The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

After briefly halting sales of its 6-Series and 5-Series Google TVs due to sluggish, buggy software, TCL this evening announced that the TVs are back. With these updates, this product now represents the powerful performance that TCL and Google believe is the future of TV.”. Image: TCL.

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GeekWire

APRIL 30, 2024

Microsoft Photo / John Brecher) Analysts, investors, and the media are suddenly focused intensely on capital expenditures by tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others to size up the industry’s bet on the cloud and artificial intelligence. “They’ve become hardware companies,” Fitzgerald said.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Google says it's working on a new way to boost the security of its Android operating system by reinforcing it at the level closest to the actual hardware it's running on. The decision aligns with the general trend of securing less visible components of the software stack to add more. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

MAY 21, 2024

Khan Academy is a longtime Google Cloud customer , based in the search giant’s hometown of Mountain View, Calif. Microsoft, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and other cloud platforms are competing aggressively in AI to grow their businesses, attract new customers, and expand the use of their cloud technologies.

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The Verge

JANUARY 2, 2022

So this year, Samsung is opting for a different approach: it’s taking smaller strides in hardware and focusing more of its efforts on software refinement and new features. Since this will be just the second year that Samsung offers Mini LED 8K and 4K TVs as part of its “Neo QLED” line, the company isn’t making drastic hardware changes.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This is big news for Google fans. To date, Google has primarily focused on the software side of smartwatches, developing tech like Wear OS and allowing third-party watchmakers to build their hardware around it. Soon, though, Google may be competing with the very wearable makers it has supported for so.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

All indications point to Google announcing its latest Chromecast during tomorrow’s hardware event. Each row on the Google TV home screen combines content from multiple streaming apps. You can toggle which apps you pay for, and which you don’t, to influence what content Google pushes on you.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Last month, Google said it would debut the first Pixel phone lineup to be powered by a custom-built chipset, which will not only reduce its reliance on Qualcomm, but also offer Android fans the sort of hardware and software integration that Apple has been doing with the iPhone for years.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

and 4K gaming at 120Hz — the biggest change had to do with software, with the latest 6-Series running Google TV instead of the Roku OS that has shipped on many of TCL’s most popular sets in the United States. This Reddit thread about the 5-Series with Google TV is equally applicable to the 6-Series.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

With the Pixel 6 and the 6 Pro, Google has managed to incorporate excellent hardware with amazing software. These Tensor-powered handsets deliver a great experience at competitive prices.

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2021

But what Samsung did show off was a first look at what its new One UI Watch software will look like, and it elaborated on just what the new Google / Samsung partnership could mean for future Galaxy Watches. The goal is a consistent look and experience across all of Samsung’s hardware and software, and so far it looks lovely.

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CTOvision

JUNE 18, 2014

Artificial intelligence, drones, home appliances – Google has certainly had an interesting shopping spree in the first half of 2014. Usually loved by tech enthusiasts and often questioned by Wall Street, Google’s enormous purchases seek to position the company ahead of its competition, in terms of hardware, software, and services.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Google is hiring an “Augmented Reality OS” team focused on building software for an “innovative AR device,” according to job listings spotted by 9to5Google. Lucovsky previously worked at Meta developing an in-house alternative to Android to power the company’s hardware, and also co-authored the Windows NT operating system.

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

The service will initially be powered by Xbox One S consoles in server blades in Microsoft’s datacenters, but the software giant is planning to upgrade this hardware next year.

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The Verge

JANUARY 5, 2022

Google is announcing no fewer than 13 different new software features at CES 2022, ranging from AirPods-like fast switching to promised software that will mirror your Android text apps on a Chromebook. Android will use Google’s Fast Pair UI to speed up smart home gadget setup.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

You play a note, and the software tells you whether you’re in tune. Google Search now has a handy built-in tuner, letting you use the microphone on your phone or computer to tune a guitar, Android Police reports. To access the feature, which was added this week, just search for “ Google tuner.” Screenshot: Google.com.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Image: Google. Google Meet’s new AI-powered background noise cancellation has started rolling out, VentureBeat reports. Google announced the feature back in April for its G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers. It’s coming to the web first, with iOS and Android following later.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Google announced a slew of new features for Workspace and Meet, as well as Meet in-room hardware with support for Webex integration. Read More.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Google is finally making its own in-house smartwatch that’s set to launch in 2022, according to a person familiar with the matter and a new report from Insider. The watch is being worked on by Google’s Pixel hardware group separately from Fitbit, which Google bought for $2.1 Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JUNE 4, 2021

