Oh my lord, Google finally fixed CAPTCHAs
The CAPTCHA system ranks somewhere between autoplaying video and mandatory email signups as one of the worst things on the internet. They’ve long been a …
Alphabet wants Uber’s self-driving car project shut down for using stolen technology
When Waymo, the self-driving car subsidiary operated by Alphabet, sued Uber two weeks ago for stealing “hundreds of gigabytes” of proprietary information, it made a …
Google just turned Hangouts into a business app that might not totally suck
Google has built, launched, and forgotten about so many chat platforms over the years that it’s getting hard to keep track of them all. When …
Google says many Android exploits detailed in WikiLeaks CIA files are already fixed
On Wednesday, a security expert noted that hundreds of millions of Android users are at risk following recent revelations resulting from the cache of top-secret …
Hundreds of millions of Android users at risk, according to CIA docs released by WikiLeaks
Earlier this week, WikiLeaks shocked the world by releasing a treasure trove of alleged classified CIA documents that appear to have pulled back the curtain …
Google’s Pixel copied the iPhone 6, and it looks like the Pixel 2 will copy the iPhone 7
Take a good look at the smartphone pictured at the top of this post. It’s a Google Pixel, and for at least another few weeks, …
Uh, Google has some interesting thoughts on Obama plotting a coup
As the debate surrounding the prevalence, scope and impact of fake news continues to rage on unabated, the latest tech company being accused of passively …
The most-downloaded Android apps of all time are exactly what you’d expect
Google has released some data on the most-downloaded things from its app and content store, in celebration of the Play Store’s fifth birthday. Although I’d …
Google exec hints that Google Assistant is coming to the iPhone
When it comes to making money, Google has one mission and one mission alone: get its free apps and services in as many hands as …
Google just confirmed the Google Pixel 2 for the first time
Google isn’t ready to announce any new Pixel hardware anytime soon, but the company did confirm that a Pixel 2 is indeed in the making …
Google’s Pixel didn’t just copy the iPhone 6 design, it copied a crazy iPhone 4 ‘feature’ as well
It’s pretty strange how defensive Android fans get when you make an observation that is beyond obvious to anyone with two eyes. Actually, it’s pretty …
Google’s Assistant AI is available for all modern Android handsets right now
Remember the flood of Amazon Alexa news coming from CES 2017 in early January? Everyone wanted a piece of Amazon’s voice technology, including companies that …
YouTube’s streaming TV service is called YouTube TV, costs $35 per month
At an event in California, YouTube has just announced that it’s entering the world of streaming TV. For $35, subscribers to the YouTube TV service …
Google’s Pixel XL works much better on Verizon than T-Mobile for one weird reason
It’s 2017, which means we’re long past the days when your phone should lock you in to one particular carrier. Unfortunately, Google doesn’t seem to …
Uber blasts Google, claims self-driving car lawsuit is a ‘baseless attempt to’ slow Uber down
Not ever one to back down from a fight, it took Uber less than 24 hours to respond to a lawsuit alleging that it misappropriated …
Uber begs users not to delete their accounts, says it’s ‘deeply hurting’
It hasn’t been a great week for Uber. First, a bombshell account from Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer went viral. In it, she alleges unchecked …
Beware Google Chrome scam that could inject malware into your computer
A Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware continues to pose a threat to users, according to cybersecurity experts. Last month security …
Google is already trolling us with hints about the next version of Android
I’ve got to admit it, Android Oreo certainly sounds delicious. Even better than Android KitKat, which was Google’s only partnership with a company that makes …
Google wants to know what you think of the Pixel design it stole from Apple’s iPhone
The Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL are the best flagship Android phones in the world right now, hands down. They might have had some …
Google under investigation for possibly hindering Samsung’s Tizen development
As the recent smartphone market share report made absolutely clear, Android is far and away the most popular operating system in the world. Google would …
Google Home just caught up with Amazon Echo in one key area
While Google’s Home is every bit as powerful and intelligent as Amazon’s Echo on many fronts, there are a few areas where it doesn’t quite …
Google’s future plans for Android might be truly exciting
Imagine an Android operating system of the future that would work seamlessly across devices, offering similar experiences across screens and realities. Imagine an Android operating …
Disney and Google both just fired YouTube’s biggest star over anti-Semitic videos
Let this be a lesson for anyone out there aspiring to become a huge YouTube star: just because you can amass a huge following, doesn’t …
Google Maps now lets you create and share lists of your favorite places
Google Maps is becoming a more social app this week as Google rolls out a new feature that allows users to create lists of places and …
Google Pixel XL is finally back in stock, with one model shipping right now
Friday always comes as a relief each week as people gear up for the weekend, but eager Android fans have another reason to celebrate today. …
Review: Samsung’s Chromebook Pro will change the way you look at Chrome
Taking over the world isn’t easy, but Google is well on its way. The company’s Android platform is still in its infancy in the grand …
Google plans to purge millions of apps from the Play Store next month
Spring cleaning is starting a few weeks early for Google this year. According to The Next Web, the company began sending out emails to developers …
The 6 best new features of Android Wear 2.0
Smartwatches have had a rough go of it in their relatively short lives thus far. Sure, the Apple Watch sold well enough that people don’t …
It looks like Google just fixed one of the Pixel’s biggest problems
A few weeks ago, we learned that Google acknowledged one of the most annoying problems with the Google Pixel, explaining that the sound issues some …
5 ways Android has taken Apple’s ideas and made them better
Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android platform both emerged at around the same time a decade ago, but there’s precious little question that one platform in …
