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CES 2024: Google Android for cars rolls out new features; know what’s coming
12Jan By adminNo Comments
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CES 2024: Google Android for cars rolls out new features; know what’s coming

[ad_1] The CES 2024 is going full force now and tech companies are showcasing their innovative product and services at a fast and furious pace. This year, the hot topic of the event is artificial intelligence and its entry into every facet of life including driving. A huge number of new capabilities for cars have been rolled out by all the major automakers, from Volkswagen to BMW. Software too is keeping up with this pace of innovations and one such announcement was made by Google in which it unveiled new capabilities for Google Android for cars. The announcement came with new features that will enhance Android Auto with Google built-in. Know what Google is bringing to cars.About new cars with Google built-inAccording to Google's blog, various new Android features for cars have been ann...
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CES 2024: Amazon Video-Streaming Debuts, Will Rival Apple AirPlay; How iPhone, Android users benefit
9Jan By adminNo Comments
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CES 2024: Amazon Video-Streaming Debuts, Will Rival Apple AirPlay; How iPhone, Android users benefit

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc. introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc.'s AirPlay while working across different platforms, setting the stage for iPhone and Android users to wirelessly stream video to its TV hardware. The feature, called Matter Casting, is part of a push by Amazon to create interoperable services — an alternative to the propriety technology developed by Apple and Google. It will make it easier for iOS and Android phones to send video to Amazon devices, such as its Fire TV boxes and sticks, as well as the Echo Show 15 smart display.For years, Apple's AirPlay and Google's Cast have offered this capability, letting users enjoy video from their phones on a large TV screen. But those systems don't always work smoothly across platforms. Amazon also was at a disadvantage becaus...
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Google Play Store Deal Frustrates Critics, Will Leave Intact Heavily-Criticized Commissions
21Dec By adminNo Comments
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Google Play Store Deal Frustrates Critics, Will Leave Intact Heavily-Criticized Commissions

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s agreement to pay $700 million to consumers and states and open the Google Play Store to competition will leave intact the heavily-criticized commissions the technology giant charges mobile app developers.The settlement announced in a court filing and lauded by elected attorneys general who helped negotiate it will make it easier for developers to offer apps to consumers outside Google Play and use their own payment systems. But there's a catch: the developers will still have to pay Google a service fee of as much as 26%. Sharp differences of opinion emerged Tuesday as to how much the accord will reshape Google Play's business model and benefit consumers. While some state officials heralded the deal as an end to Google's abuse of its market power, an executive at E...
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Google Chrome for Android tests carousel for New Tab Page, dynamic colors in Material You design
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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Google Chrome for Android tests carousel for New Tab Page, dynamic colors in Material You design

[ad_1] Google is expanding its Material You design to its Google Chrome for Android browser. Material You design was first introduced with Android 13, and this year at Google I/O, the company announced that the new thematic elements will be added to more applications to bring them up to the Android 14 design standards. Now, Google has begun testing two specific design-led features for Chrome for Android — a new carousel for New Tab Page and dynamic color tweaks to the overall browser. The dynamic color tweaks are in line with Android's new design language. According to a report by 9to5Google, the New Tab Page is getting an important design change. The carousel placed underneath the Google Search bar on the page will be improved to fit with the Material You design. Earlier, opening a new...
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How Epic Games lost antitrust case against Apple, but won against Google | Explained
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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How Epic Games lost antitrust case against Apple, but won against Google | Explained

[ad_1] Epic Games came out victorious in the monumental legal battle against Google over the company's monopoly over the Android app marketplace and alleged the company used off-handed tactics to keep its control over the space thereby denying a fair chance for others to participate in the business on an equal footing. The San Francisco jury on Monday, December 11 unanimously delivered the decision in the Google antitrust case, deciding Google's tie between the Google Play app store and its Google Play Billing payment services was illegal, and Project Hug deals with game developers and OEMs, which dictated the distribution agreement were all noncompetitive. Now, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has given an interview explaining the details of the lawsuit and the main reason why the company lost aga...
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Check Proton Drive, a Google Photos alternative to store all your images with end-to-end encryption
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Check Proton Drive, a Google Photos alternative to store all your images with end-to-end encryption

