- Technology
Google Pixel Watch with Wear OS 3.1 may launch soon
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is likely planning to launch its upcoming Pixel Watch with Wear OS 3.1 soon. According to GizmoChina, tipster Evan Blass has hinted that the Google Pixel Watch…
- Technology
TikTok testing private dislike button for comments
San Francisco: Chinese short-video app TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments and the users can flag comments they find ‘irrelevant or inappropriate’ without the dislike being visible to others.…
- Technology
Big Tech firms commit $925 mn to reduce carbon footprint
New Delhi: Big Tech companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Stripe, Shopify and McKinsey have pledged $925 million to purchase captured carbon and help save the Earth. Funded by…
- Technology
YouTube ends test for quickly enabling PiP on iOS
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube, which officially rolled out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to the iOS app last June, has reportedly now ended the test for iPhone and iPad users. The experiment has disappeared from…
- World
Google bans Muslim prayer apps containing data harvesting software
Popular Muslim prayer apps, namely Al-Moazin Lite and Qibla Compass, among dozens of other apps were removed from the Google Play store after discreet data harvesting malware was found on them. The…
- Technology
Google Fi drastically cuts prices of unlimited phone plans
San Francisco: Google has dropped prices of its Fi unlimited phone plans and rates now start at $20 per month per line for four or more lines, compared to the previous starting…
- Technology
Google partners with iFixit to self-repair Pixel phones
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is working with iFixit to make it easier for independent repair professionals and skilled consumers with the relevant technical experience to access the…
- Technology
New Google AI system to show updated business hours on Maps
New Delhi: To help companies keep up with the fast pace of change, Google has developed a machine learning model that automatically identifies if business hours are likely wrong and then instantly…
- Technology
Google to block outdated apps on Play Store from Nov 1
New Delhi: In a bid to protect users from installing outdated apps which can put their data at risk, Google has announced to block and hide apps on Play Store that have…
- Technology
Google Maps to roll out toll prices for Indian users
New Delhi: Google on Wednesday said it is rolling out toll prices on Maps in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will help users make the choice between toll roads and…
- Technology
Google working on Android 13 to allow two carrier connections on one eSIM
Washington: Google is working on an Android 13 feature that would be a game-changer for those using two SIM cards on a single phone. According to GSM Arena, through a feature called…
- Technology
South Korean regulator to rule on Google’s new billing policy
Seoul: South Korea’s telecommunications regulator on Friday said it was looking into whether Google’s new payment system violates the law that bans app store operators from forcing developers to use their in-app…
- Technology
Google removes 93,067 pieces of bad content in India in Feb
New Delhi: Google on Friday said it removed 93,067 pieces of bad content based on user complaints in February this year — a decrease from 104,285 pieces of bad content the tech…
- Technology
Google Docs to offer more assistive writing suggestions
San Francisco: In a bid to improve the quality of writing and fix straightforward grammar and spelling errors, tech giant Google is adding several new assistive writing features in Google Docs for…
- Technology
Google Search to help people get to original source of trending story
New Delhi: Google has announced to add a new “highly cited” label to Search results to help users find the original source of a trending story. The company said it is introducing…
