Google is adding a brand new voice to Google Assistant in nine countries. The company wants to give users more options when it comes to the Assistant voice, so they can pick the one they actually like the most. Today’s announcement means the nine countries now have a second Assistant voice option to pick from. […]
Just yesterday, google informed the media of the Made by Google event coming on October 15. Today, Google is letting the rest of the world know by launching new advertisements in Times Square that feature our first official look at the orange/coral Pixel 4. Invitations went out yesterday to journalists across the tech world, beckoning […]
Google has invited media to a hardware event on October 15th in New York City. The company is expected to formally announce the Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, and other devices, including a Pixelbook 2 and new Google Home speakers. The invite says “Come see a few new things Made by Google.” Google made an […]
Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple have all received letters requesting sensitive information, as well as over 400 questions from the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee about how their businesses achieved dominant positions in their respective industries. The formal request was made as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, also known […]
The Pixel 4 leaks just don’t stop coming, we’re getting even more information. In a collection of images, we’re getting further confirmation of the 90 Hz display, a look at the Pixel 4’s Face Unlock UI, and confirmation that there won’t be a fingerprint sensor. Images posted to Weibo give us our first look at […]
A collation of 50 state attorneys general have launched a new antitrust investigation into Google, reports The Washington Post. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the leader of the initiative, the investigation will initially focus on the company’s advertising business but is likely to expand to encompass other aspects of how the company conducts […]
Google’s taken an interesting approach to the Pixel 4 this year by sharing an official render of the device and then releasing a teaser video to highlight a couple of its biggest features. Even so, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from working in full force. On September 5, a hands-on video was published to […]
Google says it’s hard at work resolving an issue that allows malicious third parties to hijack your Google Calendar with unremovable spam invites. Google posted to its Calendar Help forums yesterday to say that it’s aware of the issue and “working diligently” to fix it. “We’re aware of the spam occurring in Calendar and are […]
Google agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into YouTube for allegedly violating the children’s privacy law. Last month, the FTC and Google reportedly reached a multi-million dollar settlement. The search engine giant agreed to settle after the regulator’s investigation determined that YouTube improperly collected children’s personal data and failed to protect their […]
Images of the Pixel 4, which were reported by XDA-Developers, were shared in a “small channel” on messaging app Telegram and also posted in a private group. While their source is unknown, the Sprint logo suggest the phone is a prototype being tested by the carrier, meaning they may have come from a Sprint employee. […]
Finding the fastest way from A to B across multiple modes of transport is about to get easier with the latest update on Google Maps. The app will now allow users to pair ride-sharing with other types of transport and movement into one journey as the tech giant aims to make the first or last […]
Google revealed last week that it has finally decided to ditch dessert monikers for its next Android release, which was previously known as Android Q. Instead, the next Android version will simply be called Android 10. While Google hasn’t announced when Android 10 will be released, a report from PhoneArena claims it could begin rolling […]
Google and Dell on Monday unveiled the first Chromebook Enterprise devices in the Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Chromebook Enterprise and the Dell Latitude 5400 Chromebook Enterprise. The 13- and 14-inch systems are configurable with up to 8th Gen Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD storage. […]
Google Lens has a powerful optical character recognition (OCR) filter that can pull text from any image. Available in Google Photos, the backup service this month is adding the ability to search for text in images. The official Twitter account quietly announced the feature this afternoon after it was spotted by a user. Search in […]
Google has officially named the next version of Android, which is due to be released this fall: Android 10. Breaking the 10-year history of naming releases after desserts, the company is bailing on providing a codename beginning with a subsequent letter of the alphabet in this case, Q, which is the way we’ve been referring […]