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Google To Use Wikipedia For Reliable Info On Search Results

New Delhi: In a bid to help users make informed decisions on it Search platform, Google will now show next to most results a menu icon, that people can tap to learn more about the result or feature and where the information is coming from. When available, people will see a description of the website […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Delhi Police To Approach Google On Jan 26 Violence

New Delhi: Investigating the ‘toolkit document’ uploaded on a social media handle which the Delhi Police believe scripted the January 26 violence in the capital, the police are now writing to Google to know the IP address from where the toolkit was uploaded. Over 300 social media handles are also under scanner. This means the […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Google Chrome 88 Update Fixes Key Zero-Day Bug

New Delhi: Google has released a key Chrome update with security fix for the zero-day vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild. Although the company did not disclose which key vulnerability it has issued a fix for, but its Threat Analysis Group last month disclosed a hacking campaign by state-backed North Korean hackers who allegedly […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Google Starts Testing Dark Mode For Search On Web

New Delhi: Google search website briefly tested dark mode for desktops last year and now a new report claims that the test is being conducted again. The dark mode has been available on Google Search for Android for months now but it’s only now that Google is bringing it to desktop users “We are always […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Google Says Won't Track Users As They Browse Web

New Delhi: It a bid to create a privacy-first web experience for billions of its users, Google has explicitly said that once third-party cookies are phased out from its platforms, it will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as they browse across the web, nor will use them in its products. Google Chrome last […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Google Honours Space Scientist U R Rao With Doodle On His Birth Anniversary

Bengaluru: Google celebrated the 89th birthday of Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao, with a doodle on its home page featuring an animated image of the renowned Indian space scientist with a background of the Earth and shooting stars. “Happy Birthday, Prof. Rao! Your stellar technological advancements continue to be felt across the galaxy,” reads the description […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Google Allows Users To Draw, Rename Missing Roads On Maps

New Delhi: Next time when you get frustrated by a road simply not existing on Google Maps during your journey, you can draw and update the Maps directly via a new road editing tool. Google has made it possible via updating its map editing experience in more than 80 countries, to allow Maps users to […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Fossil Gen 5E Packs Health Benefits With Stainless Steel Feel

New Delhi: As the premium smartwatch segment witnessed a significant rise in India, luxury watchmaker Fossil has launched an updated Gen 5E to woo the fitness-conscious community in the country. The wearable is a toned-down version of Fossil Gen 5 that was launched in India in November 2019. When you think of Google’s Wear OS, […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Google Blocked 99 Million COVID-Related Fake Ads In 2020

San Francisco: Google blocked over 99 million Covid-related ads in 2020, including those for miracle cures, N95 masks due to supply shortages fake vaccine doses. As claims and conspiracies about the coronavirus’s origin and spread were circulated online, Google launched a new policy to prohibit both ads and monetised content about Covid-19 or other global […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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YouTube Experimenting With Hiding Dislikes To Protect Creators

New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube has confirmed it is experimenting with hiding dislikes to protect creators and channels from targeted attacks to downvote their videos. YouTube said in a tweet late on Wednesday that in response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns, it is testing a few new designs that don’t show the […]

  • Thursday, 01 April 2021
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Google Adds 50 More AR Animals In Search

New Delhi: If you like to share animals in augmented reality (AR) with friends and family, Google has just added 50 new AR animals in its Search platform. In addition to the red panda and cat, there’s a giraffe, cow, zebra, pig and hippo among the new animals in AR. “Hip(po), hip(po), hooray! There are […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Google To Automatically Add 3D Effect To Your 2D Photos

New Delhi: Google photos will turn your 2D photos into 3D ones and over the next month, people will start to see the Memories feature brought to life with Cinematic photos. Google said that Cinematic photos use machine learning to predict an image’s depth and produce a 3D representation of the scene, even if the […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Google Brings Four More Indian Languages To Search Results In India

New Delhi: In a bid to deliver a richer language experience to millions of its users, Google India on Thursday announced to let people toggle their Search results between English and four additional languages: Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and Marathi. The company said that over the next month, Search will start to show relevant content in […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
Google Announces To Shut Down Android Things OS Early Next Year
Google Announces To Shut Down Android Things OS Early Next Year

San Francisco: Google has announced that Android Things, a heavily stripped-down Android-based operating system for Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, will shut down early next year. The Android Things Dashboard, which is used for managing devices, will stop accepting new devices and projects in just three weeks-on January 5, 2021. Developers will be able to continue updating […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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