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  YouTube Premium Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds

  YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its premium subscribers. Aimed at enhancing the content consumption, it enables them to enjoy higher quality audio while watching music videos and toggle faster video playback. Further, YouTube Shorts for iOS now benefits from picture-in-picture and smart downloads. The company h...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Brings Deeper Integration With Gemini, New AI Features

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series was launched at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. During the event, artificial intelligence (AI) took centre stage as the company announced a large number of new AI features for the devices. While some of these features are powered by the South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy AI suite, several new AI feature...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra With Snapdragon 8 Elite, 200-Megapixel Camera Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra was launched on Wednesday at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event. The newly announced Galaxy S25 Ultra features a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 12GB RAM, and up to 1TB storage. It has an upgraded 50-megapixel ultrawide camera and supports Log video recording. Running on Android 15 with One UI 7, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ult...

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  Google Reportedly Working On Gesture-Based Gemini Live Shortcut for Android Devices

  Google is reportedly working on a new way to activate Gemini Live for Android users. The two-way voice conversation feature can currently only be accessed from within the Gemini app, however, this might soon change. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is developing a new gesture-based trigger for the artificial intelligence (AI) f...

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  Google Home Working On AI-Generated Insights Based on Usage Patterns and Interactions: Report

  Google Home is reportedly getting several new features and upgrades that will offer new ways for users to personalise their compatible smart home devices. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature dubbed Insights that provides suggestions for users based on app usage as well as how th...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Tipped to Bring Gemini Integration With Samsung Apps, AI-Powered Now Brief Feature

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series is tipped to get two new artificial intelligence (AI) features. The next generation of Samsung’s flagship smartphones is expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event on January 22. Ahead of the launch, the tech giant had teased a couple of new AI features for the devices. Now, a tipster has leaked two ne...

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  Google Workspace Subscription Prices Hiked, Gemini AI Features Added to All Plans

  Google hiked the Workspace subscription prices for businesses in select regions on Thursday. However, the company said that the overall value of the subscription is being increased as the artificial intelligence (AI) services across different Workspace apps will now be available without any extra charges. This means those paying for just the Worksp...

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  Google Lens Updated to Directly Open the Camera Viewfinder When Opened: Report

  Google Lens has reportedly received an update that changes its launch behaviour. Currently, for most users, searching via the camera tool requires a two-step process where first a preview screen opens, and then tapping the preview viewfinder opens the camera. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant has now simplified the process to le...

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  Gmail Reportedly Begins Rolling Out Gemini AI 'Insert' Button on Android

  Gmail for Android is reportedly adding the Insert button to its Gemini assistant. The artificial intelligence (AI) feature has been part of the web version of Gemini in Gmail since last year, however, it was so far missing from the Android app. As per the report, the feature is finally being rolled out to all Android devices. This feature follows t...

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  Google Is Reportedly Testing a Redesigned Interface for Circle to Search

  Google is reportedly testing a new interface design for Circle to Search once again. The visual lookup tool which was launched in early 2024 has undergone several design iterations already as new features were added to the artificial intelligence (AI) tool progressively. The current redesign reportedly makes the AI tool’s interface simpler and di...

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  Apple Fights $1.8 Billion App Store Lawsuit in First of UK Class Actions Against Tech Giants

  Apple is facing a mass lawsuit brought on behalf of around 20 million iPhone and iPad users in the United Kingdom, who were allegedly overcharged for app purchases. Apple, however, says the case is meritless and overlooks the benefits to consumers of the integrated approach of its iOS operating system, which prioritises security and privacy.

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  Google Might Be Redesigning Gemini Overlay Window on Android Devices

  Google might be tweaking the overlay window of Gemini on Android devices. A Reddit user shared a screenshot of the new user interface, which appears when the Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant is summoned via voice command or manually. Several other users replying to the post also claimed to have seen the new interface on their Android d...

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  Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Reportedly Spoofed Its Results Page to Make It Appear Like Google

  Microsoft Bing has reportedly changed the user interface of its search result page to make it appear like Google. As per the report, this particular result page design only appears when users search for “Google” on the Bing search engine. The result page reportedly imitates several elements from Google’s home page such as a doodle on top of t...

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  Google Testing Undo and Redo Options on Gboard for Android in Beta: Report

  Google is rolling out a feature for the Gboard app on Android which aims to make it easier for users to rectify their mistakes while typing, according to a report. The latest version of the Gboard for Android beta app brings Undo and Redo options to the keyboard application which, as the names suggest, let users move back and forth through their ed...

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  Google Releases ‘Daily Listen’ AI-Generated, Personalised Podcasts via Discover Feed: Report

  Google has reportedly released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can generate a podcast-style audio overview based on a user’s Discover feed. Dubbed Daily Listen, the feature is said to be available in the Android and iOS versions of the Google app in select regions. To be eligible for the feature in said locations, use...