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Android tip: Need a reminder? Add it from Google search on the web

Android tip: Need a reminder? Add it from Google search on the web

by ben patterson | Jul 21, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, web browsers

So, you’re sitting at your laptop when the thought flits through your mind: Gotta get some milk on the way home. Cannot. Forget. But then you remember that your Android phone is in the other room (so far away!), and you get a little lazy. After all,...
Android tip: Say two magic “hotwords” to control your phone with your voice

Android tip: Say two magic “hotwords” to control your phone with your voice

by ben patterson | Nov 21, 2013 | apps, how-tos, phones

It just got a little easier to ask your Android phone to search the web, name a tune, open an app, get directions, and more—all with the power of speech. Thanks to an updated version of Google Now, a speech-friendly digital assistant that’s packaged in the...

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