Google is ending automatic syncing between Google Photos and Google Drive

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Google currently offers automatic syncing between Drive and Google Photos, which will change from July 10th, after which, when you upload or delete photos in Google Drive or Google Photos, changes won’t reflect in the other service, so users will need to manually download items from Photos and upload them to Drive. Continue reading “Google is ending automatic syncing between Google Photos and Google Drive”

Google Pixel 4 with square camera bump teased officially

After renders of the Pixel 4 surfaced earlier this week, Google for the first has officially posted the official teaser of its upcoming flagship smartphone months before the launch. This shows a square camera bump with multiple cameras. It reveals two bigger cameras, and a small camera on the top along with LED flash. It also shows a key on the right and Google logo on the back.

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Google rolls out dynamic email in Gmail to make it more useful and interactive [Update: Available for all users from July 2]

Update: June 12, 2019 — Google has announced that Dynamic email in Gmail will be available for everyone and will be on by default for all domains.

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Google Pixel 4 with square camera bump surfaces, could feature in-display fingerprint scanner

Google launched the Pixel 3a and 3a XL last month, and they are a toned down version of Pixel 3 and 3XL. It is the time of the year when we see leaks and rumors of the upcoming flagship Google Pixel smartphones. Today, a  new render reveals that the Pixel 4 smartphone might come with a square camera and might not sport a physical fingerprint scanner.

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Google Stadia Pro pricing revealed ahead of November launch, free Stadia Base in 2020; Founder’s Edition up for pre-order

Google Stadia gaming platform back in March to instantly play games on TV (via Chromecast Ultra), laptop, desktop, tablet or a mobile phone at up to 4K and 60 frames per second with HDR and surround sound. Today the company has finally announced pricing details for the Stadia Pro and also said that free Stadia Base option will be available next year. Stadia will work on Chromecasts, Chrome OS devices, Chrome on desktops and laptops, and Pixel phones starting with Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a series at launch.  Continue reading “Google Stadia Pro pricing revealed ahead of November launch, free Stadia Base in 2020; Founder’s Edition up for pre-order”

Google releases Android Q Beta 4 with final APIs, reveals upcoming ‘Screen Attention’ and ‘Face authentication’ features

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’ back in March, released Beta 2 in April and Android Q beta 3 last month during I/O. Today it has released beta 4 for Pixel devices with final Android Q developer APIs (API level 29), the official API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio.

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Google Maps gets local bus schedule, live train status and mixed mode commute suggestions in India

Google Maps has been getting new features of late, and we saw features like AR Navigation, speed limits and speed traps being rolled out to users recently. In similar lines, today, Google Maps in India is officially getting three new features namely Bus travel times from live traffic, live train status for Indian Railways trains, and mixed-mode commute suggestions.

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Google Maps get speed limits and speed traps feature in new update

Google was testing speed limit warnings, speed cameras, and fixed and mobile radar locations in Google Maps for some time in the US and other countries. After limited testing, the US tech giant is finally rolling out these features in over 40 countries. Google Maps users in over 40 countries including India will start to see speed limits, speed cameras, and mobile speed camera soon.

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Google rolls out Gmail ‘Confidential Mode’ for enterprise users [Update: Available for all G Suite users from June 25]

Update: May 29, 2019 — Google has announced that Gmail confidential mode will become generally available for all G Suite users from June 25, 2019. It will be set to default ON, but you can choose to disable this feature.

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Google Duo gets support for group video calling, Data Saving mode for India and more

Google has finally added group video calling support for Duo, after testing it earlier this year. This lets you make calls with up to eight people. Similar to Duo calls and video messages, group calls are also encrypted end-to-end, said Google. It is available for both Android and iOS.

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Google unveils new design for mobile search results page

Google is introducing a new design for Search on mobile replacing the old design which showed the Title of the Search Result first followed by the URL. In this new design, Google is placing the website’s branding on front and center to help users better guide through the information available on the web.

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Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 with improved CPU and camera performance announced

Google launched its augmented reality headset, Google Glass Enterprise Edition in July 2017 and a new edition with Snapdragon 710, integrated LTE modem surfaced recently. Today, Google has officially launched the Glass Enterprise Edition 2 with a more powerful multi-core CPU, improved camera performance and quality.

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Google services banned on upcoming HUAWEI smartphones as Google suspends business with the company [Update: Existing devices will get security updates]

Google today announced that it has suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store. According to reports, the upcoming smartphones from HUAWEI won’t have access to Google services.

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Google Pixel 3a XL Unboxing and First Impressions

Google introduced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones a few days back at its I/O event. Here we have the unboxing of the Pixel 3a XL, the bigger phone. Check out the unboxing and the first impressions below.

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Google Nest Hub Max smart display with 10-inch HD touchscreen announced for $229, Nest Hub coming to India

At the Google I/O few hours back, Google introduced its Nest Hub Max smart display, a bigger version of the Home Hub, which is now called the Nest Hub. The Nest Hub Max features a 10-inch (1280×800 pixels) HD screen, comes with a 6.5-megapixel camera with 127-degree wide field of view and auto-framing, Face Match technology to show only your information, and you can also use it as a Nest Cam when you are away from home, use it for Google Duo calls.
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