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September 19, 2016 Google Tests ‘Dashboard’ Tab in Google Now to Highlight Content Across Services
HIGHLIGHTS Google Now is also testing an Explore Interest feature The new tab will show important emails and events Dashboard collects data from other Google services As the launch of Google Assistant nears, it seems as that the search giant is adding many new functionalities to Google Now. A few days ago, Google was reportedly […]
COMPUTERS September 3, 2016 Google Building Fuchsia OS for IoT Devices
Google Building Fuchsia OS for IoT Devices HIGHLIGHTS Google has released the project details on GitHub The new OS is not based on Linux It is built to favour IoT devices In what can be considered as an interesting new development, Google is building a new operating system. The new OS is called Fuchsia, and […]
ALL DEALS September 2, 2016 Google+ Revamped UI Starts Rolling Out to All Users
Google+ Revamped UI Starts Rolling Out to All Users HIGHLIGHTS The new Google+ is expected to be light, fast and responsive The new features to reach Android, iOS and web users in the coming weeks It also brings to ability to add photos and links to comments. Google hasn’t given up on Google+ yet. The […]
ALL DEALS September 1, 2016 Google Maps for Android Users Can Now Save Offline Maps to SD Card
Google Maps for Android Users Can Now Save Offline Maps to SD Card HIGHLIGHTS Users can now switch to Wi-Fi only mode to save battery, data There is now the option to save offline maps to SD cards Google Maps for iOS is yet to receive the new features Google on Tuesday expanded the offline […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 Android Marshmallow Now Running on 15.2 Percent of Active Devices: Google
HIGHLIGHTS Android Marshmallow adoption has risen 1.9 percent in a month Android Lollipop saw a 0.4 percent rise in adoption Google Play distribution data is for a 7-day period ending on August 1 Google has updated its Google Play distribution data, providing figures for the seven-day period ending August 1. The data shows Android Marshmallow […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 Google Tipped to Revamp Its Launcher for Nexus Devices
HIGHLIGHTS As of now, the new launcher seems to be meant just for Nexus phones Apps can be accessed by pulling up drawer from the lower app dock Launcher likely to change before final build with added functionalities Google is anticipated to release Android 7.0 Nougat soon, alongside new Nexus phones – the platform lead […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Google Asked to Submit Fresh Proposal for Project Loon: Prasad
Government has asked IT giant Google to submit fresh proposal for testing its balloon-based Internet technology for the Loon Project following objections to the use of spectrum band it had proposed earlier. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha Wednesday, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Google India has approached the Department of Electronics […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 Google Testing Log in Method That Doesn’t Require Typing a Password
Google’s testing a new password authentication feature that allows users to log in to an account without going through the hassle of typing in a long string of characters, also known as a password. The company has acknowledged that it is testing this new functionality with a small group of enthusiasts, but didn’t say when […]
COMPUTERS August 7, 2016 US Says Computers in Google Self-Driving Cars Qualify as Drivers
US vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step towards ultimately winning approval for autonomous vehicles on the roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, of its decision in a previously […]
COMPUTERS August 2, 2016 Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers
HIGHLIGHTS Google aims to protect data from future quantum computers The experiment will not compromise user security It will be replaced within two years Many tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM are working on with quantum computers, and while it comes with many benefits, one of those is also a potential threat – the […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Google Demonstrates How Android Apps Run on Chrome OS
HIGHLIGHTS The video shows us Android apps running on Chromebooks. The demo shows how apps can be installed It also shows how games apps will work seamlessly on Chrome OS. Google finally let the cat out of the bag and announced at I/O 2016 that Android apps were coming to Chromebooks, alongside support for Google […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Russia’s VisionLabs Collaborates With Facebook, Google on Machine Vision
HIGHLIGHTS The joint project with Facebook and Google was launched last year. VisionLabs integrated two popular libraries – OpenCV and Torch. Google and Facebook funded the work and tested the results of VisionLabs. A Russian developer in Skolkovo has created an open source computer vision platform, in collaboration with Facebook and Google, that acts as […]
