An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google is launching a new AI-powered coding bot for Android developers. During its I/O event on Wednesday, Google announced that the tool, called Studio Bot, will help developers build apps by generating code, fixing errors, and answering questions about Android. According to Google, the bot is built on Codey, the company's new foundational coding model that stems from its updated PaLM 2 large language model (LLM). Studio Bot supports both the Kotlin and Java programming languages and will live directly in the toolbar on Android Studio. There, developers can get quick answers to their questions or even have the bot debug a portion of their code. While Google notes that developers don't need to share their source code with Google in order to use Studio Bot, the company will receive data on the conversations they have with the tool. Google says the bot is still in "very early days" but that it will continue training it to improve its answers. It's also currently only available to developers in the US for now via the Canary channel, and there's no word on when it will see a global launch.

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2023年5月11日（木）に発売を開始したGoogleの『Pixel 7a』。前モデルとなるPixel 6aに関しては、通信キャリアは『SoftBank』『au』のみの取り扱い。Pixel 7aでそこ ...

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Googleが5月11日に発売した新スマートフォン「Pixel 7a」のレビューをお届けします。6万2700円（税込）と、お手頃価格で提供されるPixel Aシリーズのスマートフォン新モデルですが、2022年10月に発売された「Pixel 7」と同じ独自...続きを読む

2023年5月11日（木）、GoogleはA-Series最新型となる『Pixel 7a』の販売をGoogleストアで開始。8GB/128GBモデルの価格は62,700円（税込）。本体カラーは『Cha ...

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Google has announced the Pixel Tablet after teasing it during last year's Google I/O conference. The Verge reports: The Pixel Tablet is designed from the ground up to be good at what people typically use tablets for: watching video or playing games in the comfort of their own home. It is not, however, making any statements about the future of computing. The looks of the Pixel Tablet are relatively generic. It has an 11-inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel LCD display, even bezels all around, and a matte back. It comes in three colors: white, dark green, and light pink, with the dark green model featuring a black bezel. Though it looks like plastic from a distance, the Pixel Tablet has an aluminum frame with a nanotexture coating, not unlike what Google did with the Pixel 5 smartphone. Bundled in the box with the Pixel Tablet is a magnetic speaker dock. This serves multiple purposes and is meant to prevent the dreaded "dead tablet in a drawer" syndrome: it's a place to store the Pixel Tablet when it's not in use; it charges the battery; and it has a louder, fuller speaker better suited for communal listening than the speakers that are built into the tablet. If you're playing music or watching a video on the tablet when you put it on the dock, it will seamlessly transfer the audio to the dock's speaker. Pull the tablet off the dock while something is playing, and it will instantly switch to the tablet's speakers. When mounted on the speaker dock, the Pixel Tablet looks an awful lot like the Nest Hub Max, a $250 smart display that Google released back in 2019. But make no mistake, the Pixel Tablet is an Android tablet and not a smart display -- it runs completely different software and has different capabilities compared to the Nest Hub. That said, when the tablet is docked on the speaker, it can show a slideshow of images from your Google Photos albums just like the Nest Hub. It also has a quick access button to the Google Home app so you can control smart home devices, and it can accept voice commands from a distance for hands-free Google Assistant queries. The lock screen won't show any personal information like notifications -- for that, you'll have to unlock the tablet to access the accounts that are set up on it. The $499 slab is available for preorder starting today, and will begin shipping on June 20th.

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Googleは5月10日（米国時間）に開催された開発者向け会議「Google I/O 2023」で、Pixelブランドのスマートフォン「Pixel 7a」、フォルダブル（折りたたみ）スマートフォン「Pixel Fold」、タブレット「Pixel Tabl...続きを読む

