In an email to all its US employees yesterday, Google addressed the Supreme Court's controversial Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. Said decision effectively overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade precedent to uphold the right to legal abortion at the federal level. Now that the choice … [Read more...] about Google addresses US employees re: Roe v Wade rollback
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Google prods Apple to support RCS using Drake’s “Texts go Green” song lyrics
In another chapter of the "Why won't Apple support RCS?" drama, this weekend, Google found yet another opportunity to urge Apple into adopting the RCS standard on their highly popular iMessage instant messaging service and took to Twitter to share their thoughts. The cheeky post involved the … [Read more...] about Google prods Apple to support RCS using Drake’s “Texts go Green” song lyrics
Google and Match Group reach temporary agreement but still fighting in court
The disagreements between Match Group (parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, Match, and OkCupid) and Google continue in a court battle over whether imposing in-app payments on the Play Store to use Play billing is considered anti-competitive. In the meantime, a temporary agreement has been … [Read more...] about Google and Match Group reach temporary agreement but still fighting in court
Google expands its warning banners of malicious links to Chat
Google continues its efforts to curtail phishing attacks on unsuspecting users by expanding their now-known warning banners when suspicious links are detected. This functionality was first made available in Gmail and later added to Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Fortunately, starting now, users … [Read more...] about Google expands its warning banners of malicious links to Chat
Opinion: Google should either add Podcasts to YouTube Music or add Google Podcasts to Wear OS
I've been using a Fitbit Versa 2 for a couple of years now after using a Fossil Q Venture HR (4th Gen) for a few years before that. I blamed my Fossil watch's inability to stay charged throughout the day and my nightly workouts as the reason for moving to Fitbit. I had heard that Fitbit watches and … [Read more...] about Opinion: Google should either add Podcasts to YouTube Music or add Google Podcasts to Wear OS
Apple embraces Google’s Live Captions and introduces similar feature for iPhone, iPad and Mac
These days, iOS and Android have more in common as mobile operating systems than they have differences. Of course, you could argue all day long about which one does this more, but the fact remains that both borrow features from each other. Luckily, this results in both Apple and Google pushing to … [Read more...] about Apple embraces Google’s Live Captions and introduces similar feature for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Google Search advancements take center stage at Google I/O
There were so many product announcements yesterday at Google I/O that one would be forgiven to think it was a hardware event instead of the software-focused developer conference that it actually is. However, one of the areas that Google chose to spend quite a bit of time on was Search and how far … [Read more...] about Google Search advancements take center stage at Google I/O
Google I/O 2022 Day One recap with highlights for Android Developers
Today was a very eventful Day One at Google I/O 2022 with tons of information and developments. To help you sift through all of it, we are rounding up the top announcements and news for the day in the main topic categories, such as Android development, the Better Together initiative, and the latest … [Read more...] about Google I/O 2022 Day One recap with highlights for Android Developers
Google responds to Match Group’s lawsuit over Android’s in-app payments
News broke yesterday of a lawsuit that the Match Group (parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, Match, and OkCupid) filed against Google over what it called "anti-competitive" behavior by imposing its own billing system via the Play Store. Google has since then responded to the allegations via … [Read more...] about Google responds to Match Group’s lawsuit over Android’s in-app payments
Program revealed for Google I/O, Keynotes and Technical Sessions to watch for
Google published its I/O program yesterday ahead of the annual developer conference taking place in two weeks. The event list for the fully-virtual conference reveals several must-watch keynotes, such as the main Google I/O and Developer Keynotes that the event is known for. This year the program … [Read more...] about Program revealed for Google I/O, Keynotes and Technical Sessions to watch for
Google CEO hints at possible Pixel product announcements at Google I/O
Google I/O is almost upon us and we have had lots of fun speculating on whether the leaked Pixel 6a and Pixel Watch devices will be unveiled – or at least teased – during the event. It seems that may be the case after all because, during Alphabet's quarterly earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai shared … [Read more...] about Google CEO hints at possible Pixel product announcements at Google I/O
[Update: Rolling out now] Fitbit gets approval to use new AFib detection algorithm
Updated 4/27/2022 10:10AM EST: 9to5Google has confirmed with Fitbit that the update that enables Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications started rolling out on April 25th to eligible Fitbit devices in the U.S. However, for now the feature is limited to the United States and may take a few weeks to … [Read more...] about [Update: Rolling out now] Fitbit gets approval to use new AFib detection algorithm
