Google Assistant finally makes its way to Android tablets and more phones

Google is slowly rolling out Google Assistant to more and more users. For those who have Android tablets running on Nougat or Marshmallow in the US, Assistant is coming to your device if you have the language set to English. Now, the update for Android phones is more important in a way that it reaches more users. Those with Android devices that still run on Lollipop in Canada, US, UK, India, and Singapore with the language set to English will get the feature. If you’re in the US, Mexico, or Spain and have the language set to Spanish, then you get access to the feature, too. Those in Italy, Germany, Korea, Japan, and Brazil also get the update. Once the Google Play Services update comes your way and you opt-in to use Assistant, the Assistant app icon will show up in your “All apps” list.

Freedom Mobile's calling, text, and data services available in all 75 TTC subway stations

BAI Canada, the TTC and Freedom Mobile  announced earlier that talk, text and data technology is now available at all 75 TTC subway stations and in all 9km of tunnel in the brand new Line 1 extension in Toronto.

Torontonians have spoken loudly and clearly - they not only want, but expect to be able to talk, text and use data wherever they are in the city. BAI Canada has brought its global expertise from transit systems in New York, Hong Kong and elsewhere to deliver this project on schedule and with the highest industry standards.

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User manual shows unannounced Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus with dual front cameras

Looks like Samsung wants to take on the selfie-centric smartphones from its Chinese competitors. A user manual that’s been uploaded to Samsung’s website shows off two unannounced Galaxy A smartphones that are expected to make their debut at CES 2018. The phones are expected to be called the A8 and A8 Plus to replace the current A5 and A7 phones. The big focus of the new devices are its dual front-facing shooters with Live Focus. There isn’t any information at the moment about how many megapixels these cameras will have.

Some of the other things we can expect, at least according to the manual, include the display coming with an 18:9 aspect ratio and slim bezels, a new position for the fingerprint sensor below the rear camera, Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, support for Android Pay and Bixby, USB Type-C port, and an audio jack.

Source: Android Police | Via: The Verge

Netflix renews ‘Marvel’s The Punisher’ for second season

Frank Castle lives to fight another day. Netflix just renewed Marvel’s The Punisher for season 2. The streaming service made the announcement on the show’s Facebook page with a post that says “Season 2 is coming.” Jon Berthal, who plays Castle, was particularly enthused to play the role initially. He told Variety, “Fully candid, being part of a superhero franchise was not something that I really had an ambition towards; it wasn’t really on my radar.” He got onboard when he played a part in Marvel’s Daredevil, which is one of the six Marvel shows we have on Netflix now. The other four being The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage.