Google introduced the new Hold For Me feature at its virtual Launch Night In on Wednesday. Instead of having to wait for ages when you’re placed on hold — listening to bad elevator music — the new feature lets Google Assistant do it for you. When someone comes on the line, Google will alert you. …
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As kids continue to spend more time at home amid the pandemic, Google on Monday unveiled a new hub for children’s content on tablets. The hub, called Kids Space, will take children to curated apps, videos and books. The apps will be certified with a “teacher approved” badge, a program Google launched in April. The content is rated by teachers …
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reportedly thought about buying a small stake in TikTok as part of a group bid for the short-form video app. A group of companies have reportedly talked about forming a consortium to invest in TikTok but that “effort has fizzled in recent days,” Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources. Alphabet wasn’t leading this …
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Google on Thursday said it will give people more information on wildfires when they search for them on the tech giant’s home page and maps app, an update that comes as California and Colorado battles blazes raging across their states. The company is adding maps that outline the boundaries of a wildfire, as well as any road closures in the …
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Google on Monday said it’s bringing Google Maps back to the Apple Watch, more than three years after the search giant pulled the app from the device. The new app will include step-by-step navigation to places people have saved on the watch, like their homes or work. For other places, they can set the destinations on their phone, then continue …
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Android is getting a feature that’s been beloved among iPhone users for years. Google, which makes the Android mobile operating system, on Tuesday said it’s launching a tool called Nearby Share that lets people quickly send files to the devices of people around them. The feature is similar to Apple’s AirDrop, which debuted for Mac computers in 2011, then came …
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After months of delays, Google on Monday unveiled the Pixel 4A, a budget phone carrying a $349 price tag that’s less than half the cost of last year’s Pixel 4 flagship. The 4A is Google’s latest entry in the midtier phone market and comes as the company struggles to gain traction in the premium phone game. The lower price is unintentionally …
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Four of the most powerful men in the world have been called to appear (virtually) before Congress in a star-studded event years in the making. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are set to be grilled over whether their respective companies exert too much influence and control — to …
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Google on Wednesday announced a major redesign for Gmail, aiming to expand the app beyond an email service and into a hub for planning projects and chatting with co-workers. The update brings Gmail in more direct competition with other productivity apps from rivals including Slack and Microsoft, which has a product called Teams. The idea is to bring Google’s separate …
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Google has been dogged for years with a major problem when it comes to Android, its mobile operating system: Updates to the software can be hard to implement, leading to inconsistencies and outdated features for users. The search giant on Thursday, though, said it’s getting better at updating Android because of under-the-hood tweaks and policy changes it’s made with the …
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