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The UK High Court has blocked a £1B ($1.3B) class action claim filed against Google on behalf of iPhone users. The lawsuit resulted from the so-called ‘Safari bypass,’ where Google continued to install cookies on iPhones despite this being blocked in the browser settings …
While the majority of leaks surrounding this year’s Pixel hardware have been surrounding the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, we’ve gotten a few tidbits here and there around new Chrome OS hardware. Now, we’re getting a first look at the Pixelbook Pen that Google might sell alongside the upcoming Google Pixel Slate.
There’s been a non-stop flood of leaks around the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL this year, and just days ahead of the event they’re still not stopping. Today, Engadget has posted an early Pixel 3 XL hands-on which reveals a few more of the details we didn’t already know.
In this week’s top stories: Yeah, there were a lot more Pixel 3 leaks, Google Maps adds a “Commute Tab” and native music integration, LG unveils new devices, and more.
As the seemingly never-ending flood of Pixel leaks continues, today we’re getting tidbits regarding a new camera feature. A listing from a retailer’s magazine talks about the Pixel 3 “Top Shot” camera feature, as well as hinting at a Google Home Hub launch date.
There have been a tremendous number of leaks around Google’s latest smartphones, but specifically around the Pixel 3 XL. Now, we’re getting another leak, this time showing off the Pixel 3 XL retail box.
Earlier this week Google announced that one of its most popular services, Google Maps, was going to get some big new features. Today, those features are starting to roll out to users. The Google Maps Commute tab and native music integration are starting to go live.
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We know just about everything we could possibly imagine knowing about Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 smartphones, but that isn’t stopping the company from teasing its October 9th event. Now, Google is teasing the event through Google Assistant and even confirming Pixel 3 pre-orders for October 9th.
Google has recently acquired Onward, an AI-powered chatbot startup that creates a range of automated customer service and sales tools for business usage.
With Pixel, G Suite, and Cloud, Google over the past several years has sought to diversify its revenue streams. However, advertising still makes up a dominant chunk of profit, and today its head of Ads & Commerce left the company for a venture capital firm.
One of the biggest selling points of every Google Pixel device so far is the camera, and if you search #teampixel on any social network, you’ll find a lot of killer photography. To showcase some of those photos, Google has just opened an official Instagram account for the Pixel as an “art gallery” of sorts.
We’re just about a week away from Google’s big Pixel launch event, and one of the new launch locations for the Pixel 3 is this year is Japan. Now, Google has released a brief video teasing its new smartphone for the region ahead of October 9th which confirms the return of a feature.
Google Maps is probably one of the company’s most-used and more-adored products, and it’s always getting updated to try and improve things for the better. Today, Google is announcing a slew of new features for Maps users including a new “Commute” tab.
It’s been over three years since Google last refreshed its most popular product, the Chromecast. We’ve been hearing bits of information for the past few months about a possible refresh incoming, and now it seems someone has gotten their hands on the 3rd-generation Chromecast a bit early.
In this week’s top stories: We’ve got even more Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL leaks, information on the rollout of Google’s big Wear OS redesign, new teasers for the OnePlus 6T, updates to Google Chrome, and more.
Google announced a huge redesign of Wear OS last month which delivered some major improvements to the platform. Today, that update is finally starting to roll out to all users…
Google’s 20th birthday celebrations continue with a detailed look at the company’s original headquarters. Available on Google Maps in Street View, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and the first employees worked out of Susan Wojcicki’s garage in Menlo Park.
Google celebrates its birthday every year on September 27th, even though it was incorporated on September 4th. Founded 20 years ago, the company is marking the occasion with a Google Doodle around the world.
Tomorrow, Google will officially celebrate its 20th anniversary. While it was officially incorporated on September 4, 1998, the company has long marked the occasion on September 27th with a Doodle. Ahead of that, Google is getting ready for the festivities, starting with a parody poem that pays homage to all the Easter Eggs in Google Search.
Google I/O brought a ton of big announcements back in May, and today another one of those features is finally rolling out to the public. Google Maps is now adding a group planning feature that lets users collaborate with friends to plan events or a night out.
We caught our first look at Google’s upcoming Pixel Stand accessory last week thanks to a leaked animation. Today, though, we’re getting the real deal as a fresh press render of the product has hit the web…
One of the more underrated parts of Google’s Pixel devices, if you ask me, has been their fantastic wallpapers. Since the original Pixel, I’ve ended up sticking with the wallpapers pre-installed on the device most of the time. Now, as the Pixel 3 approaches, we’ve got our hands on the new live wallpapers from that device, and they have some neat tricks in tow. Let’s take a closer look…
We’ve seen just about everything that Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will bring to the table in terms of hardware, but the software still hides a few mysteries. Now, it seems those are coming out, and one includes a neat Google Camera trick that integrates with Google Lens.
Google Pay is the hub for spending and sending money from within the company’s ecosystem, and it’s slowly been adding new options. Now, it appears that Google is working on using QR codes to allow users to send peer-to-peer payments.