The biggest difference in business models between mobile giants Google and Apple is that Apple sells hardware and software whereas Google sells information. Google, though, has a business model that truly hates privacy. Google, though, has a business model that truly hates privacy.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MAY 6, 2020

The best auto software will determine who controls the future of cars Image Credit: Mirko Tobias Schäfer. More and more the cars that we drive are being controlled and run by software. More and more the cars that we drive are being controlled and run by software. Think about the car that you are currently driving.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 9, 2023

Google researcherer Daniel Moghimi discovered the new vulnerability, dubbed Downfall. He writes that it is caused by memory optimization features in Intel processors that unintentionally reveal internal hardware registers to software, allowing untrusted software to access data stored by other programs, which should not normally be accessible.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The new Gmail design, with Google Spaces. Image: Google. Google is announcing even more Workspace features today, part of an increased cadence of changes to the company’s office and communications software suite over the past year or so. Google will finally launch the so-called “Companion mode” feature this November.

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Tech Republic

APRIL 9, 2024

Some Google Cloud customers will be able to run instances on the Arm-based Axion chip later this year. Plus, Chrome has a new enterprise tier.

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The Verge

MARCH 22, 2022

Google doesn’t have plans to support C-Band on the Pixel 5A. Google says it doesn’t plan to update the software for the Pixel 4a 5G , 5 , or 5a to support C-band 5G in the US, despite also saying that the phones have the necessary hardware and that the functionality will work in other countries.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Google and Samsung are in discussions for a deal that would give the US tech giant’s services more prominence on Samsung phones at the expense of those from the Korean manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal would reportedly involve promoting the Google Assistant and the Play Store over Samsung’s own alternatives.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2022

Google has been publicly building tiny radar chips since 2015. Now, Google has launched an open-source API standard called Ripple that could theoretically bring the tech to additional devices outside Google — perhaps even a car, as Ford is one of the participants in the new standard.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Google says it’ll fix the ghostly screen flickering that some users have reported seeing when pressing the Pixel 6 Pro’s power button while the phone is completely powered down ( via Android Central ). Google describes the issue as occurring when the power button is pushed “with slight pressure but not enough to turn [the Pixel 6 Pro] on.”.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you are currently facing the Google Pixel update issues, you are definitely not alone. Don’t worry, Google is also aware of it. Here is a closer look into Google Pixel update issues! But for Google Pixel users, the latest update in January 2024 has brought problems instead. This fix is hardly ideal.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Image: Google / 9to5Google. Google TV, the search giant’s latest attempt at TV software, will include a new “Basic TV” mode that strips out a TV’s smart features in favor of providing simple access to live TV and HDMI inputs, 9to5Google reports. Image: Google / 9to5Google. The basic TV option reportedly appears at setup.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Google goes back to its old tricks, mostly for the better The amount of effort Google seems to put into its Pixel phones while simultaneously ensuring that they look and feel mundane never ceases to astonish me. The Google Pixel 5 in “sorta sage” green. Pixel 5 hardware design. The Pixel 5 is unassuming.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Google quietly rolled out a Pixel 6 update that addresses fingerprint scanner issues, as first reported by XDA Developers. Google responded by saying that the scanner’s “enhanced security algorithms” may result in sluggish or unreliable performance. You can view the full list of carriers on Google’s website. 210817.037.A1)

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

There’s a lot to rave about with the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro , but their fingerprint scanners are not among those things. Google has finally responded to those complaints, and while it provided an explanation, it didn’t really offer any solid solution (via Engadget ). Levi — Made By Google (@madebygoogle) November 6, 2021.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Image: Google. Google chose a configuration that’s similar to recent Samsung and Apple devices, which have prioritized ultrawide over telephoto cameras on dual-camera handsets like the Galaxy A51 and iPhone 11. As I wrote last year , Google has a habit of talking down features that go on to appear in its very next phone.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 13, 2022

It all started when some curious developers noticed that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a share an integral piece of display hardware: something that their software recognizes as the s6e3fc3, which the developers thought was the panel or its controller. In theory, then, if the Pixel 6 supports a 90.

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Tech Republic

OCTOBER 14, 2022

At this week's event, Google presented its latest solutions as it tries to overtake Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud market. The post Google Next ’22: A new era of built-in cloud services appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 28, 2021

Complaints about the resource-hogging Google Chrome… Read more. I also have 17 Microsoft Edge tabs open, which take up 535MB of memory. Aside from those two extra tabs on Edge, I have the same webpages open, yet Chrome is hogging more memory.

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