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Android Phone, Products

6 new Google Pixel 8 AI features you can’t get on an iPhone

October 4, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


Android Phone, Products

10 out-of-sight Google Pixel shortcuts worth surfacing

September 27, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


News and Press

Google launches another appeal against 2017 EU antitrust ruling on shopping service

September 19, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


Android Phone, Products

Google’s increasingly prickly Android perception problem

September 13, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


App Review, Applications

How note-taking AI from Google and Apple complete you

September 8, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


Android Phone, Products

Pixel 8 price hike seems certain thanks to a more believable leak

September 7, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


News and Press

Google brings its Generative Search Experience to India, Japan

August 31, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


App security, Applications

Uninstall these two Android apps right now

August 31, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


Android Phone, Products

Google leaked the Pixel 8 Pro just before Apple’s big iPhone 15 event

August 30, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


Laptops, Products

How to check your Chromebook’s expiration date

August 28, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


Android, Operating System

Google will let you transfer an eSIM between Android phones with a QR code

August 21, 2023

Via: BGR

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, […]


App Review, Applications

How to delete your YouTube watch history

August 11, 2023

Via: BGR

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 […]


App Review, Applications

Zoom requires employees to get back to the office

August 7, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


App Review, Applications

What’s going on with Google Assistant?

August 1, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


App Review, Applications

Microsoft 365 Copilot — a new desktop productivity revolution begins

July 20, 2023

Via: Computerworld

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 […]


App Review, Applications

Google makes it possible to share data with your own sleeping Android phone

June 28, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Nearby Share is essentially the Android version of Apple’s AirDrop as it allows you to send large files from one Android device to another wirelessly through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. You can even use Nearby Share to send data and files […]


Android Phone, Products

Google Pixel Fold: 7 unfiltered thoughts after 8 days with the device

June 27, 2023

Via: Computerworld

If you’ve followed my mumbly mobile musings for long, you probably know two things about me: I tend to view Google’s Pixel devices favorably, as a general rule. In fact, they’re the only Android devices I wholeheartedly recommend for most […]


App Review, Applications

These 2 new Google Maps AI features will change the way I use the app

June 14, 2023

Via: BGR

Google continued its AI push on Wednesday, announcing several interesting features across various apps in its portfolio. Google Maps is one of the key Google apps that can benefit from smarter AI, and Google just announced three big feature additions. […]


News and Press

Google to start factoring office attendance into performance reviews

June 8, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Google has updated its hybrid work policy, cracking down on employees who aren’t consistently working from the office. In memos seen by reporters at The Verge and CNBC, Google said it will start tracking office badges to see how often […]


Android, Operating System

The real secret to better Android battery life

June 7, 2023

Via: ComputerWorld

If there’s one question I hear more than any other here in the land o’ Googley matters, it’s how to grant oneself the invaluable gift of better battery life on Android. Hey, we all struggle with stamina some days. Our […]