News and notes on the latest from Google.
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 670 series today in a blog post, detailing the key improvements and features of the device. The SoC fits in between the Snapdragon 660 and 710 and packs in features common to both the chips. It also features some AI capabilities.
Yes, you read that correctly: Oreo—not Pie.
Continue reading “Samsung’s mid-range smartphone Oreo roadmap is out”
Yesterday, Google announced Android 9 Pie, the latest software version for smartphones running Android. As of right now, Google Pixel phones and the Essential Phone have received the update and all of what Android Pie has to offer. In addition to everything new, there is something else sweet that has been added to the list of features: new emojis.
Google Classroom is an initiative by Google to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments for classrooms. It combines the power of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Calendar to help educational institutions go paperless. Today, Google gave it a refresh.
Despite renowned leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) on Twitter hinting that the next version of Android, Android P, would launch on the 20th of August, Google has gone ahead today and released it to the public, along with a brand new name.
If Google is serious about selling a lot of Pixel phones, there are quite a few steps that need to be performed. I’d like to highlight two in particular: price and availability.
Continue reading “Opinion: Google should keep selling its older hardware like Apple”
If you use your phone for navigation, chances are good that you rely on Google Maps for this purpose. No matter what app you use, your phone will lose a lot of its battery while providing you with turn-by-turn directions or sharing your live location with your friends or family. And if a charger is not around, your phone could eventually run out of juice. Inevitably, you can no longer share your live location with your loved ones, which can leave them quite worried about you.
Over the past couple of months, YouTube has received a lot of updates changing some of its UI and adding more features. And according to recent reports, Google seems to be not done yet with testing new features for YouTube. While the recent changes to the YouTube app were relatively subtle, Google seems to be testing a new gesture to be added that will make things a lot more convenient for us all. Continue reading “YouTube is testing a new gesture to swipe through your queued videos on Android”
I/O ’18 marked an interesting pivot for Google in the digital well being space. It seems that Google Search now features one more such tool which can help in one’s well being. A deep breathing widget now displays on web and mobile when a user searches for “deep breathing.”
Continue reading “Google Search now has a “deep breathing” widget”
If you didn’t know, the Chinese Government blocks access to over 18,000 websites like Google, Facebook, and Twitter. It requires these companies to adapt to its domestic regulations which are more than 60 in number. Google, which formerly followed their tough censorship and then pulled out, is planning to relaunch in China.
Continue reading “Google might launch its search engine in China—sort of”
