internet connection.

The strategy to select third-party apps stores for the launch will help Google get a better understanding of the app landscape in the country where the Play Store remains banned. It’s distributing the Files Go app through Tencent, Xiaomi, Baidu, and Huawei app stores in China.

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May 31

Uber could soon use Waymo's self-driving cars

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Uber’s autonomous car program has faced significant challenges in recent times, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi believes it’ll be rival Waymo that helps get it back on track. Speaking at Recode’s Code Conference in California on Wednesday, Khosrowshahi sai…

May 31

The kitchen gadgets you should buy (and the ones you can skip)

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With so many connected devices making their way into our living rooms and bedrooms and onto our persons, it was no surprise when gadgets started making their way into our kitchens. You can buy so many WiFi- or Bluetooth-enabled widgets to help out wi…

May 31

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition For PS4, Xbox One, And PC Gets Rated

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It appears that there’s going to be a re-release of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in the near future. Three new releases of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition for PS4, Xbox One, and PC respectively have now been rated by the Korean Game Rating Board. This can be taken as a major indication that the re-release of this title may be around the corner.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2 were released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with The Handsome Collection and fans were quick to take issue with the fact that the collection didn’t include the first title. This port may be a way for 2K to make amends.

Borderlands was only released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. A Game of the Year Edition had been released for the same platforms later and it brought together all of the DLC released for the title in one package. The rating now suggests that a port of this title has been developed for modern consoles and PC.

It’s pertinent to mention here that the listing doesn’t say “remaster” anywhere which suggests that no improvements may be made to the port. However, this will only be known for sure once 2K makes an official announcement about this. We might hear the publisher talk more about this at the upcoming E3 gaming convention next month.

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May 31

Bizarre Android bug displays private text messages

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Android smartphones are susceptible to a strange glitch that shows recent text messages when a specific malformed web address is entered. If you type “the1975..com” (with two periods) into the Google app, it delivers a summary of recent conversations…

May 31

Uber May Add Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars To Its Network

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Uber and Waymo had long been involved in a costly legal battle covering self-driving technology. Waymo, a startup owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, claimed that Uber stole its trade secrets and demanded $1.8 billion. The matter was eventually settled by the two companies with Waymo getting around $245 million worth of Uber equity and a guarantee that the company won’t use Waymo’s confidential research in its autonomous cars. With the legal battle behind them, it appears that the companies are now moving toward a potential partnership.

Uber has been developing self-driving cars because it wants to have a network of fully autonomous cars in place which take riders where they need to go without ever requiring a human behind the wheel.

Uber’s self-driving car program has had a few challenges lately after the fatal crash involving one of its self-driving cars in Arizona. It has already grounded its fleet and ceased self-driving tests in Arizona.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has now said that the company is open to “welcome Waymo to put cars in our network.” He also mentioned during his talk at the Code Conference in California that the two companies are involved in discussions about a future together.

Khosrowshahi added that when Uber puts self-driving cars back on the road again, “we have to be absolutely satisfied we’re getting back on the road it in the safest manner possible,” which goes to show that it wants to step out of the shadow of the Arizona crash.

Waymo hasn’t said anything about a potential partnership with Uber just yet.

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