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The problem with speakers that are always listening is that you sometimes can’t be sure what could trigger it, which in some instances has resulted in some pretty creepy situations. Unfortunately it seems that these are instances that people might need to get used to, according to a report from Metro.

According to the report, Shawn Kinnear, 30, told the publication that out of the blue, his Amazon Echo device suddenly spouted the words, “All I see is people dying”. According to Kinnear, Alexa is in the living room. “I had Amazon Prime on TV but it was paused. An Amazon Echo, similar to the one which declared that it was seeing dead people. I walked back in from the kitchen and she made her statement. It was a long statement so I listened then was like, WTF, it said nothing else. I then asked Alexa to repeat the statement and she said she did not understand.”

Amazon has yet to respond to what might have caused Alexa to say those words, but according to Tom’s Guide, they have speculated that Alexa could simply be saying the title of the song, “Everytime I Close My Eyes (All I See is People Dying)” by Digital Reality. Either Kinnear or someone else in their home might have accidentally said it to get Alexa to repeat it.

Either way whether it was an accidental trigger or not, we have to admit that it must be very disconcerting for anyone at home to suddenly hear something unexpected.

Amazon Echo Reportedly Tells Its Owner, ‘All I See Is People Dying’ , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Last year Google launched its Files Go app which for those unfamiliar, is basically a file manager app aimed at emerging markets due the fact that it has been stripped down to make the app take up less space, and also use less data when downloading it. Now it seems that Google is making the app even better by boosting offline transfer speeds.

According to Google, “Files Go picks the fastest method of sending files available on your phone, such as 5GHz Wi-Fi Direct, so you get the highest transfer speeds possible. Users have seen speeds up to 490 Mbps—that’s four times faster than before, or 100 original quality photos sent in less than five seconds.”

This isn’t all as the app has also been updated to support faster connection between devices, where Google claims that it will take five second to connect devices to each other. They also claim that it is easier to find devices to share with, and it has also been updated to be more secure with encryption and also verification to make sure that you are sending the files to the right person. The update should already be live so if you do have the app, do check it out.

Google’s ‘Files Go’ App Is Now Faster At Offline Sharing , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

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