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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Dec 26, 2022
Google gives owners of a 2nd generation Nest Hub a holiday surprise with another free year of its Sleep Sensing feature. The feature was originally scheduled to become a paid feature at the end of 2022.
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Dec 19, 2022
Do you want an early Google Pixel Tablet before anyone else? If so, there's one for sale on Facebook Marketplace. As always, buyer beware.
At its launch event in October, Google announced the Pixel Tablet. Few details were shared about...
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Nathan Ord - Sun, Dec 18, 2022
In recent years and months, personal privacy and security have become of utmost importance when it comes to choosing and using different platforms online. TikTok exists as something of an outlier on that front, but we digress. With this...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 09, 2022
We've been hearing for years (literally) that Google is working to make Chrome less of a memory hog. Maybe not in those exact words, but Google has pushed out an updates on numerous occasions with optimizations designed to make the browser...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Dec 07, 2022
Those of you holding your breath for a dedicated Waze app for Android Auto can finally rejoice. As long you own a new Renault and live in Europe, that is.
In what must be simultaneously one of the most exciting, yet biggest in-car...
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Nathan Wasson - Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Last week, Google began pushing out an update to its Chrome browser that fixes a critical security vulnerability in the browser’s JavaScript engine. Google noted in its blog post about the update that an exploit for this vulnerability is...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Dec 05, 2022
Google is celebrating the season of giving with a feature drop for its Pixel phones and Pixel Watch, with some features expanding to new regions and languages.
Let's begin with new features for the Pixel 7 series. Promised during...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Dec 05, 2022
Carl Pei was one of founders of OnePlus, and his latest smartphone venture has its sights set on the US. Nothing launched its first phone only in international markets, but it has started laying the groundwork for a US launch. Coming to...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Dec 05, 2022
In the latest detection statistics by Dr. Web antivirus for Android, it found that more than two million users were being bamboozled into installing and using certain apps that were actually backdoors for malware, phishing, and adware...
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Nathan Ord - Sun, Dec 04, 2022
Android TV OS drives billions of displays worldwide, allowing people to watch content across platforms, play games, and enjoy all the other features of a smart TV. Now, Google is updating the OS with Android 13 for TV. This release brings...
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Nathan Wasson - Fri, Dec 02, 2022
The cybersecurity firm Zimperium, has published a blog post detailing a recently discovered Android malware campaign that has been ongoing since 2018. This campaign spreads a set of malicious apps the researchers are calling the...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Google pays tribute to Gerald "Jerry" Lawson today with its Google Doodle feature. Lawson is known as one of the fathers of modern gaming who led the development of the first home video gaming system with interchangeable...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Google Pixel owners can now share a digital key with friends on other Pixel phones and iPhones. The sharing feature is slated to arrive on other select Android 12 smartphones at a later date.
Having a digital car key can come in really...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Dec 01, 2022
In a surprise (yet welcomed) move, smartphone maker OnePlus has decided to one-up Google by revamping its device update policy, providing four years of OS platform updates and five years of security patches. In terms of OS updates, OnePlus...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Dec 01, 2022
In the vein of holiday giving, Samsung is rolling its much-anticipated Android 13-based One UI 5.0 to unlocked Galaxy S21 series in the United States, bringing with it new features (some not found on stock Android) and numerous tweaks and...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Google is finding itself in a legal bind with the FTC for "deceptive endorsements" in its Pixel 4 ads wherein influencers who never used the phone were paid to endorse it. The company and radio station owner iHeartMedia have been sued and...
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Nathan Ord - Sun, Nov 27, 2022
If you are looking for a cell phone upgrade this holiday sales season, Google and its Pixel line might be a good place to start looking. Whether you buy through Google direct or on Amazon, there are some stellar Pixel 7 deals you can take...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Between all the scintillating Black Friday deals and the Cyber Monday bargains that will follow, you may end up spending a lot of time surfing online retail stores for discounts. That's all well and good, but if you're among the more than...
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Tim Sweezy - Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Google Maps is making it easier to find Grandma's house this Thanksgiving, and all of the stores for your out-of-town Black Friday shopping spree. If you happen to be in select cities, you can use a new AI visual search experience as...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Nov 18, 2022
Google's Pixel 7 Pro smartphone hasn't been on the market very long, but it's already deeply discounted. That's because Google is getting a jump start on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping season. To sweeten the deal even further...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Nov 15, 2022
Following months of speculation and rumors, first renderings of what the Google Pixel Fold phone may look like, based on insider information, has been released.
Google has been flooding us with Google products this year, but one of the...
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Nathan Ord - Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Across the pond, Europe is getting ready for a particularly tough winter, driven by rising energy prices and power grid strain, compounded by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To help people stay informed about this problem and remain safe...
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