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Google Stadia launches on November 19th
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 13:34

Google Stadia launches on November 19th


Pre-orders to ship out soon

Google has officially announced that Stadia, its own game streaming platform, will launch on November 19th, while pre-orders of Founder's Edition and Premiere Edition will start shipping soon.

Google's privacy tools worthless
Published in News
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 11:29

Google's privacy tools worthless


A chocolate teapot for customers and more for PR

Google's new privacy tools do very little to protect user privacy, even if they make the search engine outfit look good in the eyes of regulators.

Google officially unveils new Pixel 4 smartphones
Published in Mobiles


90Hz OLED screen, new telephoto camera system, gestures and more

Google has now officially unveiled its new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones, both coming with Snapdragon 855 SoC, new 90Hz OLED screen, new rear camera system backed by the Google Pixel Neural Core, as well as hand gestures backed by Soli radar.

Pixel 4 will not use latest Snapdragon chipset
Published in Mobiles


Expect announcements today

 
The Google Pixel 4, which is launching today, is meant to be Google's epitome of smartphone design and camera prowess but it will not be using the latest  Snapdragon  chipset.

Phone manufacturers back Google
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 11 October 2019 10:34

Phone manufacturers back Google


Gigaset and HMD Global Oy allowed to help out

Google’s fight against a record EU antitrust fine has received the backing of Android phone maker Gigaset and HMD Global Oy to intervene in the lawsuit.

Huawei loses Google apps
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 10:37

Huawei loses Google apps


Lost manual download rights

Huawei's newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to install Google’s Android apps manually.

Oracle claims it is being quizzed about Google
Published in News
Thursday, 26 September 2019 10:04

Oracle claims it is being quizzed about Google


And your starter for 10 is "how has Google hurt you?"

Storage outfit Oracle, which is not backward in coming forward to complain, has told the press that It is being quizzed by congressional and state investigators looking into allegations that Google violated antitrust law.

Homes to get smarter and smarter
Published in AI
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 15:30

Homes to get smarter and smarter


People talking to robots not people

Sales of devices that talk to you, switch off your lights, lock your door and regulate how hot and cold you get will show increased growth between now and 2023.

Google does not have to censor internationally
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 11:15

Google does not have to censor internationally


Lest we forget the Right to Forget

Google won its fight against tougher “right to be forgotten” rules after Europe’s top court said on Tuesday it does not have to remove links to sensitive personal data worldwide, rejecting a French demand.

How Apple was as evil as Google
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 10:26

How Apple was as evil as Google


But no one cared

When Google started gutting the effectiveness of ad blockers on its Chrome browser, there was an outcry; but for some reason, no one cared that Apple had done the same thing for a year and a half.