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 …
A Pixel 3 this stunning might actually make people ditch their iPhones
Google’s Pixel smartphone line might not consist of the best-selling handsets on the market, but what they lack in sales they make up for in devotion. …
Meet Chat, another new Google messaging service that’s still not as good as Apple’s iMessage
Ever since Apple rolled out iMessages, Google has been trying to catch up, but the company never managed to come up with an instant messaging …
Google just made using two-factor authentication a complete no-brainer
If you’re not using two-factor authentication on every single important online account, especially including your primary email account, you should probably rethink your security priorities. …
Chrome’s new autoplay video blocker doesn’t really work, but this free extension does
When Google announced that the next Chrome update would introduce a feature that would block autoplay video, the internet was thrilled. Now that pop-ups are …
How the US’s export ban could truly sink ZTE
Android has been the dominant operating system on mobile for years. Every other alternative, aside from Apple’s iOS, vanished, as most device makers out there …
Chrome 66 launches with auto-play video blocking – but it doesn’t always work
Google just released Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, a new version of its popular browsing app that packs a few exciting features. …
Russia wants Apple and Google to remove Telegram from their app stores
Created by Russian-born developers, encrypted chat app Telegram is one of the most popular instant messaging apps on iPhone and Android. But Russia has Telegram …
Google responds to report that Android apps are illegally tracking children’s behavior
Not to be outdone by Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a political data firm potentially skimmed the private data of around 87 million users …
Google’s new DIY AI kits could help shape the future
The “technology of the future” is constantly changing. Remember when Google Glass was the future and venture capitalists launched huge funds dedicated to financial Glass …
New images show Android P’s secret gesture navigation – and yes, it copies the iPhone X
Google mistakenly leaked an unannounced Android P feature, a new navigation menu that looks a lot like the iPhone X’s gesture-based navigation. A new report …
I have little hope that the Pixel 3 will be anything but an iPhone X clone
The fact that Google’s Android P will support iPhone X-like notches isn’t surprising, given that most Android device makers out there want to copy Apple’s …
Study finds thousands of Android apps that improperly track children
As Facebook continues the fight to put the massive Cambridge Analytica scandal being it, consumer privacy is once again being dragged out into the spotlight. …
Google accidentally revealed Android P takes more from the iPhone X than just the notch
While Google last week may have slyly revealed what Android P will actually be called upon its release — Popsicle, perhaps– the search giant may have …
Completely driverless cars will soon be on California streets if Waymo has its way
Waymo, the self-driving car company that was spun off from Google, has applied for a permit to test completely driverless vehicles on public roads in …
Gmail’s new design features ‘confidential mode’ to keep emails private
Gmail’s web client is set to receive one of its most substantial overhauls ever in the next few weeks, but Google has yet to publicly …
Google either just revealed the name of Android P, or trolled everyone
Like most large companies in the mobile market, Google is a creature of habit. Sure, timelines change a bit from one year to the next, …
