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| Google Just Released the First Android P Preview. Here Are the 6 Biggest Features So Far | | TNW | Surprise! Google released the first Android P preview, well ahead of its full unveiling at Google I/O in May. We knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Android P includes official support for camera cutouts—sometimes called notches —as seen in the Essential PH-1 and iPhone X. Other interesting features include better notifications, a multi-camera API, indoor navigation, and more. | | Two-Factor Authentication Gets Simplified with a New Sonic Vibration Token | | TechRepublic | Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have turned a hack that attacks the gyroscope in a smartphone into a new form of two-factor authentication. | | Why You Should Avoid Hotel Wi-Fi Like the Plague | | TechRadar | Everybody loves free Wi-Fi. It's an important factor for the connected traveler when they're choosing a hotel, and there are even websites dedicated to finding hotels with fast Wi-Fi and testing speeds. But there's a problem: it's inherently unsafe. | | | | | | 21 Ways to Check Gmail You Probably Never Considered | | MakeUseOf | Would you believe that there are over 21 ways to take a quick peek at new emails? It’s true. Whether it’s on your smartphone, desktop, laptop, browser, and even your smart home devices, you can stay aware of any new incoming email. | | SharePoint Online Cheat Sheet | | Computerworld | Learn how to find your way around SharePoint Online, create sites, share and manage documents, work with calendars, integrate with Outlook, and more. | | | | | | Menu and Toolbar Updates in Google Docs Editors | | G Suite Updates | Based on usage data and your feedback, Google is making some changes to the menus in the web versions of the Google Docs editors. These are similar to the changes they made in December, January, and February and will make it easier to find certain items. | | Improve Collaboration in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides with Activity Dashboard | | G Suite Updates | An important part of collaboration is deciding how and when to follow up with others. To help inform these decisions, Google is introducing Activity dashboard in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It’s a feature that lets users with edit access see who has viewed the file and when they viewed it. | | Inbox Types Now Supported in the Gmail App for Android | | G Suite Updates | Going forward, if you’ve selected a specific inbox type for your Gmail account on the web, you’ll see that same email configuration in your Android app. For instance, if you’ve chosen to see unread emails at the top of your inbox and everything else below, you’ll see your emails sorted the same way in Gmail for Android. | | Miss a Call—But Not the Moment—with Video Messages on Google Duo | | The Keyword | Beginning today on Google Duo, you can leave a video message when the person you’re calling can’t pick up. If the person you’re calling declines or misses your call, you can record up to 30 seconds of a video (or voice) message. | | | Amazon Admits Alexa Is Creepily Laughing at People and Is Working on a Fix
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