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Google unveiled the upcoming Android 12 OS release during its Google I/O developer conference back in May. It’s considered the biggest design change for Android phones in years, and on Wednesday, the company said it’s approaching the final phase of development with the release of its fourth beta.  Android 12 Beta 4 is available for Android …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has begun testing passkeys, a new authentication technology it says are as easy to use as passwords but vastly more secure. Part of iCloud Keychains, a test version of the technology will come with iPhones, iPads and Macs later this year. To …

Quantum computers, if they mature enough, will be able to crack much of today’s encryption. That’ll lay bare private communications, company data and military secrets. Today’s quantum computers are too rudimentary to do so. But data surreptitiously gathered now could still be sensitive when more powerful quantum computers come online in a few years. The computing industry is well aware of …

Google’s Android 12 operating system, revealed at the Google I/O developer conference Tuesday, represents the biggest design change in the history of the OS, complete with customizable color palettes, updated notifications and faster, battery-saving performance. There are now more than 3 billion active Android devices worldwide, Sameer Samat, vice president of Android, said during the Google I/O keynote. Now available …

At Google I/O this week, we got some major announcements, including more details on Android 12, Wear OS and watches and possibly Pixel phones. The company skipped I/O last year so there’s a lot to catch up on. The conference was entirely virtual this year and free for everyone, running from now through May 20. You can watch a replay of …

One announcement followed another at Google I/O on Monday, including a major redesign to Android 12, Google’s operating system for nearly 72% of the world’s phone users according to Statista. For example, notifications are getting a new look, there are several new privacy features — including a dashboard — and it’s going to be better integrated with Google’s Chrome OS platform.  As part …

Google had big ambitions with its wearable software, Wear OS. But for the past few years, it’s stagnated and Apple has taken an even bigger lead in the global smartwatch market. A new partnership with Samsung announced on Tuesday at Google I/O could give Wear OS the attention it needs to stay relevant. But it won’t catch up to Apple …

Google is making it easier for people to evaluate information and check the sources for results that show up on its massive search platform, the company said during the Google I/O developer’s conference keynote on Tuesday.  When you search for something on Google, a new feature called About this Result will appear under a given website in your results list. …

Over the past year, Google has weathered a whole host of controversies — from antitrust scrutiny to discord in its AI ranks — amid the wide-ranging challenges of the pandemic. So it must have been a relief for the company to spend a couple of hours focused exclusively on the marvels of tech it’s been cooking up. That’s what we …

We’ve all become familiar with video chat platforms like Zoom and Google Meet over the past year, and the fatigue and anxiety that can come with hours of video calls, technology glitches and sitting in one place staring at all those boxes. But what if video chatting actually felt more like sitting across from a real person and talking naturally?  …