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Alastair Arthur

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Writer, photographer and gadget fan since the Commodore 64, Psion organizers and earliest cell phones. Born on the south coast of England with Scottish blood, I moved to Paris, then New York. A fan of Nexus phones, a good sci-fi epic, street photography and small soccer team called Raith Rovers. Quietly optimistic and full of ideas.

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Pro Filmmaker Shows Google Pixel Video Capability

By Alastair Arthur · October 24, 2016

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Report: Samsung to Release Galaxy S8 Early?

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S7 were both released at the Mobile World Congress in…

By Alastair Arthur · October 24, 2016

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Software Helps To Improve Google Pixel Phone Camera Results

The camera on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones has been rated as the…

By Alastair Arthur · October 19, 2016

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Instagram Stories Now Added To The Explore Page

Instagram stories seem to have been a success so far. Concerned over the dominance that…

By Alastair Arthur · October 18, 2016

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Firebase Push Notifications Now on Web

Firebase is a cloud-based messaging service that makes it easier for developers to send push…

By Alastair Arthur · October 17, 2016

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Google to Launch Separate Search Index for Mobile

Up until now Google has used one index to generate the response to all queries…

By Alastair Arthur · October 14, 2016

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NYPD Fighting Crime with Windows Mobile Smartphones

The New York Police Department now have official smartphones, even if they are of the…

By Alastair Arthur · October 13, 2016

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Facebook's Workplace Now Available To All

For about two years, Facebook has been trialling a version of it’s social network aimed…

By Alastair Arthur · October 10, 2016

Twitter Releases Customer Service Study, Defends Against Chatbots

It only takes a quick look at Facebook Messenger to realize that there are already…

By Alastair Arthur · October 10, 2016

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Global Phone Sales Predicted to Increase in 2017

It is likely that there will have been less new mobile phones sold globally in total…

By Alastair Arthur · October 8, 2016

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NewsTab Reader Offers Similar Functions To Feedly

Many loyal users were upset when Google decided to drop the Google RSS Reader in…

By Alastair Arthur · October 6, 2016

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DxOMark Samples Show Off Google Pixel's Camera

Google are making great claims about the cameras in the new Pixel phones. Even in…

By Alastair Arthur · October 5, 2016

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How The Google Pixel & Pixel XL Could Have Been Even Better

The new Google Pixel and Pixel XL have great specs. They are powerful, come with…

By Alastair Arthur · October 4, 2016

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Google's Pixel Phones Come With Live 24/7 Customer Support

The new Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones announced today include a number of new features, but…

By Alastair Arthur · October 4, 2016

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Microsoft Band 2 Sales Have Been Halted

The Microsoft Band 2 is no longer available from the online Microsoft store, and with…

By Alastair Arthur · October 4, 2016

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Facebook, WhatsApp Data Sharing Raising More Concerns

Germany have already ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing messaging data with Facebook. Now it looks…

By Alastair Arthur · September 30, 2016

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Anchor's Podcasting App Is Now Available On Android As Well

Whether you want to create new broadcasts or listen to them, Anchor aims to make…

By Alastair Arthur · September 30, 2016

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Major Tech Firms Forge New AI Alliance

It was announced today that Google has partnered with Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and IBM in…

By Alastair Arthur · September 28, 2016

Ex-Verizon Employee Pleads Guilty To Selling Customer Info

A former employee of Verizon has recently pleaded guilty to selling customer data by way…

By Alastair Arthur · September 27, 2016

Google's AI Now 94% Accurate at Describing a Photo

If you use Google Photos, you’ll know that it already does an impressive job at…

By Alastair Arthur · September 23, 2016

Huawei Deepen Camera Research Partnership with Leica

The camera has increasingly become one of the most important elements in a new smartphone,…

By Alastair Arthur · September 23, 2016

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Nexus 5X Phones Randomly Rebooting With Android 7.0

The long line of Google Nexus phones may be coming to an end according to…

By Alastair Arthur · September 21, 2016

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Some of Google Allo's Privacy Features Missing at Launch