[ad_1] Google Photos is one of the most popular cloud-based image and video storage platforms. But a part of the reason why it is so popular is that it comes pre-installed with Android smartphones, and it auto-backups media files, becoming a convenient solution for those who do not want to fill their internal storage with them. However, this is also the reason why many people never look for or find out about other such platforms that offer unique features and more security. Proton Drive is one such alternative platform that lets Android users seamlessly store their images while securing them with end-to-end encryption.Proton Drive, a Google Photos alternativeProton Drive is built by Proton, a company known for its secure mail and VPN services. The Switzerland-based company was founded i...
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Microsoft Seeing AI app: Know how it will work on your Android phone and what it can do
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Seeing AI app: Know how it will work on your Android phone and what it can do

[ad_1] As part of celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Microsoft has announced the launch of the Microsoft Seeing AI app for Android phones with new AI features and upgrades for blind and low-vision users. The upgraded app offers several new features and languages to its users for easy accessibility. What can it do for you? Well, the Android app will enable the user to scan documents and identify their surroundings and other things around them, even products and labels. Know more about Microsoft's Seeing AI app and its upgrades for Android users.Microsoft Seeing AI appAccording to a Microsoft blog post, the Microsoft Seeing AI app is specifically designed for blind and low-vision users which will enable them to conduct their daily activities such as rea...
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Alert! Google Calendar may drop support for Android Nougat and older versions soon
27Nov By adminNo Comments
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Alert! Google Calendar may drop support for Android Nougat and older versions soon

[ad_1] If you cherish the longevity of Google Calendar on your Android device, here is a heads-up: Google may bid farewell to devices not running Android 8 or newer. Android Nougat 7.1's 2016 release, which makes it seven years old, and its users are likely to suffer the consequences. Google looks to be tightening its support criteria. Recent findings by TheSpAndroid indicate code and an image in the latest Google Calendar release, signalling a potential end to support for older Android versions.In the latest Calendar update (v 2023.46.0-581792699-release), TheSpAndroid discovered a new flag, "UnsupportedOperatingSystem__enabled." Activating this flag prompts a message urging users to upgrade to Android Oreo (8.0) or a newer version for continued app functionality, hinting at a possible...
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Meta, TikTok challenge incoming EU digital market law
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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Meta, TikTok challenge incoming EU digital market law

[ad_1] Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace.The European Commission has designated 22 big online companies as "core platform services" to be subject to additional scrutiny and obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) aiming to crack down on anti-competitive practices. The list includes familiar brands ranging from social networks Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to so-called "intermediation" apps such as Google Maps, Amazon Marketplace and Apple's AppStore, to operating systems iOS, Android and Windows and Google Search. Six tech titans behind the platforms -- US groups Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, and Chinese group ByteDance -- have been labelled "gatekeepers"...
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Apple reveals the color of RCS bubbles on iPhones, and it will not make you happy
17Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple reveals the color of RCS bubbles on iPhones, and it will not make you happy

[ad_1] In almost all major Google events in 2023, we saw the company come out and drop a subtle line asking Apple to support its RCS, or Rich Communication Services messages. RCS chat is seen as the next step in carrier-supported messaging and the successor to SMS. And after all those ‘wink and smile' moments directed at Apple, the Cupertino-based tech giant has finally announced support for RCS in iPhones starting in 2024. But, there's a catch! When Google made those pleas, it was also to ask Apple to end the green vs blue bubble which indicates whether the sender of the message is using an iPhone or an Android phone — but Google will not like the color Apple has in store for RCS (it's not blue). Apple gave a statement to 9to5Mac where it confirmed the support to RCS. It said, “Later n...
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