Bike lane routes in the Philippines should be included in Google Maps, according to DOTr. DOTr — On Thursday, the Department of Transportation said that bike lane routes in the Philippines should be included in Google Maps in order to help cyclists in their commutes. The agency said in a statement that Transport Secretary Art … Read more
Google announced its new hardware lineup during its “Pixel Fall Launch” event. Google officially announced its new hardware lineup during its “Pixel Fall Launch” event held Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines). Here’s what the company announced during the event: Google Tensor chipset Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Tensor chipset Google’s first internally-developed silicon Google Tensor signified … Read more
Google reportedly submitted evidence showing the most-searched term on Bing Google reportedly submitted evidence showing the most-searched term on Bing in the European Union’s General Court this week. The tech giant had been under fire for its dominance in online search for years and the tech giant was currently facing down a case in the … Read more
Google revealed a series of online safety measures for children. Google recently revealed a series of online safety measures for kids and teens — including a private setting for videos uploaded by children and a safeguard for ads shown to under-18 users. Google’s new features, which came amidst heightened concerns about online child exploitation and … Read more
Google shared new designs for nearly 1,000 emoji ahead of World Emoji Day Google recently shared new designs for nearly 1,000 emoji ahead of this year’s World Emoji Day. Ahead of World Emoji Day, Google shared new designs for 992 emoji that the company had revamped with a focus on making them “more universal, accessible, … Read more
Google took down popular Android apps that stole Facebook passwords. Google took down popular Android apps that stole Facebook passwords as the company was still racing to pull Android apps that committed major privacy violations. Based on a report on Endgadget, Ars Technica noted that Google had removed nine apps from the Google Play Store … Read more
Google was testing a new feature that warned its users when a search result was unreliable. Search engine giant Google was currently testing a new feature that warned its users when a search result was unreliable. Google was taking steps to further safeguard the search engine users from utilizing search results that may be inherently … Read more
Google revealed its completely redesigned Android 12 mobile operating system. GOOGLE I/O 2021 — Google officially revealed its completely redesigned Android 12 mobile operating system at the Google developer conference in California. Google’s three big tentpoles in Android 12 were the following: “Deeply personal”, “Private and secure”, and “Better together”. Everything had been revamped in … Read more
Google announced its partnership with Samsung for wearable platforms. GOOGLE I/O 2021 — Google officially announced its partnership with Samsung for wearable platforms at the Google developer conference in California. According to Google and Samsung, they’re teaming up on a joint software platform for smartwatches and other wearable platforms in a move ramping up competition … Read more
Google had announced to fund COVID-19 vaccine doses for the Philippines and selected countries. Google had announced to fund COVID-19 vaccine doses for the Philippines and selected countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Yugatech reported that through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Google had announced to fund COVID-19 vaccines for 250,000 people in several countries as … Read more
