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New versions of Chrome will support media buttons

Fazeel Ashraf
Feb 11th, 2019 at 5:10pm GMT

According to ZDNet, Google Chrome will finally offer official support for multimedia keys on desktop and laptop keyboards starting next month. This feature will be available on the next major…

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Google is now making it easier to encrypt cheap smart devices

Fazeel Ashraf
Feb 9th, 2019 at 5:43pm GMT

Data encryption has become a key feature of smart devices. It ‘s an underrated feature, and it’s key to understanding one’s privacy. Not every smartphone offers data encryption because it…

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Google built a controversial AI for the Pentagon using gig workers

Fazeel Ashraf
Feb 5th, 2019 at 5:29pm GMT

According to online news publication The Intercept, Google hired gig workers to help in the construction of its controversial AI project for the Pentagon called Project Maven. The workers were…

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Google bans 29 malicious beauty camera apps from Google Play Store

Fazeel Ashraf
Feb 4th, 2019 at 4:42pm GMT

Google has removed 29 photo editing and beauty apps from its Google Play Store. People’s desire to beautify themselves for social media photos has hastened the spread of apps that…

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Google also has a data-collecting app, just like Facebook

Noor Imtiaz
Feb 1st, 2019 at 7:54am GMT

After the shocking revelation on Tuesday about a Facebook app that collected web browsing and other sensitive data from its users, TechCrunch is back with a similar bombshell about Google.…

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Google fined 50 million Euros by France for GDPR violation

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 22nd, 2019 at 11:40am GMT

Google has just been fined around $56.8 million USD for failing to comply with GDPR rules. The General Data Protection Regulation is a rule passed by the European Union in 2016…

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Google is looking to buy Fossil’s smartwatch IP

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 19th, 2019 at 3:48am GMT

Google wants to enter the smartwatch market, but its hardware is currently limited to smart home devices, smartphones, and computer-tablet hybrids. But this is set to change as Google is…

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Google Pixel 3 Lite is revealed in a video, maybe

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 17th, 2019 at 7:42pm GMT

The Google Pixel 3 Lite leaks just keep piling up. Now we have a video that seems quite realistic. The YouTube video gives us a more in-depth look at the…

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RIP Google Chromecast Audio

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 13th, 2019 at 10:38am GMT

Another day, another tech product that bites the dust. Google’s highly underrated product Chromecast Audio has met its end. If you’re interested in soon-t0-be-obsolete technology, you can still buy the…

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Google Assistant now assists the traveler in all of us

Muhammad Nouman Sarwar
Jan 11th, 2019 at 12:22pm GMT

Google made a splash at CES19 with its announcement of all the new features for its Google Assistant. Some of the more intriguing new features will make the Assistant a…

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Google wants to improve your Chrome browsing by blocking intrusive ads

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 11th, 2019 at 2:53am GMT

Google is getting serious about blocking ads. The tech giant has joined the Coalition for Better Ads and begun blocking disruptive promos in its Chrome browser for users across North…

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Google at the CES 2019: Assistant reigns supreme

Noor Imtiaz
Jan 10th, 2019 at 11:34pm GMT

Google made many cutting-edge announcements at the CES this year. From releasing innovative gadgets like the Interpreter to software accessories for Google Assistant, their booth had it all. In addition…

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Chromecasts are hijacked by PewDiePie fans, exposing huge security flaw

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 5th, 2019 at 11:01am GMT

Forget printers getting hacked and informing users to subscribe to PewDiePie, its Chromecast’s turn. A couple of mischievous hackers have exploited thousands of Chromecast devices to promote Swedish YouTuber Felix…

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Google Maps rolls out “Messages” feature for businesses

Areen Zahra
Jan 3rd, 2019 at 4:06pm GMT

Messaging has become one of the most important features of apps recently. There are hundreds of applications that provide an instant messaging feature. Now, Google has decided to add instant…

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A cunning AI cheated humans

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 3rd, 2019 at 3:14pm GMT

A machine learning algorithm intended to convert aerial images into street maps and vice versa has been caught cheating its creators. This algorithm has been created by researchers from Stanford…

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Google’s Project Soli gets the go-ahead from FCC

Fazeel Ashraf
Jan 3rd, 2019 at 3:00pm GMT

Google has been working on Project Soli since 2015. The technology will enable smartphones to pick up signals from hand gestures. Companies like Facebook have expressed reservations about Project Soli…

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EU seeking ethical hackers to find software bugs

Jessica Baron, PhD
Jan 2nd, 2019 at 2:25am GMT

The European Commission just announced 15 prizes (called Bug Bounties) for ethical hackers. It’s looking for people who can find security flaws in popular open-source software that the European Union…