Articles tagged "Google"

Google may not have launched its mid-range Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL yet, but if you want a Google smartphone that's priced like a mid-ranger there's no need to wait for those. Right now, Best Buy is offering Verizon's Pixel 2 XL for just $399.99, no...

The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for misusing its dominant position on the market for search advertising. According to Margrethe Vestager, the antitrust commissioner at Brussels, said Google used restrictive clauses with...

Google Inbox was supposed to be the future of Gmail. It offered more advanced filtering, snoozing of messages, and more visual organization to the Gmail inbox. As of lately, Inbox users knew that the app was going kaput, but it wasn’t until recently...

Today, Google has unveiled its newest platform: Stadia – the plural form of the word ”stadium”. The platform is a cloud-based infrastructure where game developers would be able to write and design games to run directly on Google’s hardware at data...

More info has surfaced about Google’s mid-range Pixels, starting with their name – they are not “lite”. Instead, they’ll be called Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. They will have 5.6” and 6” screens respectively. The differences between the 3a and 3a XL...

iOS users have just been treated to new Gboard features. Google’s keyboard for iOS can now instantly translate the text as you type it. New translation features in Gboard version 1.42.0 The new update is live on the App Store and brings...

Although Google’s midrange smartphone is launching in the somewhat near future, we’re now seeing the first leak of what could be the successor to the Google Pixel 3 XL. Yeah, the one with a huge bathtub notch. Today’s leak comes from SlashLeaks in...

It looks like Google is hoping to get on the foldable smartphone bandwagon according to this leaked patent. After Samsung and Huawei introduced their foldable phones during this year's MWC, the rest of the manufacturers will surely follow suit and...

Google is testing a Waze-like accident and speed traps reporting feature in Maps since last year, and it seems the company has finally started rolling it out globally. Some Google Maps users are seeing a new button in navigation mode that lets...

We rarely see a native feature first appear on iOS and then on Android, but here we are. According to the YouTube channel Techusiast, the Android Q Developer Preview Beta 1 already has Screen Recording feature, confirming rumors from earlier this...

The Google Pixel 3 Lite XL has just been spotted on the GeekBench Browser, yet again. It also seems like this might be the official name of the unreleased midrange Pixel handset. The first benchmark revealed 6GB of RAM, then 4GB RAM, and now just...

Today Google has released the first beta build of Android Q, which you can install if you have a Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, or Pixel 3 XL. The continued support for the original Pixel and Pixel XL comes as a bit of a surprise,...

Wear OS isn’t the most popular smartwatch platform available. Both Apple and Samsung have Google beat on that front. Battery life has been both a concern and a weak point when it comes to Wear OS but owners of the TicWatch Pro should see battery...

Allo hadn’t been updated since January of last year, then in December, Google announced Allo’s planned obsoletion. Allo will be shutting down today and the messaging app’s landing page now shows a Goodbye message that recommends users switch to...

A Geekbench listing just surfaced telling a story of a Google Pixel 2 handset running Android Q. This is a strong indication that the Developer Preview of Android Q is just around the corner. Here's the screenshot from the Geekbench...

Unlike Apple’s impressive network of Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers, Google does not have the same physical presence to offer same-day repairs for the Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL. Back in September, Google finally opened its own...

Back in Google I/O of 2018, Google announced a new feature called Duplex. In essence, Google Assistant would automatically call a restaurant for you – one that doesn’t have an online reservation system – to speak to and listen to a human on the...

If you want a Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL but you've been holding back because of their prohibitive prices, here's something for you. For a very limited time, you can grab a certified refurbished Pixel 3 from $499.99 unlocked, over at DailySteals. If...

Right on time, as it's the first Monday of the month, Google has today sent out the March security update for its Pixel devices. Except this time around it's not all about security, the company's phones should also be receiving some functional...

Early Sunday, a user Tweeted proof of a major bug on his Vu Android TV. Essentially, the user entered the TV’s linked accounts on the Google Home app only to find a long list of strangers’ names that scrolled endlessly. He claims he was even able to...