Google Lens is Launching in “Preview” State for the Pixel 2 in Assistant and...

Google Lens is Launching in "Preview" State for the Pixel 2 in Assistant and... xda-developers Oct 5, 2017 1:37 AM • by Doug Lynch Google Lens is Launching in "Preview" State for the Pixel 2 in Assistant and Photos Earlier this year Google announced a new image detection feature they had been working on called Google Lens. While on the face of things it functions similarly to an older application of theirs, Google Goggles, the technical aspect had changed drastically so it evolved into a new service. We recently showed you how to try out Google Lens Launcher for Google Photos, but today the company has announced they're launching it in a preview state for Pixel 2 customers. At its core, Google Lens is a service that can be used to identify objects in a photo. The company is able to take things much further though by offering actionable things with these detected objects. For instance, at the reveal during Google I/O, the company showed that you can point your camera at WiFi network details (SSID and password) so the device can instantly connect to the network. At the reveal, they also showed it detecting a flower and a storefront while offering you details about what you're pointing the camera at. As Google has continued to work on the technology, they've been able to expand the type of objects and actions that Google Lens can handle. During today's event, we learned that it can identify artwork, barcodes, books, buildings, landmarks, media covers, music albums, movie posters, places, points of interest, statues, video games and much more. This list of objects that can be detected has been achieved thanks to Google's machine learning technology and thus it is able to grow without requiring the user to purchase new hardware. As mentioned, Google Lens can also take action based on what you're pointing the camera at. For some of the things listed above, this simply means doing a Google search for you, but like the WiFi network example, it can do much more. Today we also learned that Google Lens can add a contact from a business card, translate text, look up product information, open a web address in your browser, identify plants and animals and save dates to your calendar from a poster. Excited for computer vision in personal assistants? What use cases are you interested in? Android Advices Sep 30, 2017 11:59 AM • by Teja Chedalla Airtel Payments Bank Now Comes with UPI Integration for Offline & Online Payments Earlier this year, Airtel has debuted the banking sector by launching its own payments bank. The Airtel payments bank is also the first bank to go live under this new category. Now, it also comes integrated with UPI (Unified Payment Interface), becoming the first payments bank to do so. With this integration, all the 20 million bank customers can create their own personalized UPI handles on the My Airtel app. With many digital payment platforms, the Government of India's Digital India mission looks more achievable than ever. Using the My Airtel app, all the users with UPI handles can make instant transactions or payments in both offline and online sectors. On the other hand, the Airtel payments bank users can also use the BHIM app for making UPI-based payments. Unlike any other payments bank in India, Airtel payments bank also offers a 7.25% interest on the money added to their accounts. With the UPI, the users can also transfer to any bank account in India for zero charges. The user can use their UPI ID instead of their personal details like bank account number or mobile number for transactions. Unlike the regular NEFT transactions, the UPI-based transactions are instant and also works 24×7. While the regular online bank transactions require minimum 30 minutes to add a new payee, the UPI-based transactions can be completed by entering the UPI handle or the mobile number. In the My Airtel app, the user can add more than one bank account under the single UPI ID for hassle-free transactions. For businesses, there is no need of investing in a POS machine. Instead, they can use their own smartphone and most of the banks are offering the business services for free of cost up to a certain limit. With the easy-to-use and more secure process, the UPI-based payments should see a huge increase in transaction volume compared to e-wallet apps. Click here to install the "My Airtel" app This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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