Google is readying for its next hardware launch, Pixel 4a. The smartphone will be the cheaper version of Pixel 4, akin to Pixel 3a series. Ahead of the official launch, Google Pixel 4a has been spotted on the US’ FCC website. According to the listing, Google Pixel 4a will not come with […]
Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop called Nearby Share may come to Windows, macOS and other platforms
Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop feature, called Nearby Share, has already been hinted at in Android 11, indicating its arrival to several smartphones in the coming months. But it looks like this feature is supposed to work on other platforms as well as per a new report by 9to5Google. As the name […]
Google shuts down AI-based Photos printing service
Google is shutting down its automated Photos printing service on June 30 in less than five months of its launch. Right now, it is not clear why Google is ending the service. “Thank you for your invaluable feedback these last several months. You have provided us with a lot of helpful information […]
Google, WhatsApp helped reunite woman in her 90s with family after 43 years
Panchubai lived as Achchhan for more than four decades with the Khan family until she was reunited with her grandson this week. Israr Khan, with whom Panchubai lived all these years, and the residents of Kota Tala village in Damoh district came to know their Achchhan Mausi (aunt) was from […]
UK scraps Covid-19 contact tracing app for Google-Apple system
Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, health authorities said Thursday. The app had been undergoing trials on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England, […]
Google removed these 30 apps from Play Store, delete them from your phone now
Google has removed over 30 popular apps, including the ones that add beauty filters to your photos, from the Play Store after these were discovered to have malicious malware. These apps will not be available for download from the Play Store for new users, but the 20 million users who […]
If Google has its way, you’ll never see full URLs in Chrome again
Google has started experimenting with a new change in Chrome Dev/Canary 85 that hides the full address from the URL bar of the current page you are on. What you will get to see is just the domain name, like say a google.com, all through. This decision has not been very well […]
Google is going to help its summer interns with open-source tech at home
Thanks to Google’s open-source projects, thousands of interns will be joining Google from home, across 43 countries, for their summer internship program. This is the first time ever that Google’s internship programme is going to be held virtually with many projects focusing on open-source projects. Google said that while many […]
Reliance Jio may have to pick between Google and Microsoft for its final tranche of investments
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has done the unthinkable – it has raised almost ₹1 lakh crore (almost $13 billion) in the middle of a global lockdown with eight investments in seven weeks. And Asia’s richest man is not yet done. While the next investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign Public Investment […]
‘Be open, be hopeful’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s mantra for class of 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants today’s youth to “be open, hopeful and impatient” and has the faith that they have a “chance to change everything” as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The advice was for the graduating class off 2020 who Pichai addressed on Sunday in […]
States want strong action against Google on ad break up
State attorneys general investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google may seek a break-up of its digital advertising operations if they sue the internet giant over antitrust violations, according to people familiar with the probe. A break-up, which can only be imposed by a court, is among a range of options the states […]
Ok Google ‘Do Black lives matter?’
Google has been announcing new efforts to combat racism amid the ongoing protests in the US. It has now updated Google Assistant to provide a direct answer for “Black Lives Matter”. First spotted by 9to5Google, Google Assistant now responds to, “Do Black lives matter?” with the reply – “Black lives matter. Black […]
Google Pixel 4a to get wireless charging support
Google is expected to launch its next generation budget smartphone, the Pixel 4a, in July. Ahead of the phone’s official launch, countless reports have detailed what we should expect from the phone, both in terms of the design and specifications. Now, a new report talks about the Pixel 4a getting […]
Google Chrome to solve an annoying problem
Since years, one of the most annoying issues included in Google Chrome is when you drag and drop a file on to a section in a tab only to realise it is not supported, the upload section is not loaded properly or accidentally you drop the file mid-way while dragging. […]
Joe Biden, Donald Trump campaigns targeted by foreign hackers: Google
Campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers, Google researchers said Thursday, highlighting persistent data security concerns ahead of the November US election. A tweet from Google’s threat analysis chief Shane Huntley said the internet giant warned the Biden […]