tech
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You Can Finally Copy Text From Images On Your PC, Thanks To Google Photos
Google Photos will now allow you to copy text from an image into your web browser, which is quite frankly huge for everyone. The impressive Google Lens optical character recognition (OCR) technology has been available for a while on Android devices,. But it is now being rolled out on desktop, which could be a real…
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A Liberal Senator Wants A Inquiry Into Tech Platforms Shadow Banning and Deplatforming
If you thought that US politicians were having fun hauling tech executives in front of Congress — seems like you aren’t alone! An Australian senator wants to copy his US counterparts with a push for a parliamentary inquiry into tech companies and their alleged shadow-banning and de-platforming. On Wednesday, South Australian Liberal senator Alex Antic…
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The Watchy Is an Open-Source Smartwatch for Those Who Miss the Pebble
There are gadgets you like, and then there are gadgets you love. For many, the Pebble smartwatch fell into that latter category. It was simple, affordable, and the first smartwatch that made everyone realise smartwatches weren’t just a gimmick. The company deserved better than having its corpse picked apart by Fitbit, and if you still…
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Linksys’ Motion-Sensing Wi-Fi Now Uses All Your Wireless Devices For More Accurate Alerts
Over the next decade the smarthome as we know it is going to change dramatically thanks to technologies like Linksys Aware that turns a Wi-Fi network into a motion detector that watches every corner of your home. The tech is still in its infancy, but Linksys has announced a major update that leverages IoT devices…