Tuesday
Aug272019

Review: 2019 Chevrolet Spark

When it comes to subcompact cars, there are a few on the market to consider. Primary focus is usually size and pricing, and our 2019 Chevrolet Spark had a few upgrades. 

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Monday
Aug262019

Google Assistant on mobile gets new silent-response option

You will soon have the option to have a less chatty Google Assistant on your phone. Google just updated its support site that shows how you can turn off Assistant speech output on your phone. But since the support site was only recently updated, it isn't immediately available. You're going to have to keep checking back to see if the feature comes to you.

To turn off speech output, you need to open Assistant and tap the explore icon. Open the settings, go to the Assistant tab, and tap Phone. Under Voice and speech, there will be an option to change speech output to Hands-free only. Once you've enabled this feature, Assistant will still do what you say, but it won't speak out loud to tell you what it's doing. You will still be able to read the responses on the screen.

Source: Android Police

Monday
Aug262019

Review: 2019 Mazda CX-5

Our road test included a few longer drives on the highway and through the back roads in Ontario. Overall, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 was fun to drive, had flexible cargo space, and the dashboard/instrument cluster was intuitive to use.

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Monday
Aug262019

Instagram's new Threads messaging app can send automatic updates to your close friends

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If you keep a Close Friends list on Instagram and are keen on trying a new messaging app, you might want to check out what Instagram is cooking up. The company is testing a new Threads app, which is designed to be a standalone companion messaging app for Instagram. It's a way to contact your Close Friends list and share things like location, speed, and battery life. If those features seem to be familiar to you, it's Facebook's latest attempt to copy many of Snapchat's most popular features. The app will let you send automatic updates to your entire list of friends. It also gives you access to Instagram's full suite of creative tools, which include text, photo, and video messaging.

Facebook abandoned in May its previous attempt to make a standalone messaging app for Instagram. But it looks like the company wants to give it another shot, especially since its CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that the future of its company will revolve around private messaging.

Source: The Verge