We hear it all the time: Facebook has 1.65 billion users worldwide. But that also implies something else that can go overlooked — there are a whole lot of languages being used on Facebook. The social network wants to make it easier for people to communicate with a global audience — even if you don’t …
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Android N is officially called Nougat
Now playing: Watch this: Nougat is the latest flavor of Android 1:10 Google’s Android chief, Hiroshi Lockheimer, announced the new name at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google N is for Nougat. Google on Thursday officially named the latest version of its Android mobile software, up until now only known as Android N. For the uninitiated, there are two …
Read More »Facebook expands ‘Save’ and ‘Share’ features to Chrome browser
If it’s on the internet, Facebook wants to make sure it gets its blue-trimmed hands on it. So the social network is releasing new buttons for Google’s Chrome web browser, which has more than 1 billion users. With the new “Save to Facebook” extension, you’ll be able to save any link — for articles, videos, product listings — you come …
Read More »If Google built a phone
It’s the eternal question for Google: Will the search giant come out with its own version of the iPhone? Apple turned itself into one of the most powerful companies in the world on the strength of the little rectangular device: a premium, flagship phone with both hardware and software designed in-house. The company sold so many iPhones that it turned …
Read More »With Tango, Google is now equipped to map the entire world
Open up Google Maps on your phone and, depending on where you are, you’ll see some streets, some buildings and a blue dot. That blue dot is you, in “YOU ARE HERE” form. When you move, it moves. The dot is helpful when you’re walking around outside, but if you’re indoors — in an airport, a mall, or even a …
Read More »Trump scorns Google after viral video claims search feature is biased
There’s a viral video going around that asserts Google has manipulated its autocomplete function in favor of Hillary Clinton. On Friday, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, reportedly called out the search giant. “If this is true, it is a disgrace that Google would do that,” Trump said, according to a report Friday by Business Insider. “Very, very dishonest.” …
Read More »Google reportedly plans to shake up Play Store subscriptions
Apple isn’t the only one making big changes to how it does business on its app store. Google is testing a tweak to its Play Store, where people can find apps to download onto phones that run Google’s Android mobile software. The change gives app makers a bigger cut of subscription sales, according to a report Wednesday by Recode. Right …
Read More »New Nest CEO reportedly says company is not for sale
Since Nest co-founder Tony Fadell said last week that he’s leaving the smart-home device company, there’s been speculation about the company’s future. One question was whether Alphabet, the parent company of both Nest and Google, was putting Nest up for sale. Not so, according to a report Wednesday by The Verge. “Nest is not for sale, and scaling and innovation …
Read More »Zuckerberg to hold his first Facebook Live Q&A
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become well-known for his town hall-style question-and-answer sessions. He’s done them from places including Berlin; Delhi, India; and Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. But next Tuesday, he’ll do his first Q&A via Facebook Live, the live-streaming video service the social network has been intensely pushing lately. It will start at 11:30 a.m. PT. People …
Read More »How ‘Finding Dory’ spawned a super
Now playing: Watch this: How Pixar created its most complex character yet for… 3:54 When Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” was released in 2003, critic Roger Ebert was so impressed with the immersive underwater world on screen that he wrote: “I wanted to sit in the front row and let the images wash out to the edges of my field of vision.” …
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