Testing Google’s New Gemini Flash Model / / No Comments I’m currently at Google I/O waiting for the next session to start and decided to take a quick look at the latest Gemini model to be released, Flash 1.5. As the name implies, this is a ‘speedier’ model built to return responses quicker than other models, with the tradeoff that the results may not be as good. Like most things in life, there’s going to be tradeoffs. Gemini’s Pro 1.5 model will definitely be slower but will return better results. When and how you choose is… well that’s a good question, right? I decided to build a tool so I could play with this myself. The idea is to let me enter a prompt and have it run both Flash and Pro models and see both... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Flash, Gemini, Google's, Model, Testing
Google’s Lighthouse is now recommending JavaScript library alternates – Search Engine Land / / No Comments Google’s Lighthouse is now recommending JavaScript library alternates Search Engine Land “JavaScript” – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: alternates, Engine, Google's, JavaScript, land, library, Lighthouse, recommending, search
Google’s apps, including Calendar, Gmail, Hangouts and Maps, crash in brief outage – Baltimore Sun / / No Comments Google’s apps, including Calendar, Gmail, Hangouts and Maps, crash in brief outage Baltimore Sun “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: apps, Baltimore, brief, calendar, crash, Gmail, Google's, Hangouts, including, maps, outage
Chrome JavaScript timer throttling: Google’s tests show it saves up to 2 hours’ battery life – ZDNet / / No Comments Chrome JavaScript timer throttling: Google’s tests show it saves up to 2 hours’ battery life ZDNet Chrome to increase battery life by throttling background JavaScript timers The Tech Report Google Chrome tests throttling background JavaScript timers to improve battery life XDA Developers Chrome JavaScript throttling experiment improves Battery significantly Ghacks Technology News New Chrome experiment promises up to 28% more battery life Ars Technica View Full Coverage on Google News “JavaScript” – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: battery, Chrome, Google's, hours, JavaScript, Life, saves, show, tests, throttling, timer, ZDNet
Google’s new Pixel 4 app uses AI to map your face in 3D – VentureBeat / / No Comments Google’s new Pixel 4 app uses AI to map your face in 3D VentureBeat “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Face, Google's, Pixel, uses, VentureBeat
Google’s updated Maps app lets you bike, train, ride-share there – Fox Business / / No Comments Google’s updated Maps app lets you bike, train, ride-share there Fox Business Google Maps will now let users combine transit directions with biking and ride-sharing The Verge Google Maps finally lets you plan ‘mixed modes’ travel Mashable Google Maps announces new “Mixed Modes” tool for multi-part commutes USA TODAY Google Maps Introduces Its “Mixed Modes” Function for Multipart Journeys HYPEBEAST View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: bike, Business, Google's, Lets, maps, rideshare, there, train, updated
How to replace Google’s Trips app – The Verge / / No Comments How to replace Google’s Trips app The Verge Google has created a page describing all the various methods you can use to replace the features of its soon-to-be-gone Trips app. What follows are some of … “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Google's, Replace, Trips, Verge
Google’s data-saving app can now set daily limits and show a map … – The Verge / / No Comments The Verge Google's data-saving app can now set daily limits and show a map …The VergeGoogle is updating its data-saving Android app Datally to give you more ways to control how you and others use data on your phone. The app is getting several …Google Datally data-saving app gets wifi map, guest mode and moreSlashGearGoogle's Datally app adds more ways to limit mobile data usage …TechCrunchGoogle's Datally app gets four new features to help you save mobile dataAndroid Authority (blog)Android Central –Google Blogall 31 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Daily, datasaving, Google's, limits, show, Verge