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Google Chrome is getting a new ability to fix your hacked password fast. It’s standard for web browsers to warn you when your password is found on a list of hacked passwords, but now Google’s browser also will be able to fix it with a  tap of a button. When Google spots a vulnerable password, …

Google is taking a step outside the digital realm to open a physical retail store, in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Its doors will open this summer, the company said in a blog post Thursday. You’ll be able to check out and buy products like its Pixel phones, Nest smart home accessories and Fitbit devices, or pick up items you’ve …

Google has begun building a new and larger quantum computing research center that will employ hundreds of people to design and build a broadly useful quantum computer by 2029. It’s the latest sign that the competition to turn these radical new machines into practical tools is growing more intense as established players like IBM and Honeywell vie with quantum computing …

Google I/O 2021 kicked off with a keynote event that included a look at some great innovations, from new features in Maps to updated ways to manage your search history to some great views into what’s coming in the next big version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android 12. But there were some large gaps in the presentation, some of which we …

Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual developers conference, kicked off on Tuesday and introduced Smart Canvas, a new collaboration tool in the Google Workspace. that brings Docs, Sheets and Slides together more efficiently. Rolling out through the rest of the year, Smart Canvas aims to make it easier to stay connected, focused and better use your time. Smart Canvas will …

We’ve all been there — you see an actor in a movie wearing a gorgeous dress, a sports star on the court in trainers you absolutely need or a wallpaper pattern that’d look perfect in your home office. Finding out the brand and where you can buy it is a little too much effort though, so you quickly forget about …

Like many folks eager to see what Google is going to announce at its I/O developer conference this week, I got a box with the big friendly logo stamped on the top yesterday. Google’s swag offerings for its conferences typically range from cute collectable pins to new Google hardware. This year’s event definitely leans more on the side of the …

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 …

When Matthew MacNeil uses the voice-to-text feature on an Android phone, the resulting transcription looks nothing like what he said.   “Hello, my name is Matthew MacNeil. I live in Tillsonburg, Ontario,” becomes “Hello my name is Master MacNeil. I live in traffic Ontario.”  MacNeil, who is 30, has Down syndrome, and he’s often frustrated that voice technology, like the …

Google on Wednesday said it’s holding an online event next month to unveil the beta version of Android 11, the next generation of the search giant’s mobile operating system. The event, scheduled for June 3 at 8 a.m. PT, will feature keynote addresses from Google executives including Android’s vice president of engineering, Dave Burke, and senior director of product management …