Reports making the rounds suggest that search giant Google is now looking to expand the options offered by the power button menu. These new options may allow users quickly launch tasks or the voice assistant rather than the traditional power off and restart device options. The new options will modify the layout to create room […]
Google’s video calling app, Duo, has received an update for Android devices which takes care of a certain issue. This new update ensures that a category of users no longer require a phone number to use the video calling app. This new update will however still need users to fill in a phone number when
Tech bigwigs Google and Apple have released the first version of their Covid-19 tracing tool this week. Authorities in 23 countries have requested for access to the technology according to reports from the tech firms. The #COVID19 Exposure Notification technology we built jointly with @Apple is now available to public health agencies in support of
Google introduced the Dark Mode feature with Android 10 last year, integrating it into most of its apps ever since. With the Google app receiving Dark Mode long ago, the feature has seen some sort of relapse in the last few days, with certain users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones complaining about a break in the
Google has taken a huge step to sanitize its Play Store space, as it has removed 813 apps that were identified as ‘Creepware’ by a group of researchers. This discovery was made by these researchers via a newly developed algorithm known as CreepRank. CreepRank recognizes creepware-like behaviour within mobile apps and then gives ‘creep scores’
Google Play Music will be shut down and go away by end of 2020. It will be replaced by YouTube Music. Google has put in place a means of you to transfer your music to YouTube Music before December 2020.
Google has confirmed that it will be adding new features to the Google Duo app as part of some updates to a number of its apps. The tech company will introduce the ability to make group calls on the web, with this feature starting as a preview in Chrome. This Web version will also let
Google has recently introduced a number of changes to some of its apps, with the Google Lens feature now able to scan, copy and paste handwritten notes to your computer. This new feature on the Lens app is currently available for the latest versions of the Google Lens, App or Chrome. To use this feature,
The new Bluetooth-based COVID-19 contact tracing tool by Apple and Google will be launched this week for developer testing.
Google Stadia has suffered from the lack of major games, but a new partnership with Electronic Art (EA) is changing that. EA titles, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, are coming to Stadia.
Google Search now lets users add their favourite movies and TV shows to a watchlist, while Android TV offers 3 new rows of content from YouTube to help users easily access content while at home.
This iPhone SE 2020 vs Pixel 4a comparison pits the most exciting budget flagship phones of 2020 against one another. Which is the better device, and which is better value for money?
Google has joined forces with Apple to help health agencies and governments fight the raging coronavirus pandemic. Reports suggest that the tech giants are working on a contact tracing technology which will be installed on Android phones via Google Play Services. This commendable move by Google has a downside to it, as this implies that
With most of the world now spending more time indoors due to the coronavirus, we have seen a surge in remote work, with most companies taking their businesses online. Google has decided to boost user experience with an update to the Google Duo which now lets it support 12 participants on a single session. Google
Google brought a number of interesting changes to Lens last year at its I/O conference by transforming your phone’s camera into a search tool. This feature could let you highlight and translate menu items and popular dishes at restaurants by merely pointing your camera at the restaurant menu. Google have taken things a step further
American tech company Google is extremely popular for their smartphone apps and have now opted to give a new look to one of their most used apps currently: the Google Play Store. This new option lets you toggle between the regular display for the Google Play Store outlook and a more sinister all dark mode.
Game streaming platform Google Stadia may have a number of kinks to work out, but is still on the path of improvement, with a number of new features and games to look forward to on the platform this year. Google will be releasing Stadia to a variety of new smartphones on the 20th of February,
You do not have to endure the pop-up telling you “There was a problem communicating with Google servers” on your Android phone anymore.
