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Google Assistant App Getting Major Contextual Update Package

September 11, 2017

Google has introduced a number of new features aimed at making its integrated Google Assistant much more useful, in a range of circumstances. Extra Assistance Google unveiled a range of impressive new features for their Assistant at the Google Developer Days keynote. Particularly interesting was the new contextual awareness shown by their Assistant app. The… read more »

Getting Started With Blynk: Simple DIY IoT Devices

December 29, 2016

Blynk is an Internet of Things (IoT) service designed to make remote control and reading sensor data from your devices as quick and easy as possible. In this article we will cover exactly what Blynk is, how it works, and provide two short example projects on different uses of the service with NodeMCU and Raspberry Pi… read more »

No Man’s Sky Is Getting a Game-Changing Update

November 30, 2016

No Man’s Sky is getting a new update. And about time too. This is the video game that over-promised and under-delivered, leading to complaints from gamers who felt they had been sold a pup. Could The Foundation Update make No Man’s Sky worthy of a second look? Hello Games, the developer of No Man’s Sky,… read more »

5 Apps for Getting a Temporary Burner Phone Number

September 25, 2016

We’ve all seen criminal types using burner phones on shows like The Wire and Breaking Bad, and most of us have secretly wanted to throw a phone away or break it in half at the end of a conversation. But unless you have reason to believe the NSA or FBI are interested in you, it’s… read more »

WhatsApp Is Getting Ads, Upgrade Your iPhone Right Now… [Tech News Digest]

August 28, 2016

WhatsApp is changing for the worse, your iPhone is at risk, Sony adds two-factor authentication to PSN, Dropbox is resetting million of passwords, and what happens when two artificial intelligences have a deep conversation. The WhatsApp Honeymoon Is Ending WhatsApp, the messaging app which now boasts over 1 billion users, is changing, and the changes… read more »

Getting the Most Out of Your Logitech Harmony Elite

March 10, 2016

So you’ve purchased a Logitech Harmony Elite. Now it’s time to put it to the test and move beyond just using it to turn on your television or audio device. Here are some of our favorite ways to use the universal remote controller in your home. Please note: Many of these tasks will also work… read more »

Drone Racing Is Here! 5 Things to Know Before Getting Started

February 27, 2016

The future of drones has always excited us here at MakeUseOf, but in 2014 when we were writing about the idea of drone combat as a sport, we didn’t expect something like that to become reality so quickly. Indeed, first-person-view (FPV) drone racing is now a thing, and it’s awesome. But much like big-wave surfing… read more »