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At the beginning of the year, Google hinted that it was working to provide creators with more AI tools, specifically mentioning the ability to “create a Short using your own likeness.” The latest updates to the YouTube and YouTube Create apps are bringing this capability to users looking to...
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Controller configuration options have historically been fragmented on Android. Several configuration apps exist and some are actually a requirement for many games, but to date there hasn't been a native tool built into the OS. If Google is...
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The end of support for Windows 10 has forced many upgrades, disposal of older systems, or the use of an unsecured operating system for estimated millions of PC users. To help revitalize those systems and get them off old versions of...
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YouTube creators have often taken issue with the way Google's video platform handles copyright claims, and the latest example of a heavy-handed video takedown highlights the issue. NVIDIA’s controversial DLSS 5 reveal trailer, which was...
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Google's "Gemma" isn't the same thing as Gemini. Instead, Gemma is Google's series of open-weights models, which means you can download them and run them on your own hardware. Gemma 4 comes in four sizes, ranging from 2 billion to 31...
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Google has finally rolled out a feature that gives users the ability to easily change usernames. This feature initially became available to a subset of users last year, but it’s now available to most users with a Google account.
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A great benefit of cloud storage is the ability to automatically store backup data off-site, but ransomware can be a serious problem to that approach, since if it too is synced off-site, the entire cloud backup may be useless. Google...
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Driving season is beginning to kick into gear in the US now that it’s springtime, and an even busier summer season is right around the corner. While traveling can be fun, the stress of finding where to charge up an electric vehicle (EV)...
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Google Translate's new Gemini-powered, real-time voice translation feature is finally expanding from Android to iOS devices a well, including iPhones and iPads. The update also extends the new features to more countries and languages...
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Android 17 has reached the Platform Stability and third beta phase. Per Google, Platform Stability means that since "the API surface is locked; you can perform final compatibility testing and push your Android 17-targeted apps to the Play...
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It’s a never-ending game of cat and mouse between attackers and software makers, with the latest salvo being fired against one of Google Chrome’s key security features. Security researchers at Gen Threat Labs have discovered that a piece...
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Android’s most diehard fans were less than pleased when Google announced plans to limit the sideloading of apps, in an effort to create a more secure platform. The backlash from power users was immediate, with the developers behind the...
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Google Gemini has been integrated into Google Maps to provide two new features: Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation. Of the two new features, Immersive Navigation will likely be the most-welcomed change, and the most radical made to...
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In a welcome move, Google is providing mainline Chrome browser support for ARM64 Linux distros. While Chrome already supports ARM64 and Linux to some degree via Android and Chromebooks, mainline ARM64 support has been limited to...
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In an unexpected move, Google announced it will be bringing some of its mobile catalog to PC. There's now a PC section in the Play Store Games tab, which will serve as "your dedicated home for (Android) games optimized to play on Windows...
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Traditional cryptographic signatures that underpin HTTPS can be broken by a sufficiently powerful quantum computer using algorithms like Shor's, threatening the trust model of secure connections. To help protect against this threat, Google...
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Google expanded YouTube Premium Lite from its limited pilot program to the United States back in March of 2025, and just under a year later, it has received two additional features that make it an effective alternative to YouTube Premium...
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Google is flexing its AI muscle in an effort to make its Android ecosystem safer and more secure. Malicious actors are constantly evolving the ways attacks are deployed, including leveraging AI themselves. Google says it was able to use...
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Cybersecurity professionals at Threat Fabric have uncovered a campaign utilizing a new piece of malicious software to target Android users. Massiv, a banking trojan, is described by the security researchers as a “new Device Takeover...
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After launching Android Quick Share functionality on its flagship Pixel 10 devices earlier this month, Google is now bringing the feature to the Pixel 9 series. Android Quick Share allowsAndroid users to send files to Apple users using...
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Official pricing is set for Google's new Pixel 10a smartphone, a midrange handset that will go up against Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e that is expected to be unveiled during an Apple Experience event on March 4. Google gets the jump on its...
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A public radio mainstay is taking on Big Tech over a voice he says sounds a little too familiar. David Greene, the longtime host of NPR's Morning Edition and current co-host of political talk show Left, Right & Center, has filed a lawsuit...
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