Earlier this year, Google revamped the two main ways people interact with the Home app. The company is now teasing a “next-gen design of the Google Home app” and is looking for testers. The “Google Nest Trusted Tester Program” is Using Code Central’s product testing service to recruit a “group of testers who are highly … Read more
People’s Google searches could provide the key to keeping tabs on the effects of climate change, scientists believe. Did you know that what you ask the web’s largest search engine could provide valuable information to people trying to keep up with what’s happening on our planet? No, not searches for pasta recipes or cats in … Read more
In a sign of the times and following other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees today that Google is “slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.” Update 8/11: Business Insider announced today that Google has extended the initial two-week hiring freeze for an additional week. Pichai reiterated in late July … Read more
Recently, Google announced the general availability of Bigtable Federated Query with BigQuery allowing customers to query data residing in Bigtable more quickly through BigQuery. Additionally, querying occurs without moving or copying data across all Google Cloud regions with increased federated query concurrency limits, closing the long-standing gap between operational data and analytics, according to the … Read more
Advertising DAZN seeks to expand its distribution network in its main markets The company also seals a distribution agreement with MásMóvil in Spain DAZN has signed partnerships with tech giants Google and Samsung that will give Italian customers access to special offers for the sports streaming subscription service. The agreements will bundle DAZN subscriptions with … Read more
If you’ve ever Googled something only to be met with a little info box highlighting the top answer, you’ve come across one of Google’s featured snippets. Featured snippets are the small Google results that the search engine packs and delivers to the top of the page for many searches. The problem with featured snippets is … Read more
Friction is the mind killer when it comes to cloud gaming. You can’t just click on a game trailer to instantly play a game quite yet. But this week, Google appears to be rolling out a feature that could reduce that friction: if you simply search for the name of a game in Google Search, … Read more
A program run by Google to design and manufacture chips for free is becoming popular among researchers and computer enthusiasts. The research giant’s open silicon program provides the tools for anyone to design chips, which are then fabricated. Google foots the entire bill, from designing a chip to delivering the final product to a user’s … Read more
In recent years, music and technology enthusiasts have had the opportunity to acquire a high-end model of their favorite headphones. This is particularly the case with Air Pods Pro from Apple or the Galaxy Buds Pro from Samsung. Last year, the American company Google also wanted to enter the market for earbuds with their own … Read more
Google Play is the official store for Android media, including apps, games, and e-books. You can download content directly to an Android device through the Play Store app or send content to a device from the Google Play website. The Google Play Store application is present by default on all Android devices, regardless of their … Read more