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Samsung unveils One UI 5 for Galaxy, expanded collaboration with Google

Samsung also said it has expanded partnership with Google to remove challenges facing homeowners who use multi, different smart home platforms

Google allows Donald Trump's app Truth Social on Play Store: Report

Before attempting to launch on the Google Play Store, Trump's social media app first launched on the Apple App Store in February

Homegrown ed-tech platform Adda247 raises $35 million; Google new investor

Government test prep platform Adda247 on Wednesday said it has raised $35 million in a round led by WestBridge Capital; the round also saw Google as a new investor

Customisable 5-band equaliser feature arrives on Google Pixel Buds Pro

There will also be six presets tuned by the company's audio engineers-- Default, Heavy bass, Light bass, Balanced, Vocal boost, and Clarity

Google to introduce world's first laptops built for cloud gaming

The company announced three new Chromebooks -- Acer Chromebook 516 GE, ASUS Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip and Ideapad Gaming Chromebook from Lenovo

Google to introduce reward point system in India for Play Store users

Internet major Google will roll out it's reward point system in India, which can be redeemed for making purchases at Play Store, the company said on Tuesday. The facility, Google Play Points, is available in 28 countries globally. "Google Play Points helps users earn points and rewards for the many ways they use the platform. Over the past years, Google Play Points has been expanded to 28 countries and has more than 100 million people finding value in the programme. The programme will be rolled out to users in India in the coming week," the company said in a statement. With Play Points, users will be able to earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions. Google Play has also partnered with developers of popular apps and games across the world, which will enable users to redeem their points for special in-app items. In India, it is partnering with over 30 participating titles that include games from global studios such

Google takes on lease 464,000 sq ft space at Adani data centre in Noida

Adani Enterprises has given on lease 4.64 lakh square feet of space at its data centre in Noida to Raiden Infotech, an entity of Google, for Rs 11 crore monthly rent, according to documents accessed by CRE Matrix. The documents, accessed by the data analytics firm, showed that D C Development Noida Ltd, which is part of Adani Enterprises Ltd, has leased 4,64,460 square feet of space at Adani data centre in Sector-62, Noida for a period of 10 years. The rental is Rs 235 per square feet per month. The starting annual rent is Rs 130.89 crore and there will be 1 per cent increase in the rental every year. The lease agreement was signed last month, the documents showed. Email queries sent to Adani Group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises and Google remained unanswered. In February 2021, Adani Enterprises had formed an equal joint venture with leading global data centre operator EdgeConneX to develop and operate data centres throughout India. To start with, the JV had announced building

Google launches Play Points rewards programme for users in India

Users earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions

Google announces global rewards programme 'Google Play Points' in India

Google Play has also partnered with developers of popular apps and games worldwide to help users redeem their points for special in-app items

What is 'Google Tax' or Diverted Profits Tax and the Singapore case?

Diverted Profits Tax, commonly known as "Google tax", refers to tax provisions designed to counter the practice of profits being diverted to other jurisdictions that have lower or zero tax rates

Google to shut entire Assistant Driving Mode Dashboard launched in 2019

Tech giant Google has announced to shut down the Assistant Driving Mode Dashboard that was announced at its developer conference I/O in 2019.

CCI orders another probe against Google for unfair revenue sharing

The Competition Commission has ordered another detailed probe against Google for alleged unfair revenue sharing terms with respect to news content. The case will be clubbed with two other ongoing matters against the search engine major where the allegations are substantially same, according to the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The latest order has come on a complaint filed by the News Broadcasters & Digital Association. In January this year, CCI ordered a probe against Google on the complaint filed by the Digital News Publishers Association. Later, the Indian Newspaper Society also filed a similar case and that was clubbed with the first one. Now, the regulator's probe arm Director General (DG) will submit a consolidated investigation report, the watchdog said in an order released on Friday. The News Broadcasters & Digital Association had alleged that its members are forced to provide their news content to Google in order to prioritise their weblinks in the Search ...

Pixel 7 series to Pixel Watch, everything Google unveiled at hardware event

The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are priced at Rs 59,999 and Rs 84,999, respectively. Both devices will be available for purchase in India from October 13

Google updates Assistant with new AI features for Pixel 7 series, Watch

When users are writing a message, Assistant voice typing can now suggest emojis relevant to their messages

Google asks suppliers to produce over 8 mn Pixel 7 phones: Report

Anticipating an increased demand this festive season, Google has asked suppliers to produce more than 8 million units for its new Pixel 7 series, the media reported on Thursday

Google's Fitbit Versa 2 users experience glitches after software update

The major issue reported by users of the Fitbit Versa 2 is that its touchscreen is no longer functional

Google announces to establish its first Cloud region in South Africa

Along with the cloud region, Google said it is expanding its network through the Equiano subsea cable and building Dedicated Cloud Interconnect sites in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos and Nairobi

Apple iOS 16: Google rolls out lock screen widgets for its iPhone apps

Google widgets are available for Gmail, Google News, Chrome, and Drive. The widgets for other Google services such as Search, Maps and Calendar are yet to arrive

Google Pixel 7 series pre-order, with launch offers, begins from October 6

On the Pixel 7 series pre-orders, Google is offering the Pixel Buds A-Series and Fitbit Inspire2 at a discounted price of Rs 5,999 and Rs 4,999, respectively

Google shuts down translation feature in mainland China citing 'low usage'

American tech giant Google on Monday (local time) announced that it was shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage in the country, as per reports.