Tag: Google

October 18, 2023

If you’ll pardon the nod to a certain posterior-possessed 90s-era rap icon, after spending the past couple weeks with Google’s latest Pixel phones and pondering the devices’ bigger-picture significance, I’m left with one particularly cheeky thought charging through my head: […]

October 17, 2023

Any new version of an operating system is bound to have some bugs or quirks. Unfortunately, users updating to Android 14 on Pixel 6 have been running headfirst into a very annoying bug that often requires them to reset their […]

October 9, 2023

The iPhone’s Face ID unlock is one of the many reasons I prefer the iPhone over Android. It’s a feature only a few Android users have been able to experience. Android vendors had offered 2D face unlock for years before […]

October 6, 2023

Google’s freshly revealed Pixel phones have plenty of good things goin’ for ’em — but don’t let all the shiny surfaces, camera smarts, and AI additions fool ya. That stuff’s all fine and dandy, sure, and it’s what’ll potentially convince […]

October 4, 2023

Android 14 is finally here, and that means Android users can finally download the latest rendition of Google’s operating system, starting with Pixel devices. But if you’re rocking a phone that supports Android 14 and you haven’t been keeping up […]

October 4, 2023

During its annual Made by Google event on Wednesday morning, the company unveiled its new Pixel 8 phone. Besides new hardware changes, Pixel phones are unique because of their AI features. Below, we will dig into some of the most […]

September 27, 2023

The funny thing about owning a Google Pixel phone is that you never know what interesting new treasures might be making their way into your world at any given moment. Most mere mortals never notice, but Google’s constantly sending out […]

September 19, 2023

Google has once again sought to overturn a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billlion) fine imposed by the European Union in 2017 after it found the company had violated antitrust rules by using its dominant position in the search engine market to […]

September 13, 2023

Ask most Android enthusiasts for their thoughts on the eternal “iPhone vs. Android” debate, and you’re bound to hear some comically common conclusions: Android is more advanced and ambitious, both in its software and especially in its hardware (hello, folding […]

September 8, 2023

We all take notes. Since grade school, we’ve scribbled down the main points of what we’re learning so we can access that information later. Suddenly, the power of note-taking is about to increase 100-fold. Major existing data-container products such as […]

September 7, 2023

A leak said a few days ago that the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro prices are going up this year, which wouldn’t be surprising. Apple is also expected to raise the prices of at least two iPhone 15 models […]

August 31, 2023

India and Japan became the first two countries outside the US to get access to Google’s Generative Search Experience as the company introduced its Search Labs initiative in the two Asian nations. Search Labs, which was launched in May at […]

August 31, 2023

If you downloaded either of these Android apps, delete them now. The two fake messaging apps were designed to look just like Telegram and Signal. However, Google has removed them from the Android Play Store, citing them as malicious apps […]

August 30, 2023

Apple announced the iPhone 15 event on Tuesday, confirming reports that the next iPhone keynote will happen on September 12th. For some reason, Google leaked the Pixel 8 Pro on its website within a few hours. It might simply be […]

August 28, 2023

Chromebooks expire. You’re probably a bit confused if you’re reading that on a Chromebook. After all, how does a piece of hardware like a laptop expire? Well, it isn’t the machine itself, but the support for updates and crucial security […]

August 21, 2023

QR codes are an interesting technology due to their wide range of use cases, and Google has just found another one. Earlier this year, the company announced that it was working on an eSIM transfer tool for Android. The feature, […]

August 11, 2023

Forget TV shows and the Premium subscription option, YouTube is an incredible place to find the videos you need to get something done. But YouTube is also filled with tons of recommendations and ads that clutter your experience. You’d be […]

August 7, 2023

Zoom, the company whose videoconferencing tool allowed millions of employees to work from home during the global COVID pandemic, is mandating that its workers return to the office. “We believe that a structured hybrid approach – meaning a set number […]

August 1, 2023

Once upon a time, Google was absolutely gaga over Google Assistant. Remember those days? You should. They really weren’t that long ago. Back as recently as 2020 — in the last year the annual Consumer Electronics Show was held in […]

July 20, 2023

I remember when Office was first announced and released. Compared to the mess of applications that came before it, it was a Godsend. Yes, Lotus Symphony was on the market and many of us preferred it — at least, those […]