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Today’s Google Doodle is an entire sporty RPG to commemorate the Olympics

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In celebration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Google has released one of their best ever Google Doodles, the Doodle Champion Island Games. In this retro-inspired RPG, you play as a calico “(c)athlete” named Lucky, competin...

Google confirms which Wear OS smartwatches will get the upgrade to Wear OS 3

by Surur

3 days

In a blog post, Google has confirmed which existing Wear OS smartwatches will be upgraded to Wear OS 3, the result of Google And Samsung’s unholy union. Google has revealed that only a very short list of devices will get the...

Google Chrome 92 now available to all (changelog)

by Surur

5 days

Google has released a new version of their Chrome browser to their stable channel ie the version most of the general public use. The update takes Chrome to version 92.0.4515.107 and brings allow the following behind the scene chan...

Verizon partners with Google to bring advanced messaging services to Android users

by Pradeep

5 days

Verizon today announced partnership with Google to bring advanced messaging services to Android users. This new service will be based on RCS standard and will be delivered via Messages by Google app. From next year, Messages by G...

Google is working on a new Privacy Review feature in Chrome

by Surur

1 week

Google has added a new feature to their Settings in their Chrome browser. The new Privacy and Security review feature, when working, will help users “review their most important privacy and security controls in one placeR...

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Google announce new emojis for Android 12

by Surur

1 week

To celebrate world emoji day Google has announced its own new set of emojis which will be shipped with Android 12 and other Android phones updated via Appcompat. Google says their new emojis are more universal, accessible and auth...

Google is adding a screenshot tool to Chrome

by Surur

1 week

Sharing information via screenshot is becoming increasingly mainstream, likely due to how easy it is to annotate screenshots and the high level of support for images on all social networks. Google appears to be looking to add a sc...

Google patches Chrome Zero-day being exploited in the wild

by Surur

1 week

Google has released an urgent fix for their Chrome browser to desktop users for a recently discovered vulnerability that is being actively exploited. CVE-2021-30563 is a type confusion bug in V8, Chrome’s Javascript engine. ...

Google Workspace for Individuals now available

by Surur

1 week

We reported a few days ago that unlimited Google Meet video-conferencing is coming to an end for free users, but if you are a self-employed person who has been relying on the feature, the good news is that Google is now willing to...

Microsoft working with Google for improved Clipboard API

by Surur

2 weeks

Microsoft is determined to make PWAs first-class applications on Windows and their latest effort is improving support for the system clipboard for websites and web apps. Microsoft and Google are currently working on a new Pickle C...

New Wear store rolling out to some old Google Wear OS smart watches (pictures)

by Surur

2 weeks

Some Redditors are reporting that their old Wear OS smartwatches are getting a new version of the Play Store which is styled like the new Google + Samsung Wear smartwatch operating system. The new look features larger elements for...

Google Pixel 5a visits FCC certification site, launch could be imminent

by Rahul

2 weeks

Rumors were rife about the uncertainty with regards to the launch of the Pixel 5a smartphone, which Google denied later reiterating their commitment to launching the Pixel 4a successor. And now, it seems that we’re getting c...