I switched to DuckDuckGo and it made Google better
I’ve been trying to disentangle my online life from Google for a while. And as someone who wrote about Android professionally for years, it hasn’t been easy. I’ve ditched Chrome, but I still use a…
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Hisense taps new Google Home APIs to expand smart home integration
Google issued 100 announcements during its Google I/O developers conference this week, none of which involved the smart home. That apparent lack of enthusiasm for a topic close to our heart didn’t dissuade TV and…
After Google IO’s big AI reveals, my iPhone has never felt dumber
I can’t believe I’m about to state this, but I’m considering switching from iOS to Android. Not right now, but what I once considered an absurd notion is rapidly becoming a realistic possibility. While Apple…
Google brings AI-powered search to all U.S. users
Whether you embrace it or not, AI is shaping the future of Google Search. Google is bringing AI Mode to Google Search for every U.S. user, beginning today. Google launched AI Overviews a year ago,…
Google is baking Gemini AI into Chrome
Microsoft famously brought its Copilot AI to the Edge browser in Windows. Now Google is doing the same with Chrome. What Gemini will do in Chrome, and when it will be released, isn’t known. In…
Google AI Ultra is the new luxe AI subscription service for $250/mo
Let’s say you end the month with an extra $250 in your pocket. What do you do with it? You might spend it on a nice dinner out, perhaps with friends. A day trip. A…
¡Ah chingá! Google Meet’s voiceover translations feel like the future
With voiceover translation within Google Meet, Google may have finally come as close as we can to solving real-world translation issues. We’ve dealt with translating information from one language to another in any number of…
Google is testing an ‘AI Mode’ button in place of ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’
Several users are now reporting that Google Search has swapped its classic “I’m Feeling Lucky” button for an “AI Mode” button instead. In some cases, the AI Mode button appears to the right of the…
Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
Google is adding a new security setting to Android to provide an extra layer of resistance against attacks that infect devices, tap calls traveling through insecure carrier networks, and deliver scams through messaging services. On…
Google announces new security features for Android for protection against scam and theft
At the Android Show on Tuesday, ahead of Google I/O, Google announced new security and privacy features for Android. These new features include new protections for calls, screen sharing, messages, device access, and system-level permissions.…