Google at the CES 2022 announced that it is extending Fast Pair’s functionality beyond audio connectivity with wearables, headphones, speakers and cars and is extending it to TVs and smart home devices. Continue reading “Google to expand Fast Pair to more devices; will soon let you unlock Chromebook with Wear OS”
Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch, codenamed Rohan, is said to be in the works and launch sometime in 2022. The renders of the upcoming Pixel Watch showcasing a round dial also appeared on the web earlier this month. Now, a new report by 9to5Google reveals that the upcoming Pixel Watch might be powered by Samsung’s Exynos processor and offer a next-generation Google Assistant.
Apple has announced that Apple Music is now available on Nest Devices in India, Australia, Canada, S. Korea and Mexico, after it rolled out the feature in the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan last year. To play music from Apple Music, you need to link your Apple Music account in the Google Home app. Continue reading “Apple Music now available on Google Nest Devices in India and 4 more countries”
Just like any other year, the search engine giant Google has released its annual “Year in Search 2021” list. This list is all about top trending searches in India and around the globe. The searches in Google range from ‘Indian Premier League’, ‘CoWIN’, ‘ICC T20 World Cup’ to ‘Neeraj Chopra’. Continue reading “Google Year in Search 2021: CoWIN, Neeraj Chopra, Jai Bhim, Tokyo Olympics top trending in India”
Earlier this year, Google acquired Fitbit for $2.1B to launch its first smartwatch somewhere in 2022. Recently, the renders of the Google smartwatch surfaced online, giving us a glimpse of what it will look like. Continue reading “Alleged Pixel Watch render with circular dial and bezel-less display surfaces”
Rumours about the Google’s first in-house smartwatch surfaced back in 2018, later in 2019 details about new job listing for its own wearable devices appeared, but we haven’t heard much about it. Now, the company’s first smartwatch codenamed “Rohan” from Google’s Pixel hardware group is said to be in the works, according to a new report from Insider. Continue reading “Google smartwatch said to finally launch in 2022, compete with Apple Watch”
Earlier this year, Google announced the change of Chrome release timeline from one update every six weeks to four weeks. As a result, Google has jumped directly to version 96 from 94. Google has started rolling out Chrome OS 96 with camera enhancements and other app upgrades. Continue reading “Google rolls out Chrome OS 96 with upgrades to camera, notification and nearby share”
Qualcomm and Google Cloud today announced their collaboration on Neural Architecture Search (NAS), enabling the companies to create and optimize AI models automatically rather than manually. Google Cloud Vertex AI NAS will accelerate neural network development for Qualcomm Technologies’ mobile, IoT, XR, ACPC, and automotive platforms. Continue reading “Qualcomm, Google partner to offer Google Cloud Vertex AI NAS first on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1”
Android 12 stable version was released by Google last month at the launch of its flagship phones – Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. While we still don’t have the distribution numbers for Android 12, Google has released the distribution numbers for Android 11 which reveals interesting information. Continue reading “Android distribution numbers for 2021 shows 24.2% devices running Android 11, 26.5% devices still on Android 10”
Google Pixel 6a renders surfaced a few days back showing off the phone’s 6.2-inch flat OLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, rear camera bar, similar to the Pixel 6, metal frame and a glass back. Now the specifications of the smartphone has surfaced in a Google Camera app. This shows the camera specs and the SoC details of the phone. Continue reading “Google Pixel 6a with Google Tensor SoC, camera details revealed in Google Camera APK teardown”
Smartwatch sales in India are skyrocketing, says a new analytical report. The global smartwatch shipments in Q3, 2021 increased 16% compared to the same period last year, continuing their double-digit growth following the previous quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. Continue reading “Here’s how Apple, Samsung, Noise and boAt performed in smartwatch shipments in Q3 2021”
Google introduced the Pixel 5a smartphone back in August, but it was limited to U.S. and Japan. Today, the first renders of the upcoming Pixel 6a has surfaced, thanks to @OnLeaks. This shows a 6.2-inch flat OLED screen with a centre punch-hole, compared to a 6.34-inch screen in the Pixel 5a. It also shows an in-display fingerprint scanner. Continue reading “Google Pixel 6a with 6.2-inch OLED display, in-display fingerprint scanner, dual rear cameras surface”
Google launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones last month after teasing them for a long time. The reviews of the smartphones are out now, which pointed out that the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro don’t charge at the rated 30W speeds. Following that now, Google has come up with an explanation. Continue reading “Google explains why Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro don’t charge at 30W speeds”
Google launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones last month after teasing them for a long time. While it received rave reviews mostly, the fingerprint scanner was not the best and had issues. Now, Google has released a software update to address the issues. Continue reading “Google Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro November software update fixes fingerprint scanner issues”
Today, Google introduced a whole range of new updates and features for their Indian users across their services. Indians can now book vaccinations on COWIN through a guided procedure with Google, Search results have improved language accessibilities, there are new Climate and weather alerts, and more.
