Project Helix: Xbox One Slim And More Powerful Xbox One Units To Come In E3 2016 and other top stories.

• Project Helix: Xbox One Slim And More Powerful Xbox One Units To Come In E3 2016

  

  The gaming scene is tight. Xbox One is continuously pouring out its efforts to improve its latest-gen console while PlayStation 4 is doing the same — we don’t know what Nintendo is doing with the Wii U but the Nintendo NX looks like a pretty decent competition to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. And with the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016, the biggest gaming conference, almost among us, we are left to wonder what new explosive thing Microsoft and Sony will reveal for their Xbox One and ..

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• Amazon lets you access Alexa on the web via Echosim.io

  

  A screenshot of Echosim.io, a web-browser simulator of Amazon's Echo speaker and its Alexa digital assitant.(Photo: Amazon.com)Amazon has released a web-based version of Alexa, the voice-activated digital assistant that powers its Echo speaker.Called Echosim.io, the service simulates having an Echo — to a degree. At the user's prompting, Alexa on the Echo can access Amazon Prime or Spotify music, call an Uber, check Google calendar, or listen to an Audible book.With Alexa on the web, a user pres..

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• Google Photos celebrates first birthday and 24 billion selfies

  

  A teardown of the latest update for the app by Android Police reveals that Nexus folks could soon have another benefit other than speedy firmware updates: unlimited original-quality photo and video storage. More than that, it looks like the app could see internal adjustment tools for exposure and contrast. Way down the road, we might see Google Assistant going a further than it currently does and delete duplicate photos or blurry shots, according to a Buzzfeed News interview with Photos lead An..

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• Computex 2016: Acer arrives with 5000mAh handset, laptops, and 'Internet of Beings' products

  

  Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Acer has taken the wraps off a number of products that it will be showcasing at Computex 2016. (Image: Acer) Leading the way is the Liquid Zest Plus, a 5.5-inch smartphone running Android Marshmallow packing a 5,000mAh battery that the company says is worth up to three days' usage without recharging. The handset also has fast-charging ability to regain 50 percent of its charge in ..

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• Phonebloks creator isn't entirely happy with Project Ara

  

  Hakkens thought up his concept as a way to reduce e-waste, but if all the important components are in one skeleton, then users will still end up tossing their phones out after a while. Further, he believes that Google should work with other companies to create an ecosystem of modules instead of doing everything on its own. The Dutch designer's vision, as you can imagine, wouldn't be easy to execute. Nevertheless, he thinks Google has the resources as one of the most powerful companies in the wo..

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