Tag: Google
Google announces mid-range Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones
Google has unveiled two new mid-range versions of its Pixel smartphones as the technology giant attempts to broaden its appeal. The company will sell the new Pixel 3a starting at £399 and the Pixel 3a XL for £469 – several hundred pounds cheaper than current generation flagship phones. The technology giant said it has used…
Google to let users delete location and activity history
Google users can now delete data linked to their location and web activity after a set period of time. The firm has introduced a new tool that will allow users to delete data gathered on their location, as well as searches made using Google. The tool is an extension to an existing Google feature which…
Google Thanos to reveal Avengers: Endgame Easter egg promotion
The Google search engine is joining in the hype around the release of Avengers: Endgame by introducing a special Easter egg. Type the name of villain Thanos into the search engine and click on the gold Infinity Gauntlet that appears on the right of the screen, and half the search results disappear. The Thanos search…
Google-linked firm Wing Aviation gets US go-ahead for drone deliveries
Google-affiliated company Wing Aviation has become the first in the US to be given a government licence for drone deliveries. The approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) means Wing Aviation can operate commercial drone flights in part of Virginia, which it plans to begin later this year. The FAA said the company met the…
Elon Musk’s Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars in 2020
Tesla expects to have full self-driving cars in which humans will not have to touch the steering wheel by around the second quarter of next year. The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its California, headquarters on Monday, in which it outlined its bold but risky bid to transform Tesla’s electric cars…
Google to introduce stricter checks on Android apps – at last
Google has said it will carry out “more thorough” checks on app developers before approving items to appear in its app store. The technology giant, which runs the Android mobile operating system used by a number of smartphone makers, said developers which they had no previous record of would now be reviewed more stringently. Android…
Google fined £1.27bn by EC for illegal advertising practices
Google has been issued a 1.49 billion euro (£1.27 billion) fine by the European Commission for alleged illegal practices in search advertising. The company is accused of breaching EU antitrust laws between 2006 and 2016, European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said in Brussels on Wednesday morning. The third @Google case: @Google is fined €1,49bn…
Google to ask Android users about search engine preferences following record EC fine
Google is to begin asking Android users in Europe about their preferred search engine and web browser apps after being accused of abusing its position by the EU competition authorities. Last year, the internet giant was fined a record £3.9 billion by the European Commission for what it said were restrictions placed on mobile phone…
Google announces video game streaming platform Stadia
Google has unveiled its new video game streaming platform Stadia, which will allow gamers to play across multiple devices. Company boss Sundar Pichai revealed details about the service, outlining its aim to bring gaming in resolutions up to 4K, 60 frames per second, with surround sound, that will work seamlessly across TV, computer, tablet or…
Google employee breaks Pi world record using cloud computing
A Google employee has broken the world record for the most accurate value of Pi, putting the number of digits at 31,415,926,535,897. Emma Haruka Iwao, a cloud developer advocate for the company, smashed the previous record of 22 trillion, using 25 Google Cloud virtual machines. Coming up with the figure used about 170 terabytes of…
