Google officially rolls out Duplex-powered assistant to book movie tickets on Android

After lots of speculations and teasing, Google is finally bringing Duplex artificial intelligence guidance to users booking movie tickets online through Assistant in the US and UK. This new feature is built on existing Duplex technology that can book restaurant reservations over the phone. Continue reading “Google officially rolls out Duplex-powered assistant to book movie tickets on Android”

Google Earth gets new creation tool that lets anyone create maps and stories

Google is making its Earth app more fun and useful than ever now! In the latest development, Google is now turning Earth into its storytelling canvas and create a map or story about the places that matter to you. Continue reading “Google Earth gets new creation tool that lets anyone create maps and stories”

Google Photos for web gets movie editing feature in new update

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Google Photos for Android got an advanced video editor with an update last year and the company has been introducing new features like the ability to search text in picturesExpress backup, dark mode, etc. Now, Google is bringing the video editing feature to its web interface with a new timeline editor for movies.

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Google Stadia cloud gaming platform with 22 games launched

Google announced its cloud gaming platform – Stadia earlier this year and also revealed the price ahead of launch today. Now, Google has launched the Stadia cloud gaming platform officially and offers gamers a total of 22 titles now.

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YouTube Premium and Music Premium non-recurring prepaid plans launched in India

YouTube launched its YouTube Music Premium streaming service along with YouTube Premium service earlier this year starting at Rs. 99/month and Rs. 129/month respectively with billing recurring monthly. Today, YouTube has introduced new non-recurring prepaid plans for India where users can pay upfront for the subscription and top up anytime.

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RCS Messaging rolling out to all Android Messages users in the US

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Google has been testing integrating Rich Communication Services (RCS) in Android Messages for a few users in the USA for quite a while. Now Google has decided to broadly roll out RCS for all Android users through the Android Messages app. Users in the US will be able to enable RCS Chat features over the coming weeks.

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Google release a fun new AI experiment called FreddieMeter

In the past, Googles AI experiments online have always been interesting, fun activities for users to try out, combining AI with things like drawing or singing. Now YouTube, Google Creative Lab, and Google Research, working in partnership with Queen, Universal Music Group and Hollywood Records, have built a new AI experiment called FreddieMeter that will show users how close are they to singing like Freddie Mercury.

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Google Maps gets Google Translate integration making it easier when travelling in foreign countries

Google has announced a closer integration between two of their services, Google Maps and Google translate that enables users to access Translates text-to-speech technology directly within the Maps app. This will improve the accessibility of users using maps when travelling in a foreign country with lesser clicks.

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Google India appoints Star and Disney head Sanjay Gupta as Country Manager

Google has announced that Sanjay Gupta will fill the position of Country Manager and Vice President, Sales and Operations for Google India. The position, previously held by Rajan Anandan, was vacant for 8 months and now will be taken up by Sanjay Gupta who joined Google from Star and Disney India.

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Google’s Teachable Machine 2.0 makes AI Machine Learning easier

Google launched Teachable Machine two year ago, a website that enabled people to experience AI by training their own machine learning models. With the launch of Teachable Machine 2.0, Google has simplified the process even further by letting users train their models with the click of a button, no coding required, and export it to websites, apps, physical machines and more.

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Google App Defense Alliance to stop malicious apps before they hit the Play Store

Google has partnered with ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to create the App Defense Alliance that is aimed at improving the protection for users from bad apps in the market. The partnership will boost the current Play Protect service with the goal of reducing the risk of app-based malware, identifying new threats, and protecting our users.

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Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a series get Astrophotography with Google Camera v7.2 update

Google had confirmed earlier that Pixel 3 series would get Astrophotography, that was announced along with Pixel 4. The update is now coming out for Pixel devices via Google Camera v7.2 through the play store, up from the Google Camera v6.3.

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Another final December OTA update for first gen Pixel users confirmed

With the launch of Pixel and Pixel XL in October 2016, Google promised 2 years of Software updates and 3 years of security updates. Google extended that promise by pushing Android 10 to the devices and now, Google has confirmed that they will push one final OTA in December for Pixel First gen.

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Chrome OS November update: Virtual Desks, phone call, quicker printing and more

Chrome OS has been updated with a bunch of new features aimed at improving functionality for the user. These include Virtual Desks to help organize your workspace, easier phone call making capabilities, quicker printing and feedback sharing.

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