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Lime — you likely know them as purveyors of those bikes and scooters you see scattered all over the sidewalk — announced today that it’s raised $335 million in its latest funding round. Notably, the round was led by GV (the venture funding arm of Alphabet), and Alphabet itself had a part in it, too…
Today we’ve got a big summer sale on the Google Store, Google Duo working on a handful of Chromebooks, Google Assistant on Dish Hopper DVRs, and more.
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Today we’ve got a handful of Samsung stories. Gear S4, Galaxy S9 and S10, the Galaxy Note 8 and why you should still consider it, and the latest 9to5Toys deals.
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There’s been a lot of brouhaha this week about Gmail and the access that it’s giving third-party apps to your email. I already outlined exactly why this is not something to be particularly concerned about and how those headlines might be misleading to some. One of the key takeaways of my argument is that you still have control over your data and who gets to use it, so here’s how to do that…
Today we’ve got Chrome Duplex getting a new name to avoid confusion with Google Duplex, text-selection in Android P’s overview menu is Pixel 2+ only, and Gmail privacy drama clarity.
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There’s been a lot of noise this week about Gmail and the access that some third-parties have to your Gmail inbox. Hidden under misleading headlines, reports have, I think rightfully, highlighted the parallels between Gmail’s system and Facebook’s prior third-party allowances which led to Cambridge Analytica-related repercussions. The public perception of these stories is much different, though.
Today we’ve got Samsung’s first Android Go phone leaks in hands-on photos, more Android P DP4 details, and Google is working on a YouTube app for Fuchsia.
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Today we’ve got the release of Android P Developer Preview 4. Listen to get the full rundown on everything this release packs — there are more user-facing changes here than you’d expect.
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As you may know (especially if you follow us here at 9to5Google), Google’s Developer Preview 2 — launched at I/O in May — came with it a new gesture-based navigation system. I haven’t had much positive to say about it, but Google at least appears to be continuing to tweak it… as it has today with Developer Preview 4.
If you’re an AdSense publisher, you’ve probably noticed some celebratory balloons flying through your dashboard this morning. That’s because Google is celebrating AdSense’s 15th birthday.
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This week we talk about Android Messages for Web, Google’s unannounced Yeti gaming console & service, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10, and much more.
Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.
Google today published the schedule of events for its Cloud Next 2018 conference, and among the many talks is one titled “AI on Google Glass Drives the Factory to the Future”. Yes, that’s right, Google Glass Enterprise Edition is making the cut as the subject of an entire talk at a Google event.
Today we’ve got more details on Google’s ‘Yeti’ console and service, a notable redesign of the Google Home app in testing, a Waze-like reporting feature in Google Maps, and some hot deals.
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Google Pay supports an ever-growing number of banks around the world, and it’s showing no sign of slowing down. Today, Google has updated its list of supported institutions cards to add a whopping 63 new banks and Synchrony’s PayPal Mastercard.
Today we’ve got YouTube stirring up controversy over a single A/B test, Google sends an apology for yesterday’s Home outage, and more.
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Following yesterday’s widespread Google Home outage, Google’s VP of Home products Rishi Chandra has sent an email to all Google Home customers apologizing for the incident.
Today we’ve got Google Duplex details, more Pixel 3 and 3 XL leaks, Inbox by Gmail removes a shortcut, and picture-in-picture in YouTube for Android.
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According to a tweet today from the Inbox by Gmail team, an option to automatically redirect gmail.com to inbox.google.com has been removed. That means you’ll have to go directly to inbox.google.com if you want to use Inbox as your primary desktop web browser email client.
Google has officially announced that Google Pay is now available in Germany. There are currently 4 banks that support the service, although the list is certain to grow in the coming months: Wirecard, Comdirect, Commerzbank, and N26.
Today we’ve got Google Maps features announced earlier this year rolling out on Android, Google Home speaks Spanish, and a couple unofficial desktop apps for YouTube Music and Android Messages.
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After first rolling out to some earlier this month, Google has today officially announced that the Google Assistant on Google Home can now understand and speak Spanish.
Today we’ve got a new “Trim silence” option in Google Podcasts in the latest Google app beta, rumors about Samsung’s plans for the Galaxy S10, and Duo 36, which confirms multi-device support.
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Today we’ve got YouTube adding $5/month channel memberships, Samsung testing its first Android Go phone, and Google allowing more entities to edit Knowledge Panels, and the latest deals from 9to5Toys.
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This week we talk all about Fuchsia. Our Kyle Bradshaw has been tearing apart Google’s in-the-works operating system for several weeks now, and we’re summing it all up in about an hour.
Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.
