Google Pay is getting new privacy features in India, which are worth talking about. Google Pay is one of India's leading payments apps that works on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Starting next week, the Google Pay app will provide users with more controls on how Google Pay activity will be used to personalise features within the app. However, Google says the users' personal information is never sold to anyone and... Read More
Google is looking to double down on its inventory for smartphones in India this year. Last year, Google brought the Pixel 4a to India and doubled its inventory. But this year, the global search engine giant is looking to double down further, a senior company executive confirmed. Adding to this, Google is also looking to move a portion of its manufacturing plants to India for both domestic and exports purposes.... Read More
South Korean electronics company, Samsung, is reportedly developing foldable OLED panels for tech giants like Google, Oppo and Xiaomi. We already know what Oppo and Xiaomi are working on foldable phones, but the inclusion of Google in this list comes as a surprise. If this report from TheElec turns out to be true, then we will see a foldable Pixel smartphone in the near future. Notably, Samsung is developing 'in-folding'... Read More
Google seems to have finalised the design for Pixel 5a and it looks largely similar to the Pixel 4a. Last year's Google Pixel 4a was one of the best mid-range phones launched across the globe. The Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 sport a similar design. The search giant seems to be using the same design for Pixel 5 devices as well. The Pixel 3a and Pixel... Read More
Google has just rolled out the first developer preview for Android 12, and it introduces several changes and improvements over the previous Android version (Android 11). It is worth noting that it is a ‘Developers Preview’, meant to be downloaded by developers and test their applications on it. It is not an actual over-the-air (OTA) update for an average user; that will arrive only in the second half of this... Read More
Google is quite well known for its Pixel line of smartphones. They have been Google's version of what Android should be, offering features exclusive to the Pixel lineup, adding up to the Android experience. The devices have been dubbed one of, if not the best camera smartphone on offer, irrespective of the price. Add to this the Pixel design, which is muted and tasteful and, you have a great phone. That... Read More
Picture this, you join a meeting only to find out that your camera is not connected, or your mic is failing. This issue is something that has become increasingly common with each and every passing day, with video calls and Zoom/Google Meet based meetings becoming the new norm. If you are in an official meeting just to discover that some aspect of your setup is not working, it is far... Read More
Chipmaker Qualcomm and Google today announced their collaboration to enhance and extend Project Treble to offer four years of software updates. This partnership was established to enable more devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platforms to run the latest Android OS. Qualcomm says the enhancements are intended to enable Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to upgrade their Snapdragon-based devices to the latest Android OS without modifying Qualcomm's chipset-specific software and to use... Read More
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Google's investment of $4.5 billion (Rs 33,737 crore) in Jio Platforms. Announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries a couple of months ago, the deal will see Jio Platforms and Google working together in various initiatives. While announcing the deal, both the parties said they would work in developing low-cost Android smartphones aimed at the Indian market. It is... Read More
A few months back, when it was still an early COVID-19 period for the world, Apple and Google announced that they are coming together to build a feature which will help people recognise if they have been exposed to someone who has been tested positive for COVID-19. The feature was still in developing stages for a few months until now. Both the companies on Tuesday announced that they are going... Read More
Google on Thursday announced that the Google Duo video calling service will soon be available on Android TV enabling users to connect to family and friends across the world through the large screen. The company said that “using the right devices can make a big difference in making video calls more enjoyable and engaging.” Further, Google also announced that the company is adding Chromecast support for Google Meet, designed to... Read More
Google on Tuesday said that the Chrome tabs will now load up to 10% faster due to the multiple “under-the-hood performance improvements” such as the Profile Guided Optimisation (PGO) and tab throttling. According to a blog post, Max Christoff, engineering director of Chrome said that the PGO, a compiler optimisation tool ensures that the “most performance-critical” section of a code runs faster. PGO is said to use real usage scenarios... Read More
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