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7 Ways Google Is Using AI To Help Solve Society’s Challenges

January 30, 2023

The potential of AI to solve big problems is increasing all the time. In the past few years, AI and transformational innovations have become…

Huawei to continue receiving Android updates for next 90 days

May 21, 2019

There’s been a slight reverse on the cancellation of Android on Huawei devices: Google says the manufacturer will still get software updates for the…

YouTube Music has launched in 14 more countries

March 14, 2019

In May 2018, YouTube Music was launched and has been available in 30 countries, but has now added 14 more to its streaming app…

Apple now worth $1,000,000,000,000

August 3, 2018

Apple has become the first American company to cross the $1,000,000,000,000 value mark. This happened yesterday when the iPhone maker’s stock passed $207.04 a share. So…

Gmail is getting a new look

April 13, 2018

Google has shared some changes to the look of its Gmail email service. In a statement to The Verge, Gmail would now have a…

Google partners with Xiaomi for Android One

September 7, 2017

Google has confirmed its partner as Xiaomi for the Android One. “Mi A1 is our first Android One phone with a software experience designed…

Google+ is getting a makeover

January 18, 2017

Google+ has been one of the hardest social platforms to take off and become that popular, even though it has over 1 billion downloads…

Tech companies reign in top 100 global brands

October 6, 2016

How big is tech? Just look at the chart above! More than 5 tech companies are in the top 10 of the Best Global Brands…

Google’s 10/4 Event

October 5, 2016

Google’s big 10/4 event was yesterday. As expected a few big announcements were made. We break them down and summarise them for you here….

Android 7.0 Nougat is here, and here’s who’s getting it first

August 25, 2016

Google just released the official Android 7.0 Nougat operating system (OS) update which had been in beta format till now. It has some features…

Change your Google app permissions for Pokémon GO after security concerns

July 12, 2016

We warned you about the Pokémon GO app permissions from the APK versions of it that users were downloading outside its official release regions, but…

New Google Android OS update is ‘N’ for Nougat

July 6, 2016

Google has announced that the new Android operating system (OS) which was taking the letter ‘N’ is now officially named Nougat, following ‘M’ for…

New Google symptom search might actually tell you what’s wrong with you

June 21, 2016

We’ve all searched Google for symptoms of how sick we were feeling at any particular point in time, I know I have, and ended…

Run Android Apps Without Installing Them

May 22, 2016

Android Instant Apps Another Google I/O announcement. Android Instant Apps is Google’s new game-changing feature which lets you open apps on your phone, without installing…

Allo and Duo, Google’s New Communication Apps

May 20, 2016

Just when you thought messenger apps can’t get any better than WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger, Google announces a really smart messenger app and a really cool video…

Google Chrome for mobile hits 1 billion MAUs

April 21, 2016

To celebrate its 50th update of Chrome, Google announced that they have passed the 1 billion monthly active user (MAU) mark on their mobile…

Google may face EU charge for ‘abusing Android dominance’

April 20, 2016

With almost 80% of the world’s devices running on the Android operating system made by Google, it may now come into a charge by…

Take part in the 2016 Android Experiments I/O Challenge for developers!

March 29, 2016

If you’re a developer with a passion for creating technology that works best with Android on mobile, tablet or smart watch then you need…

Google Photos launches smarter albums

March 22, 2016

If you love taking photos Google is here to help you out if you have Photos installed on your Android, iOS and web device….

Google is looking to replace the SMS with RCS

February 24, 2016

There is no arguing the Short Message Service is a dead technology that has only been kept alive by provider networks and mobile advertisers…