Google will no longer force publishers using paywalls to offer free content. Instead, publishers using paywalls to fund themselves will enjoy equality with other publishers. Google is also working towards helping those publishers “reach new audiences, drive subscriptions and grow revenue”. Paywalls are annoying. You’ll see a headline you want to click on, but because […]
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Google recently introduced some awesome features making it easier for folks to find parking spaces in major cities. It’s currently limited to 25 U.S. cities and only works on the Android app, but may expand to other cities and devices in coming years. If you’ve spent any time circling urban streets for an elusive parking […]
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Yes, Google has a yet another rebrand. This time, Google is pooling in all of its Android-related security features and putting them under a new umbrella: Google Play Protect. This means there’s a new home and name for some of the features you’re already familiar with. Plus new features based on new security technologies. Android […]
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Google has introduced a number of new features aimed at making its integrated Google Assistant much more useful, in a range of circumstances. Extra Assistance Google unveiled a range of impressive new features for their Assistant at the Google Developer Days keynote. Particularly interesting was the new contextual awareness shown by their Assistant app. The […]
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Ah, schadenfreude! So universal is our tendency to laugh at the misfortune of others that the Germans invented a term for it. Not to be left behind, the internet coined its own term: “Fail.” Let’s witness the best (or worst?) of these. Well, let’s be clear, this isn’t the worst of the web. Fails are […]
Continue ReadingGoogle has updated the Android YouTube app to provide HDR video to certain handsets. Find out which ones! Read the full article: Google Beings Major YouTube HDR Rollout for Android Mobile App MakeUseOf
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