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Feb 12, 2018

Google Maps Still Works Properly on Decade Old Platforms and Smartphones

Rajesh Pandey

Google Maps has become an indispensable part of almost every smartphone users' life. Google has been continuously updating Maps with more features and data to keep it up to date. Despite all these improvements though,

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Feb 7, 2018

Google is Allegedly Working on ‘Yeti’, a Video Game Subscription Streaming Service

Evan Selleck

Google has Android TV in its efforts to take over the living room, as well as its lineup of Google Home speakers, but there is still room to expand. Video games are a huge market,

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Feb 5, 2018

Google Activates Pixel Visual Core Support for Third-Party Apps

Evan Selleck

Google unveiled the Pixel Visual Core co-processor in the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones last October, which uses an HDR+ algorithm and machine learning to try and boost image quality. The feature

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Feb 1, 2018

YouTube Go is Expanding to Over 130 Countries

Evan Selleck

Last year, Google officially launched YouTube Go in a beta in India. The app, which is a streamlined version of the standard YouTube app, allows users to quickly download and share content without heavily impacting

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Jan 31, 2018

Google Removed 700K Malicious Apps From the Play Store in 2017

Rajesh Pandey

Let's be honest: the Google Play Store is filled with sub-par apps. These apps pop up on the Play Store almost every other day masquerading as a popular app and end up being

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Jan 27, 2018

Google Clips Now Available for Order In the US

Rajesh Pandey

Back in October 2017 at its Made by Google event, the search engine giant had unveiled Google Clips -- a clip-on camera powered by machine learning. Clips is unlike any other camera we have ever

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Jan 23, 2018

Google Play Audiobooks Now Available in 45 Countries and 9 Languages

Evan Selleck

Audiobooks have certainly picked up attention over the years, and Google is finally jumping on board the idea. Announced today, Google Play Books now offers support for audiobooks. Google Play Audiobooks is available beginning today

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Jan 22, 2018

Google Offering Moto X4 As Replacement Phone To Faulty Nexus 5X Owners on Project Fi

Rajesh Pandey

Back in 2016, Google unveiled the Nexus 5X alongside the Nexus 6P. Made by LG, the handset was the spiritual successor of the massively popular Nexus 5 from 2013 and was offered as a cheaper

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Jan 18, 2018

Google Gives a Glimpse at the Different Pixel 2 and Pixelbook Prototypes

Rajesh Pandey

Ivy Ross, the head of the Made by Google team, was interviewed by the editor of the Google blog for their 'The She Word is a Keyword' series. While the interview is an interesting read

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Jan 17, 2018

One of the Most Powerful Android Malware with Unprecedented Spying Capabilities Discovered

Rajesh Pandey

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new spyware for Android which offers never-seen-before like spying capabilities like location-based audio recording, stealing WhatsApp messages, and more. The malware was first created at least

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Jan 8, 2018

Google Pay is Now Official

Evan Selleck

Depending on the different payment methods you have stored in your Google Account, there were different ways to pay for things across the online marketplace and in physical retail stores, including in the Play Store

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Jan 6, 2018

One Google Home Device Was Sold Every Second Since October

Rajesh Pandey

Google's Assistant-powered Home speakers turned out to be popular tech gifts this Christmas and holiday season. The company in its latest blog post says that it sold "tens of millions" of its Google

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Jan 3, 2018

Indian OEMs to Launch $30 Android Oreo Go Edition Smartphones from This Month

Rajesh Pandey

Google has partnered with Indian OEMs like Intex, Lava, Karbonn and Micromax to launch cheap $30 Android Go smartphones in the country. Micromax will likely be the first Indian OEM to launch its Android Oreo

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Jan 2, 2018

Video: Hilarity Ensues as Italian Grandmother Tries to Use Google Home Mini

Rajesh Pandey

Right before the holiday season, Google dropped the price of Google Home mini to $29 in the United States thereby making it a perfect last-minute holiday gift. This meant that thousands of families in

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Dec 28, 2017

Google Store No Longer Offering Pixel C Tablet

Evan Selleck

It has been two years since the Google Pixel C tablet went up for sale, and now it is finally time to say goodbye. Google might have initially had some different plans for the Pixel

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Dec 26, 2017

Google Looking to Open Experience Centers in India to Bolster Pixel Sales

Rajesh Pandey

Encouraged by the response it has received through its pop-up stores, Google is now planning on opening its own brick-and-mortar stores in India to bolster sales of its Pixel handsets. Google plans

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Dec 23, 2017

Google Hires Key Apple Chip Designer To Bolster Its Chip Designing Efforts

Rajesh Pandey

Google is getting serious about the chips it uses in its smartphones as it has poached John Bruno, a key mobile chip designer from Apple. The company has lately gotten serious about its smartphones efforts

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Dec 21, 2017

Eric Schmidt to Step Down as Executive Chairman at Alphabet

Evan Selleck

Eric Schmidt joined Google back in 2001, and, since then, he had filled an executive-level position with the company, and with the parent company Alphabet, ever since. But today, Alphabet officially announced that Schmidt