Google’s latest homepage Doodle is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with an animated video commemorating the historic occasion. Google recruited Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins to narrate the video. The video is longer than a usual Google Doodle, almost five minutes, but it’s worth it for Collins’ […]
Google tweeted that it is in the process of rolling out a redesigned News tab for the desktop version of search. It will use a card-style layout similar to what you see with prominent news items in organic search results. It will also feature the names of publication more prominently. News stories are now displayed […]
Google is testing a new social media site called Shoelace in the US, that helps connect people with shared interests through in-person activities. The service’s name comes from the purpose of Shoelaces, which is to tie people together based on their interests like two laces on a shoe. Following the theme, the activities are called […]
Google is rolling out a significant update to the camera feature on its Translate app. The new version of the app adds support for 60 new languages; makes the translated text less jumpy on users’ screens and updates the underlying translation models, in some cases reducing errors in the final translations by as much as […]
Google has updated the FAQ page for its upcoming Stadia cloud gaming service. Google has revealed in a comprehensive update to the service’s FAQ where Google promises that once you purchase the game on its platform, you’ll own the right to play it. That means you’ll still be able to access it even if time […]
The Google Pixel 4 is coming this year, We already know what the rear of Google’s upcoming Pixel 4 looks like, and renders of the other side of the XL version suggest the smartphone will ditch the widely-derided notch of the Pixel 3 XL. It appears the Pixel 4 XL will have a larger top […]
Google is suspending its ‘trending’ alert service in New Zealand after being heavily criticized for publishing the name of the suspect in the high-profile murder of a young British backpacker. Google had refused to tighten publication standards after it sent an email to users in December that named a man accused of killing a British […]
President Donald Trump called for a tariff on Chinese-produced goods back in May, and the Chinese government threatened to put a tariff on US goods in retaliation. At the G20 summit in Japan last week, Trump made interesting comments on partially reversing the Huawei ban, and a possible truce in the ongoing trade war. According to […]
Apple’s AirDrop might finally get some competition from Google. Google appears to be working on a new and simple way to share files between a variety of devices, including Android and Chromebooks. The 9to5Google team has managed to enable an upcoming Fast Share feature on Android that, like AirDrop, would use a combination of Bluetooth […]
A consortium of 40 tech companies, including the likes of Facebook and Google, have come together to release a set of evaluation benchmarks for AI. The benchmarks which cover image recognition, object detection and voice translation are meant to help companies compare various AI tools to see which work best for them as they pursue […]
Two years after Google launched its digital safety and citizenship curriculum for children, “Be Internet Awesome”, the company announced they are adding a new chapter for to its campaign media literacy. If at the beginning the programme was launched to teach children about online safety, Google has now added six new media literacy activities for […]
The Google Pixel Slate is a great 2-in-1 with small issues that Google needs to fix. Good Gorgeous display Good battery life Excellent speakers Full desktop browser on a tablet is extremely useful Bad Performance as a tablet is subpar Android apps on Chrome OS are still a confusing mess Very expensive Pricey keyboard folio […]
Google has no future plans to release additional tablet devices and has even canceled two models that were in development, Google confirmed to Computerworld today. Google has not released a tablet in 2019, but did come out with the Pixel Slate in 2018. Google was working on two smaller tablets, but ultimately decided to stop […]
The latest Google app beta for Android now includes a convenient way to share a Google search with others. Android owners with the beta version of the Google app will now see a “share” button on their search results page. Tapping this brings up a share menu, which includes a “search.app.goo.gl” link. Fling that off […]
Google has created a video game called Game Builder that allows you to craft simple Minecraft-style games for yourself and others to play through. The game lets you drag and drop characters and scenery into an empty sandbox to construct your world, then use preset commands to string together how things interact. It’s free to […]