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Enlarge ImageGoogle Crowdsource lets you help the company with language translation, handwriting recognition and map translation accuracy. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Google has a formidable artificial intelligence team working on everything from photo recognition to email spam filtering. But for some tasks, it's looking for the human touch -- yours, specifically.The online giant on Monday released a new Android app called Crowdsource that lets you contribute your own suggestions to language translation, handwriting recognition and street sign transcription. "Each microtask takes no more than five to ...

See more stories from CNET Magazine. Michael Muller It starts iocently enough, with the same exact transaction you've performed a thousand times before. You walk up to an unassuming ATM kiosk, slip a plastic debit card into the slot, punch in a personal code and withdraw cash. Convenient, absolutely, but ATMs can host hidden dangers, especially for travelers already distracted by luggage, train schedules or herding an unruly family through an airport. It's a scam called ATM skimming, and it's only one of the pitfalls to watch out for, especially when traveling in unfamiliar territory, whether you're on vacat...

Enlarge ImageCanon's EOS 5D Mark IV introduces a new dual-pixel raw photo format. Canon Don't panic, Lightroom fans, Adobe Systems will support the new photo format Canon tucked into its hot new SLR, the EOS 5D Mark IV.Adobe's Lightroom, for editing and cataloging photos, has a particular emphasis on "raw" photo formats that offer more editing flexibility and image quality than ordinary JPEG but that are more of a hassle to handle. Canon's new $3,500 5D Mark IV, introduced Thursday, adds a new variety called dual-pixel raw that lets photographers fine-tune focus after a shot was taken. To take advantage of dua...

The Intercept on Friday published documents stolen from the NSA by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Handout, Getty Images The latest documents from Edward Snowden, published by The Intercept on Friday, appear to support earlier reports that the National Security Administration's "secret" cyberweapons are anything but.The Intercept, whose reporters have access to files Snowden took from the agency in 2013, says a top-secret NSA manual contains the same 16-character alphanumeric tracking code that appears throughout a portion of code released online earlier this week by a group called The ShadowBrokers. The group ...

Intel on Wednesday issued a recall of its Basis Peak fitness watch, urging owners to immediately discontinue use of the device out of conce overheating could cause bus.The company first shared its conces of overheating in June, piing its hopes for a solution on a software update. That plan did not pan out as hoped, Intel said in a statement that urged customers to retu the devices immediately for a full refund. "We had hoped to update the software on your watch to address the problem," the company said in a statement. "Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we aren't able to develop such a solution without completely compromising the user experience. As a result, we are asking that you ret...

Another Magic Leap demo popped up recently -- the company's CMO showed off an augmented-reality shopping app to Alibaba's CMO at an event in China. We still don't know what the hardware looks like, but we continue to be curious about Magic Leap as it develops its AR experience. We're also briefing you on MIT CSAIL's newest project: glasses-free 3D for movie theaters. Instead of using images that require special glasses, this would specifically target each individual seat in a theater and give the ticket holder their very own unique 3D view. ...

CEO T-Mobile John Legere talking about its T-Mobile Tuesdays freebie program. Claudia Cruz/CNET Never underestimate the power of free pizza. When T-Mobile in early June launched its freebie program, which gave away pizza, streaming movies and, for some, shares of the company, it likely didn't have a sense of how quickly its customers would embrace the idea. Its T-Mobile Tuesday app crashed on launch day. The free pizza giveaway overwhelmed partner Domino's, and the pizza chain backed out of the program. Not that any of this halted T-Mobile's momentum. The carrier replaced Domino's with a $15 voucher for ...

Pokémon Go downloads surpasses every other mobile game developed in the last two years, according to Sensor Tower. Alina Bradford/CNET While you're out trying to catch them all, Pokémon Go is breaking records left and right. The instantly popular app has been downloaded 75 million times, according to Sensor Tower, a mobile app analytics group. Pokémon Go hit its first 50 million in just 19 days, far surpassing other mega hit games from the last two years. The numbers are impressive. Color Switch took 77 days and Candy Crush Jelly Saga took 112. The app made it to the top of the App Store's downloads and rev...

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET "Hillary 2016" isn't just a campaign slogan. It's also a new iOS app designed for people who want to see Hillary Clinton as the next president.Launched on Sunday for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the app is served up by the Hillary for America campaign. Hillary 2016 tests your knowledge about the pressing issues, offers daily challenges to help elect Clinton, shares news and information about the Democratic candidate and gives you the ability to set up your own virtual campaign headquarters.You can also compete against friends and fellow Hillary supporters to see who knows...

