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San Francisco: Tech giant Google is working on two built-in snores and cough detection features that will let it detect if users snore or cough in their sleep. The tech giant is reportedly working on these features for Pixel and Android, 9To5Google reported. The tech website spotted lines of code in the installation file of the […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google has reportedly delayed the release of its first foldable smartphone, the so-called Pixel Notepad foldable phone, until 2023. According to SamMobile, following the pushback, the first foldable phone from Google is now reportedly scheduled to hit the market next spring. As per the report, it is too early to tell, and […]

Hyderabad: Survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in India, looking for assistance may now have easier access to the helpline number, thanks to a new feature by Google. The Search Giant has reportedly launched a sexual assault and domestic violence helpline on Google Search in collaboration with the AKS Foundation. Search terms such as […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google has reportedly reached an interim agreement with Match Group, the dating app provider behind Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, that will allow its apps to remain on the Google Play Store while offering alternate payment systems. Earlier this month, Match Group filed a complaint against Google, alleging the company “illegally monopolised […]

New Delhi: Google has announced to display warning notifications in its Chat application to protect users from hackers and phishing attacks. “In Google Chat, you’ll see banners warning against potential phishing and malware messages coming from users with personal Google Accounts,” the company said in a statement. “These warning banners, which are already available in Gmail […]

New Delhi: Several companies and brands are reportedly abusing Google Messages’ RCS (Rich Communication Services) feature in India to bombard users with multiple ads, specifically selling personal loans and life insurances, without their consent. Multiple users took to social media platforms that RCS ads in Google Messages appear to be coming from “Verified Business” accounts […]

San Francisco: With an aim to make it more convenient for braille readers to use the platform, tech giant Google has announced that Android 13 Beta will have native support for braille displays. The company said that it is making it easier for braille readers to use Android. “Available in our next Android 13 Beta […]

Hyderabad: Google has now banned three applications from the Google Play Store and urged android users to uninstall them on their devices as they can be unsafe. These apps reportedly bring in the Joker malware on android smartphones that are capable of stealing money. The three apps that secretly run the Joker malware on Google […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that its music streaming app YouTube Music for Wear OS can now let users stream content over Wi-Fi and LTE. The company said that starting this week users will be able to stream music over LTE or WiFi, so they can listen to their favourite playlists wherever they […]

London: Google is facing a class-action lawsuit in the UK for allegedly using confidential medical records belonging to 1.6 million individuals for its artificial intelligence (AI) division called DeepMind. DeepMind allegedly passed data on patients for a smartphone app called ‘Streams’ that it received from the Royal Free NHS Trust in London, without the patients’ […]

New Delhi: Google and Samsung have joined hands to give developer an opportunity to sync users’ health and fitness data between Android apps and their devices. Called ‘Health Connect’, the platform and API (application programming interface) is for Android app developers to securely access users’ health data. With user permission, developers can use a single […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google is preparing to purge nearly 900,000 apps, which have been abandoned or not been updated, from the Play Store. According to Android Authority, the Google Play Store could see the number of available apps drop by nearly a third. Google and Apple have both unveiled measures to deal with abandoned […]

San Francisco: Google which took a dig at Apple for removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack has now announced to ditch it in its own new device – Pixel 6a. Google even created a two-minute ad celebrating the headphone jack in the Pixel 5A that parodied Apple’s elaborate design videos. That video was titled, in […]

New Delhi: Google will finally bring its Pixel 6a smartphone to India, after a gap of nearly two years. Google was not able to sell Pixel in India due to its ‘Soli Radar chip’ on the front, which utilised the 60GHz frequency band banned for commercial use in India. Speaking to Android Central, the company […]

New Delhi: Google has finally announced a Pixel Watch that will arrive along with Pixel 7 smartphone later this fall. The company also showcased its first Android tablet. The Pixel Watch will come with a circular, domed design and features a “tactile” crown and side button. Made of recycled stainless steel, the watch will run […]

Hyderabad: Being able to check whether there is a traffic snarl at Paradise Circle or slow-moving traffic near Cyber Towers before starting on a journey and deciding to take an alternative route is something that most commuters in Hyderabad have been waiting for. And now, that is becoming a reality, with citizens gradually starting to […]

The metaverse will allow users to work, meet, game and mingle in these three dimensional spaces. Metaverse will change everything we know about our lives; the way we eat, the way we play games, the way we hang out with our friends or the way we work. We’ve all seen movies like Matrix, Black Mirror […]

San Francisco: Google has acquired Raxium, an innovator in single panel MicroLED display technologies, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of California-based startup with MicroLED technology will help Google build next generation of augmented/virtual and mixed reality headsets amid the buzz over metaverse. Raxium will join Google’s Devices and Services team. “We’re thrilled to have […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google’s upcoming smartwatch ‘Pixel Watch’ is reportedly going to be powered by a 300mAh battery and may also offer cellular connectivity. According to a source familiar with the matter, the Pixel Watch has a battery that comes in at 300mAh, reports 9To5Google. The report also mentioned that the smartwatch is likely to […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday said that Telangana, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, was witnessing balanced growth in terms of welfare and development and was providing better amenities than neighbouring States. “Corporate giants like Amazon and Google were setting up their second largest units in Hyderabad with investments […]