Android Messages has received a new update with version number V2.9. The update doesn’t bring any major U.I change but there quite a few additions that hint at upcoming features including Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more. Continue reading “Android Messages v2.9 hints at Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more”
Google just announced that from starting July it will mark all HTTP sites as ‘not secure’ with an aim to offer secure browsing. Starting with Chrome 68, the search engine giant will show all the non-HTTPS sites as not secure for browsing. Continue reading “Google Chrome to mark HTTP sites as ‘not secure’ from July”
Indian Antitrust watchdog has fined Google a Rs.135.86 ($21.17 million) over “search bias” and abuse of its dominant position. Competition Commission of India (CCI) says that Google; a part of Alphabet is abusing its dominance in online web search and online advertising markets. Continue reading “Google fined Rs.135.86 crore by CCI for search bias”
If reports are to be trusted, Google might be working on game streaming service ‘Yeti” which also includes a console and controller to take on NVIDA and Sony. The new gaming service would work either on Chromecast or a Google-made console which is currently under development. Continue reading “Google said to be working on game streaming service ‘Yeti’ with console and controller”
Google acquired Nest back in 2014 for $3.2 billion, and in the four-year journey, Nest has gained a lot of momentum and has doubled its hardware portfolio last year by selling more products in 2017 than in 2016 and 2015 combined. On the other hand, Google did great too; it has sold tens of millions of products for the home in just the last year. Continue reading “Google and Nest merge to bring more AI-based products”
Google has just announced a new feature using which you can manually create themed movies via the app or the web. You can use the photos to create the movies where you can edit them, add music or just select the photos and ask Google to automatically create a movie for you which was available since quite some time now. Continue reading “Google photos now lets you manually create custom themed movies”
Maruti Suzuki and Google have teamed up to offer AI-enabled voice assistant for auto enthusiasts attending the 14th edition of Auto Expo that is happening in India. The Google Assistant on smartphones lets access various kinds of information regarding the expo, along with details about the MSIL exhibit. Continue reading “Maruti Suzuki and Google team up to provide Assistant voice support at Auto Expo 2018”
Check for update button on Android does nothing expecting for manually checking for updates in case you haven’t got an update notification automatically. However, back in September manually pushing the check for button update on Nexus and Pixel phones would fetch an available update even if the background check wouldn’t. Continue reading “Google Play Services update brings fix for Android ‘Check for update’ button on Pixel/Nexus devices”
Google has been working on the new Chrome Home interface with bottom address bar design for over a year now. The interface with bottom address bar first appeared in October 2016 and later in August 2017, the company changed the U.I again. However, it now looks like Google is canceling the Chrome Home. Continue reading “Google might be cancelling ‘Chrome Home’ bottom address interface”
Google just made it easier to book hotels and flights right from the search results. It helps users explore more options and make the booking right from your smartphone’s search results. It also sorts the hotel searches with better price filtering, easier-to-find amenity information and more. Continue reading “Google now lets you book hotels and flights from search results”
Google launched the Motion Stills app last year for better video capture and viewing experience. Later the company redesigned and introduced the new motion photos feature in Pixel 2. Today Google has bought a major update to the Motion Still by adding the new ‘AR Mode’ bringing AR stickers to most Android phones. Continue reading “Google Motion Stills for Android brings new AR stickers, redesigned UI and more”
Google+ may not have been the most used Android apps, but it looks like Google isn’t going to give up on it just yet. The company’s Leo Deegan, the engineering manager for Google+, announced that over the next several days, it would roll out a revamped Google+ app focusing on changes under the hood. Continue reading “Google to roll out revamped Google+ app for Android soon”
Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of January with an Oreo adoption rate now moving past 1% at 1.1%, including the recently rolled out Android 8.1 Oreo. Continue reading “Android Oreo adoption rate climbs to 1.1%, Nougat is now on 28.5% devices”
Back in October Google announced that the Pixel 2 and 2 XL feature a custom chip; the Visual Core custom image processing chip. However, it was not enabled by default and Google said that it would be enabled once the Oreo 8.1 rolls out, and the day is finally here as the company today announced that it is turning on the visual core to accelerate HDR+ images 5x faster. Continue reading “Google turns on Pixel 2 Visual Core custom image processing chip, to roll out new AR Stickers”
Google today on the occasion of Safer Internet Day launches a new public safety initiative in India; #SecurityCheckKiya to ensure data protection targeted at young and first-time web users. Google brings three simple actions to users to protect and prevent themselves from account hijacking, safeguarding their Android phones from malicious apps and also secure data even if the device is lost. Continue reading “Google launches new public safety initiative in India to secure internet user’s data and devices”