Firefox maker Mozilla is clamping down harder on Flash. Adobe Systems Firefox parent Mozilla is taking its battle against Adobe Flash a few steps further. In 2017, Firefox will require "click-to-activate approval" from you before you can trigger Flash-enabled videos and other Flash content on a website, Mozilla engineering manager Benjamin Smedberg said Wednesday in a blog post. This means the Flash content will remain dormant unless you actively click on a link or icon that says: "Activate Adobe Flash." You can currently do the same thing yourself in Firefox by manually setting Flash to "Ask to activate." ...

Enlarge ImageApple stores like this could soon be opening in India. Josh Miller/CNET After months of back-and-forth, it looks as though Apple is on the cusp of officially getting a green light to open stores in India.The Cupertino, Califoia-based company is currently disqualified from opening stores exclusively selling its own products due to Indian laws stating that a company doing so needs to source 30 percent of its products locally.But Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govement will soon aounce a three-year exemption to this rule for Apple, and other "cutting-edge" weste companies, Bloomberg reports. Previou...

Android leads the mobile device market in game installs. Unity3D Well-played, Android.Google's mobile software accounted for 82 share of mobile games downloaded during the second quarter of 2016, development company Unity3D said in a new report on Wednesday. That's a wide gap over the 17 percent of game downloads notched by Apple's iOS.In certain countries, the lead is even more pronounced. During the second quarter, game downloads on Android devices in Indonesia racked up a share of 96 percent, while in South Korea and Brazil each eaed 92 percent.Games are a hot commodity with mobile users, responsible for ...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryKia brings Apple CarPlay, Android Auto to more cars via downloadBig, bright icons on Apple CarPlay should help cut down on distraction while driving. Kia Back in May, Hyundai expanded its Apple CarPlay and Android Auto availability by way of a user-installed update. Given that Kia and Hyundai are sister companies, it was only a matter of time before the same was offered for Kia. That time has come, with multiple Kia vehicles becoming compatible with the phone systems.At the end of July, Kia will email owners with instructions on how to download and install the update, which can be done...

Enlarge ImageKozel's Pint Finder app eas you two free pints at selected pubs. Kozel I don't know what it's like where you are, but a heatwave has descended on the UK and half the country's stuck at our desks dreaming of a nice cold ice-cold beer. Wouldn't it be great if you could just push a button that transports you to a bar and puts a tall frosty glass of refreshment in your hand? Enter the Kozel Tap Out button. This gizmo sits on your desk or in your home, and when you've worked up a sufficient thirst you hit it. With no further ado, a taxi comes straight to you, picks up a friend, and transports you to ...

The Republican National Convention comes to Cleveland this week, but noticeably absent will be the support of several major tech companies, including HP, Apple and Motorola. The decisions were a big victory for online activists ColorOfChange and Credo Action, which used social media to push the companies to avoid backing Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.We also discuss SoftBank's massive acquisition deal for ARM Holdings, as well as Kanye West's beef with Taylor Swift playing out on Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter.The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger Cheng, Senior Writer Ben Fox Rubin an...

Got an HTC Vive headset? You can become a Jedi in the Star Wars universe for free this Monday.Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine, a lightsaber virtual-reality experiment we checked out in March, is coming to the Steam VR platform as a free download, said ILMxLab, Lucasfilm's immersive-entertainment division.During a panel discussion Saturday at Star Wars Celebration Europe, ILMxLab also said it's working on a future Star Wars VR experience that will focus on everyone's favorite Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vade...

Simon Pegg, in his seminal geek sitcom "Spaced", said "it's a fact, sure as day follows night, sure as eggs is eggs, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is..." Well, not good.Lucky him, he got to share screenplay duties with Doug Jung on "Star Trek Beyond", the third movie in the rebooted series and the 13th installment in the Star Trek franchise overall. On Star Trek's 50th aiversary. But Pegg is a nerd's nerd, and he's broken his own rule with "Beyond". It's by no means perfect, but it brought back the fun, the freshness and the Trekness so sorely lacking in 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness".On this particular voyage of the starship Enterprise, Kirk, Spock and company are three years...

Jason Cipriani/CNET Netflix doesn't won't let anyone store movies or shows to watch offline, but Amazon just amped up its download options for Android users in a big way. If you own a device ruing Google's Android system, Amazon will let you download titles from its Netflix-like Prime Video service onto SD cards, removable storage units that keep your phone's inteal from getting too packed. (Apple devices like iPhones have fully enclosed bodies that don't allow owners to slip in extra storage like an SD card.)People who have outright purchased a digital video from Amazon can store the item on an SD card too....