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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Samsung has decided to kick its own messaging app to the curb in the US, and will replace it with Google Messages. The company’s upcoming Fold6 and Flip6 foldable phones will be the first to ship without Samsung Messages...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Jul 19, 2024
Google has teased its upcoming Pixel 9 Pro and also officially confirmed a new foldable Pixel is on the way. In true AI fashion, both the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold are being billed as phones “built for the Gemini era," with Gemini...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Whenever there is a data breach, there's a risk that the stolen data will find its way to the dark web, a section of the internet that is not indexed by search engines like Google Search and Microsoft Bing. Like a seedy alleyway, the dark...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Jul 11, 2024
This year’s Galaxy Unpacked event also brought several updates on the software front courtesy of Google, bringing several new features to Samsung’s latest hardware offerings. Google announced four new features coming to the Galaxy Z Flip6...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Google announced it is making it easier for high-risk users to enroll in its Advanced Protection Program via a new single passkey option. Google implemented support for passkeys in early 2023, while later making passkeys the default method...
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Tim Sweezy - Tue, Jul 09, 2024
Microsoft informed its employees in China that they will need to trade in their Android smartphones and begin using iPhones for security reasons, the timing of which comes on the heels of a hacking campaign targeting Apple IDs. Along with...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Jul 03, 2024
There are plenty of reasons to factory reset a phone. Perhaps the time has come to sell or give it away, or maybe you got bitten by some nasty malware. Regardless of the reason, you'd reasonably expect the phone to work after being reset...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Jul 03, 2024
A new leak suggests Google may bring a Recall-like feature to its upcoming Pixel 9 smartphones. While the new feature will take on-device screenshots like Microsoft’s Recall on PCs, it will do it in a less threatening (and less...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Jun 28, 2024
YouTube has announced that its Premium subscribers are getting more perks, along with a tease about more plan options coming soon that could shake up the value proposition (depending on what the new plans offer and how much they...
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Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Google's Chrome browser is the dominant way to browse the web on both desktop and mobile platforms, so even minor changes can alter the way people use the internet. Anyone using Chrome to navigate the web on a smartphone or tablet is about...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Jun 26, 2024
In a surprising move, Google will be announcing (at least) the Google Pixel 9 Pro sooner than expected. Previous Pixels were released at the end of the year, but a video by Google itself points to an August drop instead. Just in time for...
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Thiago Trevisan - Mon, Jun 24, 2024
The AI arms race is in full swing, and some companies are opting to aim for strategic partnerships instead of all out dominance (or in pursuit of dominance). Apple has recently introduced its anticipated Apple Intelligence at its recent...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Jun 19, 2024
Google is making its Gemini in Google Messages available to any Android smartphone that features 6GB of RAM or higher. Initially, the feature was only available on Google Pixel devices and Samsung Galaxy phones, but the updated...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Jun 18, 2024
YouTube is looking to combat misinformation on its platform by allowing notes to be added to videos that will add context, similar to the feature found on the X social media platform. Some examples the company provides are, “notes that...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 17, 2024
A fresh benchmark leak may have given us a first look at what to expect from Google's next-generation Tensor 4 system-on-chip (SoC). The sneak peek comes by way of a Geekbench 6.3 database entry that allegedly shows single-core and...
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Tim Sweezy - Sat, Jun 15, 2024
According to insiders, the European Commission has its sights set on fining both Apple and Meta for failing to comply with rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European regulators launched an investigation into the two tech...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Chromebooks are going to be getting more feature rich as Google aims to make it easier for the company to deliver AI to its customers. As part of this effort, chunks of Android code are going to be added directly into ChromeOS. In a post...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Google is pushing out is June 2024 security update for supported Pixel devices like the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8, with fixes for over 50 security vulnerabilities, over half of which carry a Critical or High severity rating. One of the most...
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Tim Sweezy - Sat, Jun 08, 2024
Google rolled out its AI-infused Magic Editor within its Google Photos app to owners of the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones last year. Now, the tech giant says it is gradually rolling out to Pixel 6 and 7 phones, other Android phones, and...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, May 31, 2024
Android users have several new features coming their way with the latest update. Google is bringing improvements to the messaging experience, hotspot management, Google Home intertactions, Wear OS integrations, and digital key...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, May 30, 2024
Here's a product parents can get behind: a Fitbit fitness watch for kids that doesn't take itself too seriously, and instead encourages them to exercise through some fun and games. The new Fitbit Ace LTE isn't a full blown smartwatch, but...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, May 29, 2024
You go to YouTube to watch videos, but Google hopes you might want to play some games while you're there, too. A raft of online games within YouTube is being rolled out widely after being tested with YouTube Premium subscribers over the...
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