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Google Introduces Crowdsourced Fact Checking Mechanism To Weed Out Fake News; But Will It Work?
Fake news is an issue which is troubling news publishers, social media platforms and content curators all over the world. With Internet publishing making it easy for anyone with a keyboard and Internet connection to publish whatever…
YouTube Restricts Monetization on Videos With Less Than 10K Views; Aspiring Creators to be Affected?
In the past year, YouTube has blown up with the sheer content and volume of video creators on the platform. The company has also taken steps to ensure the right content reaches the viewers, and alongside promote smaller YouTubers by…
Google Play Music Unlimited Launched at Rs. 89/-; Saavn, Apple Music, Wynk and Gaana Under Threat?
Google Play Music was officially launched in India in September 2016, however with a catch. You could only download individual songs and albums, and not subscribe to unlimited music on a monthly basis.
Now, Google Play Music is…
YouTube Go Launches in India; Brings Offline Viewing, Lower Data Consumption and Video Sharing
Early this year, YouTube announced YouTube Go specifically for developing markets with relatively slower internet speeds, starting with India. The app was supposed to be a lighter version of the original YouTube app.
After months of…
Now, Google Maps Allows You to Share Your ‘Live’ Location Through The App Itself!
Google has been adding some interesting features to the Maps app, to make it more useful for the users. The recent developments have been towards adding in-app reviews and ratings, and the ability to add multiple stops in a journey.…
Google Ends Pesky Text-Based CAPCTHA; Brings ‘Easier on Humans’ AI-Based Invisible reCAPTCHA
By the end of 2014, Google had done away with the need to enter Captcha and authenticate a human or a robot interaction. Now, after almost two years, Google has redesigned the reCAPTCHA to make it invisible to the users.
The new…
Reliance Jio & Google Working Together to Launch $30 4G Smartphone & Smart TV Software
Reliance Jio is now planning to launch affordable 4G smartphones in collaboration with Google. The company has already started working with Google for developing a competitively priced 4G smartphone and software for smart TV services.…
Google Separates Hangouts into ‘Meet’ and ‘Chat’ for Video Meetings and Business Communication!
When Google launched Allo and Duo for chats and video calling, the world was confused as to why the company would have two separate apps that even Hangouts served the purpose of. However, it became clear than Hangouts would eventually…
‘Google Tax’ Is Being Worked Out By Govt; Downloading Apps, Games, Software May Become Costly!
If you thought that Govt. of India has forgotten about Google Tax, or Equalisation levy of 6% on all revenues made via the Internet and by Internet companies, then wake up the reality. Govt. is right now working out the details, and…
Google Android O To Get Smart AI Features Like ‘Copy Less’, Address Suggestions and More
Google I/O Developer conference is going to be held in Mountain View, California from May 17 - May 19, 2017 where the company is going to unveil the developer preview of the successor to Android Nougat.
Since the new version of…
Gmail Now Allows Files of 50MB as Attachments; No Drive Required
From a time when email was just about texts to now where multimedia files can be shared over, digital mails have certainly evolved. Google drive comes handy when you want to share large files, but users might want large files in their…
Google Assistant Coming Soon To Smartphones With Android 6 & 7!
When Google Assistant, Google’s response to Siri, was launched in the Pixel smartphones, the company did not have elaborative plans to expand it to other non-Pixel devices. However, recent leaks suggested that it may be coming to other…
Google Brings ‘Android Messages’, A RCS-Based Default App For Text Messaging
Google is foraying its existing messaging app to Rich Communication Services (RCS) app, which would change the default SMS app “Messenger” to “Android Messages”.
RCS is basically a communication protocol set between mobile telcos and…
Yay! No More Annoying Unskippable 30 Second Ads From 2018: YouTube
If there is one thing that annoys everyone on any platform that is free, is advertisements. Ads being the major source of revenue for such companies, they tend to ward-off people simply because they are annoying.
YouTube ads come in…
Now Google Lets You Review & Share Your Favourite Locations with Others From Inside the Maps…
Google Maps has a lot of potential when it comes to navigation and GPS, but it also can be extended to making your journey even better. Certain nifty features like adding multiple stops, pit stops, offline navigation and indoor maps…
Google Assistant May Come to Non-Pixel Smartphones Soon; Google App V6.13 Alpha Rolls Out to Some…
Google’s answer to Siri, and much more, Google Assistant starting rolling out to Pixel devices on the latest Android Nougat update. The company made it clear that the new service will be available to mostly the Pixel devices and a few…
YouTube Launches YouTube Go on Android to Download and Share Videos for Offline Viewing
YouTube offline was announced in India long time back, but the company never took another step after that for developing countries. In September 2016, YouTube showed off its new concept to download offline videos and share them with…
YouTube Introduces Mobile Live Streaming & Super Chats Feature!
Video streaming company, YouTube, started live streaming back in 2011, but mostly limited to desktop and laptops. Since then, the growth in live streaming has gotten increased thanks to Facebook Live and Instagram Live that allow users…
Google Adds Native URL to Accelerated Mobile Pages in Google Search!
One of the largest tech companies in the world, Google, launched the AMP(accelerated mobile pages) project in 2015 to offer faster news access to mobile users. It was much appreciated by everyone around the world and a lot of mobile…
Now, Add Money To Your Google Play Store Account With Paytm & FreeCharge!
Two pioneers of digital wallets in India, FreeCharge and Paytm have some exciting news for their users. Android users will not be able to recharge their Google Play Store accounts with coupon codes from FreeCharge and Paytm.
Both the…