Amazon reportedly working on Echo device with built-in screen

Days after launching the Echo Look __with a built-in camera, a report has surfaced that says that Amazon may have another Echo device __with a new feature in the works.

Amazon is reportedly working on a new Echo device with a built-in screen. The device is codenamed “Knight”, says a report from CNET, and it could be revealed as soon as May. 

The details of this Knight device haven’t yet been revealed, and a source couldn’t confirm whether or not its screen is a touchscreen.

An Amazon Echo device with a built-in display makes sense. While using your voice to issue commands to a tube is convenient, having a display can make things go much faster since it can display several different options to you at once. And while the source of today’s report couldn’t confirm that the Knight has a touchscreen, it’d be pretty shocking if the display didn’t support touch given that the vast majority of smartphones today have touch displays.

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Limited edition Apple Watch NikeLab now available

A new, limited edition Apple Watch has hit physical and virtual shelves today.

The Apple Watch NikeLab edition is now available. The Apple Watch itself is the same as the regular Series 2 model, complete __with water resistance, a built-in GPS, and a brighter display. What’s notable about this model is its band.

The limited edition band features a main Light Bone color __with Black holes punched throughout it. What’s notable is that that while Apple sells other Nike Sport Bands for the Apple Watch separately, it doesn’t appear that this limited edition band can be purchased on its own.

This new Apple Watch NikeLab model is available from nike.com as well as NikeLab stores, and the Apple Watch Store at Isetan Shinjuku in Japan. Pricing is set at $399 for the 42mm model and $369 for the 38mm version. 

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Gboard for Android updated with new text editing mode, more languages

Google Trips isn’t the only Google app that’s getting an update today, as Gboard for Android is also gaining some new tricks.

New to Gboard for Android is a new text editing mode __with buttons. __with it, you can easily control the cursor and the ability to select text, cut, copy, and paste. You can access this mode by tapping the G button or arrow in the suggestion strip.

Gboard for Android is also gaining support for resizing and repositioning the keyboard. Tap the G button or arrow in the suggestion strip to get to the quick features menu and then click More (three dots), then tap the one-handed mode button and you’ll be able to adjust the size and position of the keyboard.

Finally, Google is adding support for more than 20 new languages to Gboard for Android. They are:

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo (Devanagari, Bengali), Dogri (Devanagari, Arabic), Gujarati, Hindi (Devanagari, Hinglish), Kannada, Kashmiri (Devanagari, Arabic), Konkani (Devanagari, Latin), Maithili (Devanagari), Malayalam, Manipuri (Bengali), Marathi (Devanagari), Nepali (Devanagari), Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi, Arabic), Sanskrit (Devanagari), Santali (Ol chiki, Latin), Sindhi (Devanagari, Arabic), Tamil, Telugu, Urdu (Arabic), Kinyarwanda, Waray

All of these new features are now rolling out to Gboard for Android users. Keep an eye out for this update in the coming days.

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Google Trips app gains new features to be a better travel companion

Google Trips launched last year to help you keep your trip info organized so that you can spend more time enjoying your destination, and now Google is updating the app to make it an even better travel companion.

The Google Trips app now lets you manually update a trip __with new details on flight, hotel, car, and restaurant reservations. Just tap the “+” button in the bottom right corner of the Reservations section and enter your info, like a flight number or name of your car rental. Also included is a section for free-form notes if you’d prefer to go that route.

Google Trips is also gaining support train and bus reservations. All of your past and upcoming train and bus rides will be organized for you in the app alongside your flight, hotel, car, and restaurant reservations.

Finally, if you’d like to share the reservation details of a trip, you can do so by tapping the arrow button in the Reservations tab. The recipient will get an email __with all of your details and see them in the app, too.

These are some nice additions to the Google Trips app. Lots of folks still travel by bus and train, so it’s good that those travel methods are finally included, and the ability to quickly share your reservation info can be helpful if you’ve traveling with friends that aren’t using the app or you want to keep your loved ones up-to-date on your travel.

Have you tried Google Trips yet?

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Google Maps can now remember where you parked

One of the main features of Google Maps is giving you directions to your destination, but now the app will also help you find your car when you’re ready to leave, too.

Google Maps for Android and iOS can now save your parking location. Simply tap the blue dot and select “Save your parking” on Android or “Set as parking location” on iOS and your parking spot will be saved into the app.

On Android, you can also add additional details about your parking location, like how much time you have left on your parking meter, and you can see an image of the parking location and share the location __with friends if you’d like. Meanwhile, iOS owners can view images of their parking location __with friends and view images of the location.

Google also notes that Google Maps for iOS includes automatic parking detection when your phone is connected to your car using USB audio or Bluetooth.

Sometimes it can be difficult to remember exactly where you parked, especially if you’re parking in a large city and have to park several blocks away from your actual destination. Now Google Maps will help to make sure that you can always find your car.

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Chrome for Android update rolling out with download management improvements and more

Heads up, Chrome for Android users, because a new update is coming your way.

Google announced today that it’s got a new version of Chrome for Android that’ll roll out over the coming week or so. The update is version 58.0.3029.83 and includes the ability to view and manage in-progress downloads on the downloads page, performance and stability fixes, and some other goodies.

Here’s Google’s changelog for this Chrome update:

• View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
• View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
• Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)

This looks like a spiffy little update for Chrome for Android users. To check if it’s ready for you to download, you can hit up the “My apps & games” section of the Play Store app on your Android device.

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ZTE Blade Max 3 arrives at US Cellular with 6-inch display, 4000mAh battery

Boost Mobile isn’t the only US carrier landing a new ZTE-made Android phablet today.

The ZTE Blade Max 3 is now available from US Cellular. Pricing is set at $10 per month for 30 months, $12.50 per month for 24 months, or $15 per month for 20 months. You can also snag the Blade Max 3 on prepaid for $199.99.

When it comes to specs, the ZTE Blade Max 3 runs Android 6.0.1 on a 6-inch 1920x1080 display. It’s got dual 13-megapixel rear cameras (one RGB, one mono), a fingerprint reader below the cameras, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. 

Living inside the Blade Max 3 is an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD slot, and a 4000mAh battery. When it comes time to recharge that battery, you’ll do so over USB-C.

If the ZTE Blade Max 3 sounds like the type of phablet you’d like to have in your life, you can find its “Add to Cart” button at the link below.

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