Google announced that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases due to adjusted work schedules. The goal, Google said in a tweet, is to ensure the releases “continue to be stable, secure, & reliable for anyone who depends on them.” Last week, Google told all of its North American employees to work from […]
US President Donald Trump today announced that search giant Google is in the process of creating a website focused on the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The website will act as a form of pre-testing triage and will help to give US citizens some much-needed direction in this challenging time. Google is building a website that will […]
According to a report from tech blog Protocol, Google has been using its Android licensing agreement to stifle competition from Amazon. Sources say that the current licensing agreement for the Android TV operating system prevents manufacturers from using “forked versions” such as Amazon’s Fire TV. What’s more, if the OEM breaks the agreement, Google can […]
Google Chromecast is undoubtedly one of Google’s most successful hardware ventures. These little dongles have become incredibly popular thanks to their affordable price tags and ease of use. Google has revamped the little dongle a few times over the years, and the company currently offers two different models: A cheaper dongle and an Ultra model […]
Google’s upcoming Pixels phones has found its way into the hands of a YouTuber ahead of its official launch. Just two days after we saw a grainy photo of the Pixel 4a, Cuban technology blog TecnoLike Plus has released an almost seven-minute-long video detailing nearly every aspect of the unannounced device. As with every other […]
Google’s next Pixel phone is a near-certainty and gadget fans may have just been given a sneak peek at it ahead of time. Leaked images, allegedly showing the Pixel 4a, have been circulated online ahead of a rumoured official revealing in May. The original Pixel 4 was launched back in October last year and the […]
It looks like Google Messages will soon let users send iMessage-like reaction text messages to people without Rich Communication Services (RCS). While the feature hasn’t been rolled out to users yet, some have discovered a bunch of strings in the latest Messages beta v5.8 that suggest the app could soon support “reaction fallback texts” similar […]
Google is opening another Stadia studio to create originals for its game streaming service, and it’s once again tapping big-name talent to boost its chances of success. Today, Stadia Games & Entertainment is announcing its second development studio, headed up by the executive producer of Sony’s God of War. Last year, Stadia Games & Entertainment […]
Google’s Stadia streaming service hasn’t had the smoothest launch. Between missing features and less than stellar performance, the platform is, at the moment, more about future promise than current potential. The latest update to the Stadia app hints that some of those features might be coming soon, including the highly anticipated free tier, YouTube streaming, […]
Google is preventing employees from traveling to Italy, Iran, Japan, and South Korea because of outbreaks of the novel coronavirus, Business Insider reported. Amazon is asking employees to defer all nonessential travel. Both companies had already halted employee travel to China, and Google temporarily closed down its offices in China at the end of January. […]
Google has asked the US government for a license to deal with the Chinese giant once again. After Huawei was added to an entity list last May that prevented it from doing business with US companies without a license, the firm was unable to use Google Mobile Services (GMS), such as the Play Store, Gmail, […]
Government’s entity list ban against Huawei has largely prevented US companies from working with them. Despite legal wrangling and trade negotiations between the two countries the ban is still in place, and in the case of Google, it means that while there are still updates and services available on older devices, any new Huawei phones […]
According to a new report, Google Play Music’s feature that let users upload their own songs on the cloud is also making it to YouTube Music. The feature currently exists on an internal beta version of YouTube Music. The source also suggested that the long-awaited transition of Google Play Music users might just be around […]
Google Maps is turning 15 years old. Not surprisingly, Google is using this as an opportunity to launch a few new updates to its massive mapping service. For starters, Maps has a new icon, a four-color take on the location “pin” that has been part of Google Maps for years now. More meaningful to users […]
This August, Google’s Chrome web browser will start blocking long, “non-skippable” preroll ads, ads that block a big chunk of your video, and ads that interrupt your videos in the middle, if the video you’re watching is under eight minutes long. That’s actually the official guidance from the Coalition for Better Ads, of which Google […]