Privacy versus convenience. It’s a trade off that we all make, especially when it comes…

By Alastair Arthur · September 21, 2016

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Google Explains How 'Trips' Autogenerates Intineraries

Yesterday Google released a new app called Google Trips. The intention behind it is to…

By Alastair Arthur · September 20, 2016

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Nikon Introduces New Range Of KeyMission Action Cameras

In January Nikon introduced it’s first action camera, the KeyMission 360. Only limited details were…

By Alastair Arthur · September 19, 2016

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The Man and the Inspiration Behind the Google Doodle

Ryan Germick controls arguably the most significant billboard of all time, the Google homepage. He…

By Alastair Arthur · September 16, 2016

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Google's Duo Stars In A Number Of New Promotional Videos

Google has Hangouts, an app which tries to integrate all of your messaging needs together…

By Alastair Arthur · September 15, 2016

Domino's Adds Pizza Ordering to Facebook Messenger

You can already order a pizza via a phone call, a text, a web page,…

By Alastair Arthur · September 15, 2016

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Instagram Introduces Mutable & Savable Stories

It wasn’t long ago that Instagram introduced stories, allowing photos and video to be recorded…

By Alastair Arthur · September 14, 2016

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Microsoft Adds Outlook Calendar Features as Sunrise is Killed

The Sunrise app was one of the most popular mobile calendar apps, with a beautiful…

By Alastair Arthur · September 14, 2016

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Amazon Prime Membership Now Includes Audible Channels

Audible, the company owned by Amazon and known for its audiobooks, in July announced the…

By Alastair Arthur · September 13, 2016

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New Amazon Echo Dot at a New Lower Price

The Amazon Echo Dot is the smallest and cheapest of the Amazon Echo line-up, and…

By Alastair Arthur · September 13, 2016

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Samsung Releases 2016 Galaxy Tab A 10.1 With An S Pen

After numerous rumors and leaks it’s now official. Samsung have formally announced their new tablet,…

By Alastair Arthur · September 12, 2016

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Alphabet's Verily & Sanofi Working Together To Treat Diabetes

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is joining with Sanofi, a french pharmaceutical company, to…

By Alastair Arthur · September 12, 2016

Google's DeepMind Is Improving Its Human Speech Abilities

With the growing use of virtual personal assistants such as Google assistant, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s…

By Alastair Arthur · September 11, 2016

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Tech Talk: Is Google's Fuchsia The Next Android?

Android, for phones and tablets, and Chrome OS, for laptops, are the active operating systems…

By Alastair Arthur · September 9, 2016

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New Features in Microsoft Arrow Launcher and OneNote

Despite the lack of success with Windows Phone, Microsoft continues to develop and update a…

By Alastair Arthur · September 9, 2016

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Tech Talk: Reasons Behind Samsung Quality Control Issues

The Galaxy Note 7 looked initially like a winning product for Samsung. The latest in…

By Alastair Arthur · September 8, 2016

Nest Enables Auto Detection of Security Camera Events

Whether it’s for the security of monitoring and recording the exterior of a property, or…

By Alastair Arthur · September 8, 2016

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Croma's Color Palette Management Tools is a Designer's Dream

If you’re a photographer, designer or really any type of artist working extensively with color,…

By Alastair Arthur · September 2, 2016

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Facebook Joins the Race For Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) has been touted as the next big thing many times before, but…

By Alastair Arthur · September 1, 2016

Hackers Steal 68 Million Dropbox Passwords

It seems a regular occurrence that an online service provider is hacked and the corresponding…

By Alastair Arthur · September 1, 2016

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Pinch-To-Zoom Finally Comes To Instagram

Instagram has been gradually adding features and extending the app user experience since being taken…

By Alastair Arthur · August 31, 2016

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Mark Zuckerberg Creates a Personal Smart Home Automation AI

Automating the home, at least to some degree, is easily possible now with off-the-shelf products…

By Alastair Arthur · August 30, 2016