Apps, Company News / General Interest
Amazon Blog – 3.28.24
Signing up for Amazon One—our palm recognition service for entry, identification, and payment—just got easier. Until today, customers had to visit a physical location to hover their palm over an Amazon One device to sign up for the service. Now, they can sign up for Amazon One from home, work, or on-the-go via the Amazon One app, available from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. With the app, first-time users will no longer require additional time to sign up during checkout. For retailers, the app ensures faster lines and a more frictionless in-store experience.
Source: Amazon One launches an app to make sign-up for its palm-recognition service even easier
Apps
Google Blog – 3.26.24
In continuing our efforts to improve the Google Chat experience and help ensure it’s a useful tool for seamless communication, especially when on the go, we’re excited to introduce voice messages on Chat mobile (with web support coming soon).
Apps, Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Cars / Car Tech
Google Blog – 3.5.24
Whether it’s highlighting crash-prone roads along a route, displaying road hazards like potholes or showing the closest electric vehicle charging stations, Waze helps drivers navigate more safely and conveniently. Today, we have even more updates to help make your trips safer and more predictable. Thanks to insights from local Waze drivers, community members and municipal partners, these updates help you get information about navigating the roads, finding parking and more.
Source: 6 updates to Waze to help you get around safely and conveniently
Android, Apps, Smartphones
Google Blog – 2.26.24
At MWC Barcelona, we’re sharing how our latest AI technologies and multi-device experiences can help you get more done across the Android ecosystem.
Here are six experiences to see at MWC this week. And if you’re not on the ground, follow along from home using the hashtags #MWC24 and #Android.
Source: 6 Android experiences to see at MWC Barcelona
AI, Apps, Smartphones
Samsung Newsroom – 2.23.24
The era of mobile AI has come, and early adopters are already riding the waves of the latest innovation. To fuel the conversation, Samsung has made significant updates to the Try Galaxy app to offer Live Translate, Chat Assist, Note Assist, Photo Assist and Circle to Search with Google — so that those still on the fence can experience Galaxy AI without changing phones.
Source: Explore Galaxy AI on Try Galaxy App, Now Available to Samsung Galaxy Users
Apps, Smart Home
Amazon Blog – 12.3.23
Alexa helps customers around the world simplify daily tasks, access the entertainment they love, and control everything from room temperature to home security. Today, millions of customers have more than 20 devices connected to Alexa, and we want to make it as easy as possible for them to manage and use the devices in their home.
Source: The redesigned Alexa app makes it easier to manage your smart home
