News and notes on the latest from Google.
Google is updating the Backdrop settings on Chromecast to add some new features and is giving it a new name: Ambient Mode.
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Spectre and Meltdown are catastrophic vulnerabilities that affected all modern processors. They were so severe that Intel decided to pay out a $100,000 bug bounty. Software patches for it are available, but they impact system performance. Google is fixing the vulnerability for Chrome, but it will make it use more RAM than ever before.
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There’s never been an Apple Watch equivalent for Wear OS. Be it having bad battery life or being too thick, all Wear OS smartwatches have had flaws. Enter, the TicWatch Pro. Created by Mobvoi, it aims to fix all the flaws other Wear OS smartwatches had. And further, it claims up to a whopping 30 days of battery life.
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You’ve probably heard of Google’s Smart Reply app that brings Allo’s smart reply feature to other messaging applications. Now, Google is bringing this functionality to its own keyboard app, Gboard.
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Picking what college you should attend can get overwhelming and confusing. After all, it is an important step in preparing for the future. You have to consider many factors including tuition costs, financial aid possibilities, and acceptance rates. However, Google can now help you make that search much easier.
Google Chrome has kept the same design for quite a while now, but Google is now making tweaks to it. After changing Gmail and Google Drive’s web-design to match the new Material Design, Google is doing it for Chrome too.
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Google introduced Google One earlier this week—a new, simple plan for cloud storage. Google One will offer plans all the way from 100GB to 30TB with a few additional benefits.
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Google wrapped up its annual I/O keynote yesterday led by CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai talked about the new developments at Google and gave us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s all that was announced.
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After years of Google’s same age-old design of the Gmail web-client, Google is finally planning to update it. The new design includes a new loading screen, inbox layout, addition of smart replies, and much more.
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With smart speakers gaining popularity in India after the introduction of the Amazon Echo, Google is following suit and is expected to launch its range of hardware, including the Google Home in India. The release is set for April 10, 2018, as reported by GSM Arena. Continue reading “Google set to launch its suite of hardware in India”
