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LG UX 4.0 new video demoes a couple new features

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The new LG UX 4.0 video has been posted on Youtube by the company that is already preparing to launch the year’s next big flagship, the LG G4. The LG UX 4.0 is anew user interface that is a new take on Lollipop and LG’s own Optimus UI. Even though most people like what LG has been doing with its previous UX that was present on the LG G3 and LG G Flex 2, there still is a need for novelty as even Samsung got down from its high horse and scaled down TouchWiz accordingly, after a lot of complaints from users. LG UX 4.0 is the brand new UI from LG which will come preinstalled on the LG G4 and it will most likely be sent out as an update to last year’s flagship, the LG G3, too.

Fans are having a bit of trouble with LG UX 4.0 as there is uncertainty surrounding whether the company will release the new UI for the LG G3 or not. Our hunch is that the company would not let one of the best flagships of 2014 go without the new UI, as it improves the user experience a great deal. You can check out the video below to see for yourself. LG had released another LG UX 4.0 video a few weeks ago and fans were pretty receptive of the new layout, even if it’s not entirely new compared to the previous UI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EExBLxX14KE

According to the video, one of the big improvements in the LG UX 4.0 will be the camera app, which is demonstrated in the video. Seeing as many companies are trying to improve the camera experience on their phones, it would have been weird if LG didn’t include at least some new features in LG UX 4.0. Although the hardware will definitely play a big part in whether people like the new LG G4 camera or not, software still is key, especially when it comes to image processing and features. In the LG UX 4.0 video, the Quick Shot and Gesture Interval Shot. Quick Shot will let you instantly take a photo by pressing the shutter button on the back of the LG G4 twice. It won’t open the camera app and wait for you to take a photo, it just automatically takes a snapshot, which sounds useful. Gesture Interval Shot is a simple feature we’ve seen in many camera apps until now and it just lets you pose for the camera four times and takes four different selfie shots so that you can pick your favorite. That’s a meh feature in my opinion, but hey, at least it’s there and it’s useful for some.

The LG UX 4.0 video also demonstrates Ringtone ID, which will create individual ringtones for your contacts, although LG has already had a similar feature incorporated in Optimus UI previously. Previously, the phone could just recite the name of the contact that was calling you, which is basically the same thing, if not better, than a custom ringtone. But for those of you who don’t want everybody hearing that Mom is calling you, Ringtone ID in LG UX 4.0 will be neat. The final feature that the LG UX 4.0 video demonstrates this time is QuickMemo +, which is just a snipping tool that lets you select text and images that you need to keep on screen. We will get to see more of LG UX 4.0 when the LG G4 launch event goes live on April 28 next week. Looking forward to that!

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Pixel 8 Pro runs Google’s generative AI models

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Rick Osterloh, Google’s SVP of devices and services, says the Pixel 8 Pro will be the first hardware to run Google’s generative AI models.

At an event today, Osterloh said the Pixel 8 Pro’s custom-built Tensor G3 chip, which accelerates AI workloads, can run “distilled” versions of Google’s text- and image-generating models to power image editing and other apps.

Osterloh said, “We’ve worked closely with our research teams across Google to take advantage of their most advanced foundation models and distill them into a version efficient enough to run on our flagship Pixel.”

Google improved Magic Eraser, its photo-editing tool, to remove larger objects and people smudge-free using on-device models. Osterloh claims that this improved Magic Eraser creates new pixels to fill in shot gaps, producing a higher-quality image.

Osterloh says a new on-device model will “intelligently” sharpen and enhance photo details, improving zoom.

On-device processing benefits audio recording. The Pixel 8 Pro’s recording app will soon summarize meeting highlights.

Gboard will use a large language model on the Pixel 8 Pro to power smart replies. Osterloh claims that the upgraded Gboard will provide “higher-quality” reply suggestions and better conversational awareness.

Osterloh said an update in December will add on-device generative AI features except for Magic Eraser, which appears on the Pixel 8 Pro at launch.

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Telegram launches a global self-custodial crypto wallet, excluding the US

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Telegram, with 800 million monthly users, is launching a self-custodial crypto wallet. The move will solidify its presence in the vibrant crypto community that has grown from its chat platform and may attract more people to crypto.

Telegram and TON Foundation announced TON Space, a self-custodial wallet, on Wednesday at Singapore’s Token2049 crypto conference, which draws over 10,000 attendees.

Telegram has a complicated blockchain relationship. After the SEC sued Telegram over a massive initial coin offering, the chat app abandoned its Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain project in 2020. The Open Network Foundation (TON Foundation), founded by open-source developers and blockchain enthusiasts, supports the development of The Open Network (TON), the blockchain powering a growing number of Telegram applications, including the wallet.

The Open Platform (TOP) and TOP Labs, a venture-building division, created the TON-based wallet.

TON Space will be available to Telegram users worldwide without wallet registration in November. The U.S., which has cracked down on the crypto industry and promoted many crypto apps to geofence users, is currently excluded from the feature.

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Google’s massive antitrust trial begins, with bigger implications

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The Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google began in court today, setting off a months-long trial that could upend the tech world.

At issue is Google’s search business. The Justice Department claims that Google has violated antitrust laws to maintain its search title, but the company claims that it does so by providing a superior product.

The Justice Department sued Google for civil antitrust in late 2020 after a year-long investigation.

“If the government does not enforce the antitrust laws to enable competition, we will lose the next wave of innovation,” said then-Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen. “If that happens, Americans may never see the ‘next Google.’”

A large coalition of state attorneys general filed their own parallel suit against Google, but Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the states did not meet the bar to go to trial with their search ranking complaints.

The search business case against Google is separate from a federal antitrust lawsuit filed earlier this year. The Justice Department claims Google used “anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful means” to neutralize threats to its digital advertising empire in that lawsuit.

Justice Department attorney Kenneth Dintzer set the stakes for the first major tech antitrust trial since Microsoft’s late 1990s reckoning on Tuesday. “This case is about the future of the internet, and whether Google’s search engine will ever face meaningful competition,” Dintzer said.

Beginning the trial, the government focused on Google’s deals with phone makers, most notably Apple, that give its search product top billing on new devices. Dintzer claimed that Google maintains and grows its search engine dominance by paying $10 billion annually for those arrangements.

“This feedback loop, this wheel, has been turning for more than 12 years,” he said. “And it always benefits Google.”

Google lawyer John Schmidtlein refuted that claim, hinting at the company’s legal defense in the coming weeks.

“Users today have more search options and more ways to access information online than ever before,” Schmidtlein said. Google will argue that it competes with Amazon, Expedia, and DoorDash, as well as Microsoft’s Bing search engine.

Google planted the seeds for this defense. According to internal research, Google Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan said last year that more young people are using TikTok to search for information than Google Search.

In our studies, almost 40% of young people don’t use Google Maps or Search to find lunch, Raghavan said. “They use TikTok or Instagram.”

Google will be decided by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in the coming months. We’re far from that decision, but the company could be fined heavily or ordered to sell parts of its business.

The trial could change Google’s digital empire if the Justice Department wins. Other tech companies that dominated online markets in the last decade are also watching. If the government fails to hold an iconic Silicon Valley giant accountable, big tech will likely continue its aggressive growth trajectory.

If the Justice Department succeeds, the next decade could be different. The industry-wide reckoning could cripple incumbents and allow upstarts to define the next era of the internet, wresting the future from tech titans.

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