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Google blocked over 100 mn abusive edits on Maps in 2021
New Delhi : As fraudsters try to update business information on Google Business Profiles with abusive edits, the tech giant has said that it blocked more than 100 million of these edits from going live on Google Maps last year, using…
2 N.Korean govt-backed hackers exploited Chrome bug : Google
New Delhi : Google has discovered that North Korean government-backed hackers are targeting news media, IT, cryptocurrency and fintech industries in the US and globally.The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) found that two distinct North…
Google working on new Nest Hub with detachable tablet
San Francisco : Google is reportedly working on a Nest Hub for 2022 that will feature a detachable tablet.According to 9To5Google, the search engine giant's next Nest Smart Display will feature a screen that can be removed from the dock of…
Google’s Chrome OS now supports variable refresh rates
San Francisco : US-based search engine giant Google is reportedly planning to bring full support for variable refresh rate (VRR) displays to Chrome OS.As spotted by About Chromebooks, support for variable refresh rate displays is rolling…
Google acquires microLED startup Raxium
San Francisco : Google has reportedly acquired Raxium, a five-year-old startup focused on developing microLED displays for AR and VR applications.The terms of the deal are unknown, but Google put a value of $1 billion on Raxium, according…
Google to tweak Play Store to make it better for large screen devices
San Francisco : In a bid to help users discover quality apps on large screens, tech giant Google is making big changes in Play Store to enable users to discover and engage with high-quality apps and games.According to a post on its…
Google’s Android app to let you delete last 15 minutes of search history
San Francisco : Tech giant Google is likely to add a feature to delete the last 15 minutes of your search history to its Android app.Former XDA Developer's editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman said he was tipped about the feature seemingly…
World goes directionless as Google Maps suffers outage
San Francisco : Google Maps suffered a massive outage as a result of which several users were unable to get the directions on the maps for a long period of time.While the website loaded as usual, the actual maps disappeared, leaving a blank…
Google I/O 2022 date set for May 11 with limited in-person attendance
San Francisco : UGoogle has announced that its big annual developer conference 'Google I/O' will take place on May 11 and 12.The event will be online and some of the conference will be streamed live from the Shoreline Amphitheatre, a…
Google pledges $3 mn for Data Transfer Project
New Delhi : Google has announced to provide $3 million over the next five years, as well as hundreds of hours of its engineers' time, for the for the Data Transfer Project.In 2018, Google, Facebook (now Meta), Microsoft and Twitter…