Google is currently working on an built-in ad blocker feature for Chrome, according to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. The search giant plans to roll out ad blocker in the next mobile version of its Chrome browser that would filter out certain types of ads.
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Google has teamed up with PayPal for Android Pay mobile payments. Consumers in the U.S. will be able to use PayPal in Android Pay to tap and pay with their phones in stores and speed through checkout in Android apps. Continue reading “Google, PayPal team up for Android Pay”
Google has reached a settlement with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) agency in the two year Android antitrust case. In 2015, Russian search rival Yandex had complained that Google was abusing its position in the market by forcing Android devices to pre-install certain apps including its own search tool. Continue reading “Google, Russia reach $7.8 million settlement in Android antitrust case”
Google will now help you up your fashion quotient with a new feature. The company has rolled out a new feature dubbed as “style ideas” within the image search in the Android app and on mobile browsers. Continue reading “Google adds style ideas to image search”
Google is building a new international subsea cable system in Southeast Asia, called INDIGO. The new cable system will serve Google traffic between Australia and Asia, connecting Perth, Sydney and Singapore, with a branch to Jakarta.
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Google has announced Pax, a Android Networked Cross-License Agreement with an aim to reduce patent infringement cases and patent threats. Under PAX, members grant each other royalty-free patent licenses covering Android and Google Applications on qualified devices. PAX means peace in latin.
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Google is now making it easier for users to book their fitness class. The company has added an ability for users to search, book and pay for their favourite fitness class directly from the Search app. Continue reading “Google will now let you book fitness classes in Search”
Google Pixel devices have been facing Bluetooth connectivity issue for some time. The company has acknowledged the bug that would randomly switch off Bluetooth on Pixel devices. The problem was first detailed last month after Google released its February Security Patch. Continue reading “Google fixes Bluetooth connectivity bug for Pixel and Pixel XL”
Google is working on a social app that will allow users to edit and share photos in small groups, according to a latest report from TechCrunch. Earlier this week, Apple launched Clips video creation and sharing app for iPhone and iPad. The report says Google’s new app will come with some of the same features as Clips.
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Google is streamlining Hangouts experience for users. The company has announced that it will shut down Google Talks aka Gtalk/GChat feature in Gmail on June 26 and it will be replaced with Hangouts. Users will be will automatically be transitioned to Hangouts.
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Google has announced an array of updates to a bunch of its apps, at an event in in São Paulo, Brazil. The company has added new feature to Duo, Allo and Photos apps. Continue reading “Google adds audio calling for Duo, file sharing to Allo and updates Photos”
Google is making it easier for its users to share their location. The company is rolling out real-time location sharing feature to Google Maps on Android and iOS. The person you are sharing your location with will be able to see it on Android, iPhone, mobile web, and even desktop.
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Google has added quick shortcuts for popular tools, points of interests, cafes, restaurants and more to its Search app on Android and iOS and on Google.com. Additional shortcuts like translate, nearby attractions, flights, hotels, internet speed test, currency converter, and more are available for Android users. These shortcuts will be present below the search bar. Continue reading “Google Search app gets shortcuts for restaurants, news, popular tools and more”
Just yesterday codenames of two next generation Pixel phones surfaced. Now, a new report says that Google is working on a third phone which could be the larger Pixel. Citing multiple source, Droid Life says the third device is codenamed as ‘taimen’ which is also another type of fish.
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Google’s Area 120 incubator project has launched a new app which is aimed at social video viewing. Dubbed as Uptime, the app allows users to watch videos in real time along with their friends. Continue reading “Uptime app by Google lets you watch YouTube videos with your friends”
