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Microsoft News App Now Available on Android Posted: 20 Jun 2018 06:12 PM PDT Microsoft just redesigned its news app and made it available on Android. So, shall we rejoice? The thing about news apps is that they’re basically curated news. What does that mean? Well, the news app from Microsoft will use both people and AI (artificial intelligence, as opposed to natural stupidity) to select what news are to be delivered to its users. The revamped Microsoft News app for Android also powers MSN.com and Microsoft’s Edge browser’s built in news feed. What’s new? Well, according to the company, the news app will have a stronger local perspective, as it boasts editorial teams from fifty locations world-wide, not to mention the AI thingy. Also, the Microsoft News app for Android is more customizable than ever, thus allowing its users to personalize it according to their own specific needs and all that. An interesting feature is that you can now view news stories based on your current location, together with configurable breaking news alerts. Unlike Google News, Microsoft News comes with a cool dark-mode and a well thought “continuous reading” feature, that permits you to scroll into the next news-article. Microsoft now partners with over 3,000 global news brands and more than 1,000 publishers for its human/AI powered news app. The app works something like this: Microsoft’s partners deliver more than 100,000 unique news pieces every day; the AI “component” scans this huge content-pool, trying to determine how potentially popular a piece of news is, and also how “fresh”. Then, the content is categorized depending on the topic and if it’s a “news” or an “opinion” piece. In the next step, after Hall 9000 AI had done its job, the story is passed further to the human-editors, who curate/choose the top stories to be delivered to the readers throughout the day. There are more than 800 human-editors for curating Microsoft’s news app, working from fifty locations from all around the world. And yes, you can get it by clicking here. My question is this: is Microsoft curation of news any better than Google’s curation of news, or Facebook’s curation of news, or… The post Microsoft News App Now Available on Android appeared first on Android Apps.

Check Out the Best Road Trip Android Apps in 2018 Posted: 20 Jun 2018 05:42 PM PDT Summer is the definition of road trips and holidays, and speaking of road trips, you should take a look at some of the best road trip Android apps as per 2018. Whether we’re talking about cross-country road trips or just hitting the open road, pedal to the metal and all that, you should prepare in advance for making the trip to go as smoothly as humanly possible. Or, in our case, as smooth as a droid. To begin with, let me present you with Android Auto, which may come handy provided you drive an older car (like yours truly) that doesn’t have the respective feature built-in. Google’s Android Auto app will allow you to stay connected with your vehicle at all times, thus saving you lots of money in two ways: first, you won’t have to upgrade your car’s sound-system (Android Auto is currently built-in basically all new cars’ stereo-systems), or even better, you will not have to buy a brand-new car. Android Auto is available regardless of what Android version you run on your smartphone, and it can be configured to be automatically launched when connected to your car via a Bluetooth FM transmitter or your car’s own Bluetooth, provided it has one. Here’s the download link (don’t worry, it’s free). Another  must-have road trip app is Waze, a cool piece of software that will deliver real time traffic information courtesy of other Waze users, including police traps, accident reports and various other dangers seen by others on the road. You can also contribute to the Waze community by providing your own updates. Waze works by automatically rerouting you in order to avoid trouble, and also comes with cool features, like helping you finding the cheapest gas stations and things of that nature. And here’s the download link. Finally, there’s Google Trips (link) and Yelp (link).  The former is an awesome travel planning application, while the latter will provide you with the best places to visit/check out (like restaurants, museums and what not). Good luck, have fun, and don’t forget to download and install the best road trip android apps. The post Check Out the Best Road Trip Android Apps in 2018 appeared first on Android Apps.

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