Google has launched the Pixel 7a for $499, featuring a 6.1-inch OLED display at 90Hz, Tensor G2 chip with 8GB RAM, and 64MP main camera. The Pixel 7a nearly matches the flagship Pixel 7 on specs but starts at a lower price. GSMArena.com reports: Yes, the 7a marks several firsts for the Pixel a series. For starters, its 6.1" OLED display now runs at 90Hz, the same refresh rate as the Pixel 7 (though that one has a slightly larger 6.3" display). The resolution is FHD+ and you get Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Speaking of protection, the phone is rated IP67 for dust and water resistance. It has a metal frame and a plastic back -- Google notes that it used recycled aluminum, glass and plastic to build the phone. For example, the visor is 100% recycled aluminum. Available colors are Charcoal, Sea and Snow. Another major upgrade is the switch to the Tensor G2 chipset, which is now paired with 8GB of LPDDR RAM (up from 6GB on the 6a) and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage. This is the same configuration as the Pixel 7, so the a-phone will be just as fast at the various computational tasks. Also, note that Google is promising 5 years of security updates. Among them is the Super Res Zoom (up to 8x), which is enabled by the new 64MP camera (up from 12MP). The ultra wide camera has a 13MP sensor and a f/2.2 lens that is blessed with Dual Pixel autofocus. The front-facing camera was also bumped up to 13MP with a fixed-focus lens (f/2.2). The rear camera can record 5K video at up to 60fps, the front one tops out at 4K at 30fps. The Pixel 7a supports sub-6GHz and mmWave flavors of 5G, though only models for select regions will have mmWave enabled. This is a dual-SIM device with one physical nano-SIM and one eSIM. The 7a is powered by a 4,385mAh battery that supports up to 18W wired charging and for the first time on an a-phone wireless charging is available too -- also at 18W. Note that the port on the bottom is USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, but the retail box comes only with a USB C-to-C cable with USB 2.0 wiring (and you have to supply your own charger). You can order the Pixel 7a via the Google Store.

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動画配信（YouTube）と音楽配信（YouTube Music）がセットになったYouTube Premiumは月額『1,180円』。『広告』という無駄をカットして、その分有益な時間と取得する情報量 ...

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YouTubeの動画コンテンツは、課金せずともインターネット接続環境さえあれば『無料』で楽しむことが出来ます。しかし観たい動画を再生しようとすると、ほぼ確実に長めの広告が再生されてげんなり。 広告の再 ...

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私の母は楽天モバイルユーザーです。同社から購入したWi-Fiルーターの調子が悪くなったのでショップに問い合わせをすると、『一度解約して再契約すれば新しいWi-Fiルーターを1円で購入する事が出来ます。 ...

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2022年8月から、Googleはクラウドストレージサービス『Google One』の日本ユーザー向けにオンラインセキュリティ機能『Google One VPN』を付帯。当時は『2TB』のプランのみが ...

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GW（ゴールデンウィーク）期間中は『スマートフォンの利用頻度が増える』という人が殆どでしょう。『動画を観る』『音楽を聴く』『移動先へのナビ』『テレビ電話』など使い勝手は様々。小型コンピューターが本領を ...

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私は最近まで、メインのスマートフォンと他デバイス（タブレットやサブ機など）間のデータ送受信に『Send Anywhere』を使用していました。転送スピードもはやく特に不便も感じていなかったのですが、最 ...

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無料で使える代表的なマップアプリと言えば『Googleマップ』。音声と地図案内の両方で目的地までを的確にナビゲーションしてくれます。ゴツいカーナビを使っていた頃が懐かしい。 スマートフォンユーザーの殆 ...

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日本の衛星測位システム『みちびき』。英語表記はQZSS（Quasi-Zenith Satellite System）です。みちびきはGPS補完信号を受信する『準天頂衛星システム』。可視衛星が減るビル群 ...

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2023年4月1日から、月額基本料金据え置きのままギガプランの月間データ容量を『4GB→5GB（990円）』『8GB→10GB』に増量した格安SIMの『IIJmio』。高速→低速の切り替えが可能で、低 ...

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長距離ドライブを盛り上げてくれる『ストリーミング音楽』。一昔まえはラジオを聴いていた人が多いかもしれませんが、今は音楽配信サービスを利用して『好きなアーティストの曲』を『好きなタイミング』で聴くことが ...

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コンセント型のWi-Fiルーターは、通常『有線（光回線）』を無線化してパソコンやスマートフォンといった複数の端末でインターネット接続する事が主な用途。しかし実は、元が光回線ではなく『無線（モバイルネッ ...

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重い財布を持ち歩かなくてすむだけでなく、買い物をする度に高い確率でポイント還元を受けられる電子決済サービス。未だに現金払いを続けている人は、色々な意味で『損』をしています。 主要な電子決済サービスでは ...

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