Articles tagged "Google"

Alphabet posted its Q4 and FY 2022 earnings report earlier today and reported revenue earnings of $76 billion for the October-December 2022 period and $283 billion for the fiscal year. The Q4 figure is a mere 1% increase compared to Q4 2021 while...

EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPCN) has been in talks with Google since 2021 to make certain online services more transparent and to make them better aligned with the Union’s geo-blocking regulations. The Google Play Store lets...

Google shared some tips on staying safe on Chrome for Data Privacy Day, which is tomorrow, January 28. It also revealed Chrome for Android is getting a new feature, allowing you to lock Incognito tabs when you leave the app. A new privacy setting...

Google's Pixel Tablet has definitely been a very long time coming. First teased in May 2022, it's still not official, despite one being for sale on Facebook Marketplace back in December. Today a new rumor from a generally reliable source sheds some...

Last year the Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapped Google with a fine for restricting third-party payment services and was investigating the company for other anti-competitive behavior too. After Google's recent plea to the Supreme Court to...

According to a newly listed code change, Google will set stricter measures when it comes to outdated apps being installed on new devices. Starting with version 14, Android won't allow even sideloading apps that target older versions of the...

Last month, Google added end-to-end encryption support for RCS group chats in the Messages app. Google has focused on improving the default messaging experience for Android users in recent months and Google Messages now may be gearing up to add the...

After Amazon, Microsoft and Meta carried out massive layoffs, Google is doing the same and plans to let about 6% of its global workforce go. That amounts to approximately 12,000 people. For comparison, Amazon's latest round of layoffs cut 18,000...

Apple and Samsung launched location tags, and now Google is looking to join their company. According to a Kuba Wojciechowski and Mishaal Rahman's investigation of the developer's console of the Fast Pair feature it now has “locator tag” as a listed...

Last year, Google announced that it will be winding down its Stadia service on January 18, 2023. This left many questions in its wake, including what will happen to the Stadia controller, which was tied to the service. Google has now announced...

Reportedly, YouTube is testing a new, ad-supported service - TV channel streaming. The company is currently in talks with various companies to bring TV shows, movies and whole TV channels to its platform. In fact, YouTube said it's already trialing...

The Google Pixel Watch received its first OTA update in December, but that still left some issues to be fixed. Google has now released the January update for the watch with a gradual rollout that will continue into next week. The major bug fix...

Google's new Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones, along with the Pixel 6a released earlier last year still don't have 5G support in India, even though they are officially sold there. In Google's defense, Apple only recently updated its 5G-capable phones...

Google launched the first QPR2 beta last month, letting participating Pixel owners test upcoming ‘Pixel Drop’ features before they are released on a future OTA update. This week, Google is rolling out the latest version of the beta build with bug...

The title says it all: starting now, turn-by-turn navigation on Wear OS smartwatches can work even without a phone being connected to the watch. You will still need an internet connection, however - this isn't offline navigation. That means only...

Android 13 introduced a new way to switch audio playback between wireless speakers using the new lockscreen widget and the updated notification. Currently this works for YouTube and YouTube Music, but Google and Spotify just announced that they are...

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced a new Qi2 wireless charging standard today. Developed by Apple and other members of the organization it should enable wireless charger to become faster and more efficient. The Qi2 (pronounced...

Google's first Android update of the year is now starting to roll out to supported Pixels, and as usual it will take a few weeks for it to reach all of the devices out there in the wild. On the security side, there are around 40 fixes. There are...

According to a recent leaked Google smartphone launch roadmap, the Pixel 7a should become official "around April or May" - most likely the announcement will take place at the company's annual developer conference called I/O, which happens in...

A new report suggests that Google plans to start mass producing parts for its foldable flagship in Q3. Samsung Display in particular will start making foldable displays in July or August, according to The Elec. Google’s foldable project has suffered...