When you buy an Android phone, you’d normally expect it to have Gmail, Google Maps, the Play Store, and the rest of Google’s software suite. That may no longer be the case in Turkey, though. Following a dispute with the country’s antitrust regulator, Google has informed its partners that it will most likely stop licensing […]
Google has partnered with the Sao Paulo government for the Rotas Rurais project to map out an area of over 60,000 square kilometers, giving addresses to 340,000 residences. By including them in a new database, roughly two million citizens will be given access to medical care, emergency services, government identification, and more. Google introduced the […]
Google has managed to catalog an unbelievable amount of imagery to populate its various mapping services. In a blog post by Google Maps Senior Product Manager Thomas Escobar said the company has now captured more than 10 million miles of Street View imagery. That’s enough to circle the globe more than 400 times, Escobar notes. […]
Google is adding several new features to Chrome to keep you safe while browsing online. To start, the next time you try to login into a website, Chrome will warn you if your username and password were compromised in a data breach. It will also suggest you change any passwords you’ve reused. Google is also […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has launched another investigation into Google. This time, the NLRB is investigating whether Google violated federal labor laws when it fired four employees late last month. The investigation will determine if Google discouraged employees from engaging in union activity, an NLRB spokesperson told CNBC. The four employees claim they […]
Google is rolling out Incognito Mode to iOS users, giving you the same ability to search for and navigate to locations without leaving records behind on your account or Location History. This won’t affect Assistant queries or prevent outsiders from theoretically snooping on your Google Maps traffic this is mainly so that Google and anyone […]
Google plans to roll out bigger updates, called feature drops, to its Pixel devices. The first feature drop, rolling out this month, will bring the latest Call Screen features and improved Duo video calls to the Pixel 4. And even if you have a slightly older Pixel, the feature drop will let you add Portrait […]
Google revealed the year’s most downloaded apps, movies, TV shows and books on the company’s Play Store, as well as users’ and editors’ favorite picks. Google Play users voted for their favorite downloads in each category. Call of Duty Mobile ranked as the top game, and GlitchCam which adds ’90s-style effects to your videos was […]
A group of four former Google employees who were recently fired plan to file labor charges against the company, accusing the search giant of retaliating against legally protected organizing activity. The four claim that Google fired them, in part, to send a message to other employees not to take part in labor organizing. “It’s about […]
European antitrust regulators still aren’t done looking into Google’s practices. The European Commission told Reuters in a statement that it’s conducting a “preliminary investigation” into Google’s data collection. While it didn’t go into detail, a leaked document indicated that the focuses were on local search, ads including ad targeting, sign-in services and web browsers, among […]
Google is hoping for some extra holiday sales of Chromebooks by tacking on a subscription to the hot new streaming service, Disney+. The company on Monday announced it would give Chromebook buyers three, free months of Disney+ with the purchase of new devices. Google announced the offer on its website, where it details that as […]
Google is launching a number of updates to its G Suite tools that, among other things, brings to Google Docs an AI grammar checker, smarter spellchecking and, soon, spelling autocorrect. Google is also launching the ability for G Suite users to use the Google Assistant to read out a calendar schedule and, maybe even more […]
Google is putting a lot of effort into finding apps that are malicious or contain severe security vulnerabilities, but usually after letting them into the Store with as little vetting as possible. Experts are calling attention to a new point of attack that can even be used against some of the most popular apps. Most […]
Google is planning to offer checking accounts within its Google Pay app, The Wall Street Journal reports. Its “Cache” project, which could launch as soon as next year, will be offered in partnership with Citigroup and a small Stanford University credit union. Google says that the accounts will be branded up front as coming from […]
Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. Google says it may later choose to identify sites that are likely to be slow based on the user’s device and current network conditions, as well. Google […]