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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 …

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 …

Were you considering buying a smartwatch for your Android phone? Hold off until the fall. Google and Samsung have announced a partnership to redesign Google’s Wear OS for watches, and Samsung’s future Galaxy watches will run on this new software. Also, Fitbit is making a Wear OS app, and will have its own watch too. The news broke at this …

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 …

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 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. …

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 …

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 …

Microsoft has launched its playbook for hybrid work, outlining how it believes the office of the near future will be able to incorporate in-person and remote employees with help from devices such as smart cameras. “In this new era of hybrid work, we will no longer rely solely on shared physical location,” writes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a post Friday …

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 Assistant will offer a …