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  Google is testing a new feature that could improve discovery for Android apps on Google Play. The company confirmed it’s experimenting with a “Compare Apps” option that would allow Google Play users to quickly and more easily understand the slight differences between otherwise similar apps by comparing specific features …

A significant portion of some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, has striations consistent with layering, according to new research led by North Carolina State University. A simulated view from above Tellus Tessera, one of the regions on Venus where Byrne et al identified the presence of …

Google adds new mortgage feature box to search Google has launched a new feature in the mobile search results for searches related to mortgages. This is not just the mortgage calculator feature it has had since 2015, but a feature box that shows a lot more information around mortgages. What …

New Oval-Shaped Feature Spotted on Jupiter: Clyde’s Spot An astronomer from South Africa has discovered a new ‘white oval’ in the southern hemisphere of the gas giant Jupiter. Jupiter as captured by Clyde Foster’s telescope, and Juno’s approximate trajectory as it zoomed close by the planet, traveling from north to …

Chrome Might Not Eat All Your RAM After Adopting This Windows Feature Google’s Chrome browser is far and away the most popular way to browse the web, which is surprising when you consider its abysmal memory management. It’s not uncommon for Chrome to gobble up multiple gigabytes of RAM in …

Etsy adds an AR shopping feature on iOS designed for use with wall art Retailers like Target, Home Depot, Wayfair, IKEA, and others have embraced augmented reality to help shoppers make decisions about products they’re interested in by visualizing the items in their own homes. Today, Etsy is hopping on …

snippet to web page content highlight feature For the past couple of years Google has tested highlighting content on a web page based on clicking on a featured snippet from the Google search results. This was being tested both on desktop and mobile. This is now live and works on …

Amazon has quietly rolled out the “Send to Kindle” feature to its Kindle for iOS application that allows you to save to the app articles and documents found on the web. That means your Kindle device or app can replace your preferred “read it later” application — like Pocket or Instapaper, …

Flickr has rolled out a “similarity search” option that allows users to go deeper into their initial set of search results by clicking on an image to find the photo they want. “Today, we’re introducing similarity search, which uses advanced technology to allow you to discover visually similar photos without …

Facebook has been busy with the app updates, as of late. In recent months, it has added new sections for finding nearby Wi-Fi, meeting new people, checking the weather, and more. Now, it’s rolling out yet another addition to the “More” menu inside the Facebook app: City Guides. A potential …