Google today announced that its ‘Android Security Reward’ program in its third year has received over 470 qualifying vulnerability reports from researchers and the average pay per researcher jumped by 23%. The company also mentioned that the ‘Android Security Reward’ program has rewarded researchers with over $3M. Continue reading “Google Play and Android Security Reward program surpass US$3 million in payouts”
Google might be testing new Color Pop, along with manual bokeh effects. as some users are reporting to have gotten the new editing tools The Color Pop keeps the focus of the photo in color and desaturates the rest of the shot. The manual bokeh lets you do something similar by blurring the background instead of desaturated. Continue reading “Google might be testing Color Pop, manual bokeh effects in Google Photos”
Given the number of leaks, rumors, and reports in the past few weeks, we already know pretty everything that is there to know about the upcoming Pixel series flagships. It is also rumored that Google might be launching an accessory called ‘Pixel Stand‘ which is a charging accessory for Pixel 3. Continue reading “Google Pixel Stand wireless charging accessory for Pixel 3 surfaces”
Google has announced a new set of experimental features for developers to use on the Lenovo Mirage Solo. It said that it is adding APIs to support positional controller tracking with six degrees of freedom or 6DoF to the Mirage Solo. The new see-through mode gives you the ability to see what’s right in front of you in the physical world while you’re wearing your VR headset. Continue reading “Google introduces new 6DoF Daydream controller; experiments with new see-through mode for Daydream”
Incognito Mode on Google Chrome lets you browse the web without maintaining a history or saving information like cookies and form inputs. Now, Google might be planning to rename the feature to ‘Private Mode’ Users have started noticing that the ‘Open in incognito tab’ option has been changed to ‘Open in private tab,’ which could signal that Google is about to change it for everyone. Continue reading “Google might rename ‘Incognito mode’ on Chrome to ‘Private mode’”
Nokia 7 Plus is one of the first set of devices to get Android 9.0 Pie beta when it is announced by the Google at I/O 2018. At the same event, Google announced the Digital Wellbeing feature which was made available in beta back in August. It was available only to Pixel smartphones running Android Pie. However, Google seems to be expanding the feature to other devices as it pushed an update to Digital Wellbeing feature via Play Store to the Nokia 7 Plus. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus on Android Pie beta gets Digital Wellbeing via a Play Store update”
Google has announced that it is adding a new quick actions page in Google Drive’s left-hand navigation panel that helps you find and take action at the right time. This Priority page uses machine learning to suggest files you might need to work on and has “workspaces” to help you organize files. Continue reading “Google Drive gets new AI based ‘Priority’ page with intelligent file suggestions and organization”
Google has silently renamed its ‘Google Keep’ to “Keep Notes.” with the V5.0.371.03 that started rolling out on Monday. This tiny rebrand is visible on the home screen icon, launcher, and Android’s App Info page in system settings. However, the Google web app page still refers to the service as Google Keep, and the Play Store listing is yet to be updated. Continue reading “Google Keep for Android silently renamed to ‘Keep Notes’”
Google is rumored to launch new Pixelbook on October 9th at the Pixel event, while we have seen the Pixel 3 phones surface in the wild, we haven’t really gotten our eyes on Pixelbook successor. That ends today; we are now seeing what appears to be like a Pixelbook. It has a USB Type-C port on the bottom left and speakers on the left side of the tablet. Continue reading “Google ‘Nocturne’ Pixelbook tablet with 8th gen Intel core processor surfaces”
Google rebranded Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One and it rolled out for paid users of Google Drive in the U.S. The company is informing its users about the overhaul through mail along with the benefits they are likely to get this upcoming month in India. Continue reading “Google One is coming to India with more storage space and benefits”
Last year, Google introduced the Family Link app last year to help parents stay in the loop while their kids are using Android devices. Family Link helps parents keep an eye on screen time, manage the apps their kids can use and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out Family Link app to more countries, expands parental controls to manage teens”
Google today announced that Chrome OS 69 stable is rolling out and this update brings the much-awaited Linux support for supported Chromebooks. It also includes other features such as a refreshed UI for browsing the files app, expanded dictation support for text entry, red-tinted Night Light, some tablet-centric tweaks, and more. Continue reading “Chrome OS 69 with support for Linux apps, refreshed UI for files app, night light and more rolling out”
Back in August, there were reports suggesting that Google is working on a new AI-based smart speaker with a display. There were no other details to go by back then, however, now we are getting to see the full renders of the device along with screenshots of the official product specifications page that provide a complete look at the upcoming smart speaker. Continue reading “Google Home Hub AI smart speaker with 7-inch display surfaces”
Apple today announced that Google Maps is now supported on Apple CarPlay, meaning that iPhone users can now replace Apple Maps with Google Maps for navigation. Google Maps on CarPlay features the same navigation experience found in the app. Search for places, see alternative routes, up to date information about traffic jams and delays happening and more. Continue reading “Apple CarPlay in iOS 12 now supports Google Maps”
It is known that Google has scheduled the Pixel 3 launch event for October 9th and we already know so much about both the phones, thanks to numerous leaks. While the bigger Pixel 3 XL never backed out from posing to leaksters, the Pixel 3 stayed under the wraps for quite some time. However, that void ends today as both the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL surfaced freshly in official press renders. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL surface in more press images, reveals new fabric case”
