Here are all the things Google Assistant now does that Amazon Alexa can’t
Amazon started the current trend of voice assistants when it launched the Amazon Echo four years ago. But the first-mover advantage doesn’t last all that …
Is Google crossing a line with new AI that pretends to be human?
Most people, even if they don’t know anything about the norms of journalism, are aware that reporters are expected to identify themselves as such to …
Samsung missed the chance to make history at Google I/O
Google released the first Android P version to developers many weeks ago, without revealing all the new features coming to Android this year. But on …
Google I/O 2018: The 10 biggest announcements
The annual Google I/O developer conference is Google’s biggest event of the year by far. Unlike Apple, where the biggest event each year is the …
Android P swipes right on iPhone X’s gestures, and it’s a glorious steal
If you’re already using an iPhone X, you’re probably more than familiar with Apple’s newly introduced gestures that help you navigate an operating system that …
Google Maps is getting the coolest new feature since turn-by-turn directions
Google is adding some massive new features to Google Maps, the biggest being the addition of augmented reality directions to help with walking directions. If …
Android P public beta is available on Pixel phones, OnePlus 6, and other non-Google handsets
As expected, Android P is one of the major announcements from Google’s I/O 2018 event. Google made the first developer preview available a few weeks …
Google shows off Android P at I/O, and it’s packed with AI-powered features
Today at Google’s annual I/O developer conference the company shared a handful of important details about the upcoming Android P update. Following the Oreo update …
Google introduces Google News redesign with brand new AI features
Google I/O 2018 is underway and we’ve already seen a number of interesting announcements from the search giant. Most notably, we saw Google unveil a …
Google Assistant will make reservations for you, and the human at the end of the call will never know it
Google I/O is back in session, as Google is looking to tell the world what it’s been working on since last year’s developers event. The …
Google shows off new voices, new functionality for Google Assistant
After a bit of a dry opening, Google has picked up the pace at its I/O 2018 keynote with the reveal of new voices, new …
Starting this month, Gmail will write your emails for you
Google’s I/O 2018 developer conference just kicked off, but Google is already announcing small additions to some of its core products. Gmail just received a …
Watch the Google I/O 2018 keynote address live stream right here
Developer conference season marches on today as Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his team prepare for the annual Google I/O keynote address on Tuesday morning …
All the biggest new Android P features Google is about to unveil might’ve just leaked
Google’s biggest event of the year is set to kick off just a few hours from now, and it looks like the company might have …
2018 Google Play Awards winners announced ahead of Google I/O keynote
Google’s I/O keynote is almost upon us, the company’s major developer event of the year where Google will unveil some of its newest innovations when …
Google Assistant now lets you purchase movie tickets with your voice
In celebration of May the 4th, Google on Friday announced a new Google Assistant feature for movie fans. You’ll now be able to purchase tickets …
Google changed video autoplay muting in Chrome… again
Only a few weeks ago, Google announced that it’s ready to automatically block automatically playing video content. Those are so annoying, am I right? However, …
Google Assistant just just took a big step toward catching up with Alexa in the smart home
If you’re the kind of person who has filled up his or her home with an internet-connected security system and color-changing light bulbs that at …
Get a new Google Pixel 2 XL for half off from Best Buy and Verizon
As modern flagship smartphones creep closer and closer to that dreaded $1,000 price tag (or even eclipse it in some cases), it can be hard …
The second biggest Android vendor in the world is making preparations to ditch Android
Following the ban on ZTE, we heard the Chinese company and Google have discussed the impact of the ban and whether ZTE might find itself …
Google’s mysterious new OS may soon replace Android, but it’ll still run Android apps
Google isn’t ready to talk about it publicly, but Fuchsia does exist. It’s a third OS that’ll supposedly replace Android and Chrome OS at some …
Google accounts get new verification feature to prevent phishing attacks
In an update on its G Suite blog, Google announced the other day a new security feature for Google account holders who also happen to …
Google’s Gmail redesign is hiding a new Tasks app – here are our 5 favorite things about it
Google’s big Gmail redesign was the talk of the town on Wednesday, and rightfully so. The new graphics and layout that are currently rolling out …
One of the best new Gmail features doesn’t work yet
Google on Wednesday started rolling out its most significant Gmail update in years, which includes both a design overhaul and a number of exciting new …
YouTube Remix could replace Google Play Music when it arrives later this year
Rather than introducing another redundant service that overlaps with an existing service, Google might finally sunset a service that doesn’t need to exist as it …
Gmail’s biggest ever redesign is now live – here’s how to enable it right now
We knew a significant Gmail redesign was in the works, and that it was only a matter of time until Google made it available to …
How to use Google’s refreshed Chrome UI right now, before anyone else
Google is a dominant force in nearly every area of its business. It all started with Google Search, of course, and the company’s search engine …
How to manage the apps that have access to your Google account
Facebook may be in the hot seat over its fast and loose user privacy policies, and you should totally give yourself a Facebook privacy checkup …
Forget Facebook, Google hoards even more of your personal data
Facebook is currently going through the worst user privacy crisis in its history. The Cambridge Analytica privacy breached that was revealed a few weeks ago …
Hackers may have used your Gmail address for spam, but they didn’t hack your account
Some Gmail users discovered spam messages for things like “growth supplements” in their “Sent” folders, with the emails being delivered to email addresses they did …
