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Google Maps was updated with a new interface design, which is now being rolled out widely. The new interface comes with a bottom sheet layout, where instead of showing the menu and information edge-to-edge, it now appears within rounded sheets that do not cover the entire space. Changes have also been made to the directions and navigation page.

Samsung’s purported XR headset may be available to developers in October this year, according to a report. The South Korean technology conglomerate, at its Galaxy Unpacked event, teased its extended reality (XR) platform, stating that it will be “coming this year”. Now, a new report speculates that while it may arrive for developers this year...

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are expected to launch alongside the base Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro at an upcoming launch event on August 13. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold have reportedly been spotted on a Canadian certification website. At the same time, hands-on videos of the purported Google Pixel 9 and Pixe...

WhatsApp is said to testing a new feature that enables users to translate messages in other languages, according to claims by a feature tracker. The live translation feature is said to work through on-device processing and may use Google’s live translation technology. It was reported in a beta version of the WhatsApp for Android app.

Google DeepMind shared new advancements made in the field of robotics and vision language models (VLMs) on Thursday. The artificial intelligence (AI) research division of the tech giant has been working with advanced vision models to develop new capabilities in robots. In a new study, DeepMind highlighted that using Gemini 1.5 Pro and its long cont...

Google's hardware launch event for the Pixel 9 family is less than a month away. The upcoming series is believed to include a vanilla Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. While we already know quite a bit about these models, a new leak suggests their European pricing, colours, and storage configurations. The regular Pixel 9 ...

Wear OS 5 will no longer support older watch faces on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The incompatible watch faces include those not developed using WFF (Watch Face Format). Google says only watch faces which meet Google’s quality standards and performance will be accessible on smartwatches running the new firmware.

Google announced the support of passkeys for its Advanced Protection Program (APP) on Wednesday. APP is the tech giant’s strongest level of Google Account security aimed at those users who are at a high risk of cyberattacks. With this move, the company will allow users to enrol for the service and access their accounts without the need for a phys...

Google Photos may be developing a new feature called ‘My Week’, according to a report. With this feature, users may be able to share their weekly highlights with other family members or friends by sending them invites, similar to a photo journal. It was reported following an APK teardown of the Google Photos app and isn’t available to the pub...

Google's new initiative is claimed to make transferring data from Google Photos to iCloud Photos easier. To achieve this, the Mountain View-based tech giant has teamed up with Apple to bring support for iCloud Photos to Google’s data portability initiative, enabling seamless transfer of media to iCloud Photos without deleting it from Google’s l...

Mr Pferdt shares three key lessons that extend beyond tech workers, aiming to help anyone "lead a more meaningful life."

Gemini on Android might soon be able to perform more tasks, as per a report. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that was added to Android smartphones can perform several tasks such as answering queries, looking up the internet, and writing essays and messages. A report now claims Gemini will also be able to set alarms and timers soon.

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are expected to make their global debut soon, succeeding the Pixel Buds Pro, which were launched at the Google I/O event in May 2022. According to claims by a tipster on social media, Google’s upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds may come in four new colourways, with Raspberry being one of the potential options.

Google is holding a global launch event on August 13 where we expect the search giant to unveil the Pixel Watch 3 alongside the Pixel 9 series. As we near the launch date, new details about Google's upcoming wearable have appeared online. While some specifications are said to be unchanged from the Pixel Watch 2, there will be significant upgrades a...

Google has announced that it is bringing dark web reports to all account users starting in late July. The service enables the user to keep a check on the emergence of their data on the dark web which could prove to be potentially harmful. Previously limited to users with the Google One subscription, it will now be accessible to all users.

Google Maps was updated with a new interface design, which is now being rolled out widely. The new interface comes with a bottom sheet layout, where instead of showing the menu and information edge-to-edge, it now appears within rounded sheets that do not cover the entire space. Changes have also been made to the directions and navigation page.

Samsung’s purported XR headset may be available to developers in October this year, according to a report. The South Korean technology conglomerate, at its Galaxy Unpacked event, teased its extended reality (XR) platform, stating that it will be “coming this year”. Now, a new report speculates that while it may arrive for developers this year...

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are expected to launch alongside the base Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro at an upcoming launch event on August 13. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold have reportedly been spotted on a Canadian certification website. At the same time, hands-on videos of the purported Google Pixel 9 and Pixe...

WhatsApp is said to testing a new feature that enables users to translate messages in other languages, according to claims by a feature tracker. The live translation feature is said to work through on-device processing and may use Google’s live translation technology. It was reported in a beta version of the WhatsApp for Android app.

Google DeepMind shared new advancements made in the field of robotics and vision language models (VLMs) on Thursday. The artificial intelligence (AI) research division of the tech giant has been working with advanced vision models to develop new capabilities in robots. In a new study, DeepMind highlighted that using Gemini 1.5 Pro and its long cont...

Google's hardware launch event for the Pixel 9 family is less than a month away. The upcoming series is believed to include a vanilla Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. While we already know quite a bit about these models, a new leak suggests their European pricing, colours, and storage configurations. The regular Pixel 9 ...

Wear OS 5 will no longer support older watch faces on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The incompatible watch faces include those not developed using WFF (Watch Face Format). Google says only watch faces which meet Google’s quality standards and performance will be accessible on smartwatches running the new firmware.

Google announced the support of passkeys for its Advanced Protection Program (APP) on Wednesday. APP is the tech giant’s strongest level of Google Account security aimed at those users who are at a high risk of cyberattacks. With this move, the company will allow users to enrol for the service and access their accounts without the need for a phys...

Google Photos may be developing a new feature called ‘My Week’, according to a report. With this feature, users may be able to share their weekly highlights with other family members or friends by sending them invites, similar to a photo journal. It was reported following an APK teardown of the Google Photos app and isn’t available to the pub...

Google's new initiative is claimed to make transferring data from Google Photos to iCloud Photos easier. To achieve this, the Mountain View-based tech giant has teamed up with Apple to bring support for iCloud Photos to Google’s data portability initiative, enabling seamless transfer of media to iCloud Photos without deleting it from Google’s l...

Mr Pferdt shares three key lessons that extend beyond tech workers, aiming to help anyone "lead a more meaningful life."

Gemini on Android might soon be able to perform more tasks, as per a report. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that was added to Android smartphones can perform several tasks such as answering queries, looking up the internet, and writing essays and messages. A report now claims Gemini will also be able to set alarms and timers soon.

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are expected to make their global debut soon, succeeding the Pixel Buds Pro, which were launched at the Google I/O event in May 2022. According to claims by a tipster on social media, Google’s upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds may come in four new colourways, with Raspberry being one of the potential options.

Google is holding a global launch event on August 13 where we expect the search giant to unveil the Pixel Watch 3 alongside the Pixel 9 series. As we near the launch date, new details about Google's upcoming wearable have appeared online. While some specifications are said to be unchanged from the Pixel Watch 2, there will be significant upgrades a...

Google has announced that it is bringing dark web reports to all account users starting in late July. The service enables the user to keep a check on the emergence of their data on the dark web which could prove to be potentially harmful. Previously limited to users with the Google One subscription, it will now be accessible to all users.