Tag: Google
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google adds encryption to Android messages
Google's Android phone system is adding encryption for its mainline messaging app. A standard of Apple's iMessage system for years, the feature has until now been absent from the default app from Google. Google's version depends on something called Rich Communication Services, which the company introduced in 2019. But like iMessage, it will be active…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin proposes flying taxi service
Virgin Atlantic is exploring whether it could launch a flying taxi service as part of a partnership with Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace. The airline suggests electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) could fly from towns to major airports. Vertical Aerospace is conducting test flights of its aircraft this year. One expert said the proposal was…
Number of gaming apps in Google Play store jumps 40% in a year
According to data presented by 123scommesse.it, the number of gaming apps in the Google Play Store jumped by 40% in a year and hit almost 480,000 in the first quarter of 2021. The mobile gaming industry continues its meteoric growth, with more people than ever choosing gaming apps as their favourite entertainment on the go. As…
Tech Digest daily round up: Dating apps introduce Covid vaccine badges
UK online daters will be able to choose to display a badge on their profiles to show if they have been vaccinated against Covid or support the jab drive. However there will be no way of verifying whether those displaying the badge have genuinely had the vaccine. Tinder, Match, Hinge, Bumble, Badoo, Plenty of Fish,…
Tech Digest daily round up: Google Pixel Buds ‘serious alternative’ to AirPods
Google has officially unveiled the Pixel Buds A-Series and, just as predicted, they cost significantly less than the AirPods. For just £99 ($99, about AU$140), Google's wireless buds promise Bass Boost, hands-free controls via Google Assistant and Fast Pairing. The A-Series buds leaked online as far back as March. They look almost identical to the current Pixel Buds but…
Tech Digest daily round up: Snap announces AR Spectacles – but you can’t buy them!
Snap’s new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet. But there’s a big catch: you can’t buy them. On Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company’s first true augmented reality glasses, technology that he and rivals like Facebook think will one day be as ubiquitous as mobile phones. A demo showed virtual butterflies fluttering…
Tech Digest daily round up: Google earnings profits soar in lockdown
Google owner Alphabet saw its earnings soar in the first quarter as people stuck at home in the pandemic used more of its services. Net profit jumped by 162% to a record $17.9bn in the three months to March as advertising revenue swelled by a third. It comes as the tech giant faces increased scrutiny…
Tech Digest daily round up: Spotify founder teams up with ‘Invincibles’ to attempt Arsenal FC buy-out
Spotify founder Daniel Ek has reportedly recruited three of Arsenal’s legendary Invincibles team as he prepares to buy the club from beleaguered owner Stan Kroenke. The new report in The Telegraph comes after Ek, who is estimated to be worth £3.4billion, said on Twitter that he was interested in taking over the north London side. “As a kid growing…
Google and Facebook not removing online scam adverts, claims Which?
Google and Facebook are failing to take action to remove online scam adverts even after fraud victims report them, Which? research has revealed. The consumer watchdog's survey found that a third (34%) of victims who reported an advert that led to a scam on Google said the advert was not taken down by the search…
‘Click to dial’ ads on Google are costing consumers, Which? claims
Consumers are being misled into using claims firms or dialling premium-rate numbers when trying to make an insurance claim, because ‘click to dial’ ads are appearing above insurers' websites on Google, a Which? investigation has found. Which? analysed search results for the terms people most commonly use when searching for their car insurer’s phone number on…
