Google announced today that any phone running Android 7 or higher can now be used as a physical security key for two-factor authentication, giving you an even more secure way to log into Google apps than several other existing methods that Google provides right now. So if you want a physical device to verify your […]
Google is testing the “before:” and “after:” commands, which allows users to restrict queries to specific dates. Google tweeted an example of the function being used when searching for Avengers: Endgame articles. The before: & after: commands return documents before & after a date. You must provide year month day dates or only a year. […]
Wing, the drone delivery company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is launching its first public drone delivery service in Canberra, Australia after the country’s aviation authority granted it regulatory approval. After months of testing, Alphabet’s Wing division is launching a drone delivery service in Australia. It will cover roughly 100 homes in the suburbs […]
This week has seen an increased interest in Android TV for all the wrong reasons. It recently came to light that Android TV devices had started to display a “Sponsored” row on the home screen. TV owners are reporting sponsored ads being shown on their home screens. Google says this is a “pilot” to “engage […]
Just 10 days after forming an advisory council to guide the company’s development of AI, Google. This was an ethics board set-up by Google last week to help the tech giant tackle morality issues surrounding its technology has already been disbanded. Google today disclosed that it has dissolved a short-lived, external advisory board designed to […]
Remember Snake? It’s back — in Google Maps form! Snake, the iconic Nokia game first introduced on the Nokia 6110 in 1997, has been reimagined for Google Maps in celebration of April Fool’s Day. You can play it on iOS and Android versions of the Google Maps app. Just touch the sidebar option on the […]
The Pixel line has become a reliable tentpole in the smartphone release calendar. Offering a suite of features with an almost unmatched level of software polish, the handsets have done a lot to earn the adoration of the tech community at large. That isn’t to say that the competition is resting however, and Google in […]
The description for the new smart home hub appeared for a brief moment on Google’s Connected Home section of its storefront before it was spotted by Android Police, who was kind enough to take screenshots of the product before Google scrambled all the information. According to the information Android Police found, the speaker looks like […]
We were expecting to see Google announce Google Fuchsia, or Google Andromeda – a fusion of its Chrome and Android operating systems (OS) – back in October 2017. That announcement never happened and we are still waiting. What will Google Fuschia look like, though? Well, the Google Pixelbook, alongside some other Chromebooks, are able to […]
Several major phone manufacturers are scrambling to bring out foldable phones to rival the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, and now it seems Google is planning to enter the fray along with Apple. The first design shows a phone that would fold down on itself when not in use, a ‘clamshell’ design, with […]
We would be surprised if the Google Pixelbook didn’t experience some renewed interest, considering all it can do. A true hybrid in every sense of the word, the Google Pixelbook brings so much, both in performance and compatibility, that the similarly priced Chromebook Pixel just couldn’t. It’s not just one of the best Chromebooks – […]