Mumbai : In its bid to add new experiences to Pixel phones, Google on Tuesday announced that the “Pixel Visual Core” for Pixel 2 users — a custom-designed co-processor for the device — is now turned on and the update will be rolled out in the next few days. Using computational photography and machine learning, […]
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Google removed 7 lakh malicious apps from Play Store in 2017
San Francisco, Jan 31 : Google removed over seven lakh malicious apps from Play Store in 2017 that violated its policies – 70 per cent more than the apps it took down in 2016 — the company said on Wednesday. “Not only did we remove more bad apps, we were able to identify and take […]
When Google Home could not recognise Jesus
San Francisco, Jan 28 : Google Home’s incapability to answering questions about Jesus has led the company to bar the device from answering questions about all religious figures, the media reported. When people asked their speaker ‘Who is Jesus?’ the general response from Google Home seems to be “I’m not sure how to help you with […]
Google Chrome now lets you permanently mute autoplay in websites
San Francisco, Jan 26 : Google has released a new version of its Chrome Internet browser which lets users permanently mute websites that autoplay videos. “Available on Windows, Mac and Linux, the new version — Chrome 64 lets you permanently mute websites that autoplay videos,” The Independent reported late on Thursday. Users need to click the […]
Less than 10% of Gmail users enable two-factor authentication: Google
San Francisco, Jan 21 : Despite the growth of sophisticated cyber threats globally, Google has said that less than 10 per cent of active Gmail users have enabled two-factor authentication making the remaining 90 per cent more vulnerable to cyber attacks. According to Google engineers, compromised passwords are the top way hackers gain access to accounts […]
Apple, Google employee shuttles under attack in California
San Francisco, Jan 19 : Apple and Google have been forced to reroute their shuttles ferrying employee after the vehicles were attacked with either pellet guns or rocks several times on the way to office. According to a report in Slate Magazine on Friday, six buses operated by these tech companies to shuttle employees to […]
Google deploys patch for security flaws in chips
San Francisco, Jan 5 : To safeguard its customers from potential security bugs in chips, Google has deployed a novel chip-level patch across its entire infrastructure, resulting in only minor declines in performance in most cases. “In response to the vulnerabilities that were discovered, we developed a novel mitigation called ‘Retpoline’ — a binary modification technique […]
Google starts testing its Fuchsia OS on Pixelbook
San Francisco, Jan 3 : Google has started testing its Fuchsia Operating System (OS) on the $1000 Pixelbook hybrid laptop that was unveiled alongside the second-generation Pixel smartphone and Google Home Mini smart speaker at the company’s 2017 hardware event in California, reports said. “This isn’t your typical developer operating system, and you’ll need two […]
Chrome OS new update will run Android apps in background
San Francisco, Dec 30 (IANS) Google is likely to release an update for Chrome Operating System (OS) that will enable the users to run Android apps smoothly in the background — a feature that is currently missing on the platform, creating issues for heavy multi-taskers on the desktop. Chrome 64 or Chrome (64-bit) is the […]
You can’t negatively review past jobs on Google
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Google has updated its review policies according to which people are now banned from reviewing their former place of work negatively on its business tool. The move will also make more accurate the reviews that people post on Google My Business — a tool behind the rating that appears on-screen when […]