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Samsung rolls out Android 13-based One UI 5 update for Galaxy M13 5G

South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung's Galaxy M13 5G smartphone, which launched this year in July with Android 12, is receiving the Android 13-based One UI 5 update

The CCI's Google orders: How does it impact innovation for apps

Opinion split on how ecosystem will change after regulator asks tech giant to stop misusing its 'dominant position'

CCI slaps Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty on Google for unfair trade practices

The CCI in its press statement said that it found "Google to be dominant in all the above mentioned relevant markets"

Android 13 (Go edition) announced: What is new in Google OS for smartphones

Successor to the Android 12 (Go edition), the Android 13 (Go edition) will be available in 2023 for affordable smartphones with limited storage and memory

India's 5G leapfrog

The drafting of an India-specific 5G standard and the adoption by 3GPP marks the coming of age for IITs in driving innovation beyond borders to influence global standards.

Pixel 7 series: Guided frame to Unblur, details of Google's camera upgrades

Powered by Tensor G2 processor, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are priced at Rs 59,999 and Rs 84,999, respectively. The smartphones go on sale in India from October 13

Google Android 14 Beta likely to roll out for Pixel devices in April 2023

Google is likely to start rolling out Android 14 Beta for its Pixel devices in April 2023, as the quarterly platform release (QPR1) beta for Android 13 starts next month

Google rolls out Android 13 with privacy controls and more for Pixel

Tech giant Google has started rolling out Android 13 with many new features, including improved privacy controls, language settings and more, starting with Pixel devices

Android 13 to add wallpaper effects, new media controls and more

Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that the next gen Android 13 platform will bring wallpaper effects, new media controls and foreground manager.

Air raid alerts added by Google for Android phone users in Ukraine

American tech giant Google will now be adding Air Strike alerts for its Ukrainian Android users amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.According to GSM Arena, this update comes as part of Google's Play Services and reportedly, the company is enabling it at the request of the Ukrainian government.The feature is supposed to be supplemental to the already existing raid alert systems. The company's VP of Engineering said that Google has used the same low-latency system that it uses for detecting earthquakes.Earlier, shortly after the Russian military operation in Ukraine commenced, the company had announced that it would disable some of its Google Maps features in Ukraine such as traffic information and crowd data. Their argument was that the data could be used as military intelligence.

Banking malware in Google Play stealing users' data, SMS texts: Report

Called 'TeaBot,' it is an Android banking trojan that first emerged at the beginning of 2021 designed for stealing victim's text messages

Google to discontinue Chrome's 'Lite Mode' on Android with its v100 update

Google explained that the reason for sunsetting the feature is the "decrease in cost" for cellular data plans, as well as other improvements Chrome has made to data usage

Why India wants indigenous operating system?

All operating systems in our gadgets are made and managed by Big Tech. Now the govt is planning to facilitate an ecosystem to create an indigenous OS as an alternative to Android and iOS. Here's more

South Korean regulator sets antitrust fine on Google at $187.8mn

South Korean antitrust regulator raises the fine slapped on Google over alleged anti-competition practises by 17.5 billion won ($14.63 million) to 224.9 billion won ($187.8 million).

Google's rumoured 'Pixel foldable' likely to launch in Q4, says report

Tech giant Google is reportedly preparing to start panel production on the rumoured 'Pixel foldable' in the third quarter of 2022, and it may launch the device in the fourth quarter of this year.

Android 13 to offer improvements in audio streaming via Bluetooth: Report

Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report claims that the next gen Android 13 platform will offer major improvements in audio streaming through Bluetooth.

Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick review: Capable streaming device on budget?

Based on the Google TV platform, the Realme 4K TV Stick shares fundamentals with the Android TV platform, but with a touch of novelty in the form of a redesigned user interface

'Consumers aren't stupid': Google lawyer rejects EU market abuse ruling

European Commission hit Alphabet's Google with a 4.34 billion euro fine in 2018 for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet searching

Google's Android 12 might allow users to control phone with face gestures

American tech-giant Google is working on a new Android 12 accessibility feature to let users control their phone using facial expressions

Google releases another beta version of Android 12 OS for developers

The new version of the Android 12 operating system brings several new consumer-focused capabilities like Game Mode, AppSearch, new notification style for phone calls, and others