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    Google starts blocking its apps on uncertified Android devices

    Google has quietly started blocking access to its apps on uncertified devices whose firmware was built after March 16th. If you're affected, you'll get a warning that a device is "not certified" and can't sign into a Google account.
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    Android malware found inside QR code apps

    SophosLabs has detailed a recent ad-spawning malware strain, Andr/HiddnAd-AJ, that slipped into Google Play through innocent-looking QR code and compass apps. Google has already been notified of the apps and have removed them from Google Play.
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    Google Chrome’s next update will finally block autoplay videos

    Google is finally getting serious about blocking annoying autoplay videos that start with the sound blaring. The next update to Chrome (version 66) will include changes to autoplay videos that mean the browser will only play them automatically if the sound isn’t playing by default, or if you...
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    Google is buying Lytro for about $40M

    Google is acquiring Lytro, the imaging startup that began as a ground-breaking camera company for consumers before pivoting to use its depth-data, light-field technology in VR. One source described the deal as an “asset sale” with Lytro going for no more than $40 million.
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    YouTube will soon let you live stream directly from your phone's camera app

    YouTube has announced that users will soon be able to live stream directly from their smartphone's Camera app, making the process simpler than ever. In a blog post, the company revealed they are working with Asus, LG, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung to begin with, and the feature should start...
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    Google launched a new AR app that lets you draw white lines in the air

    Google has launched a new AR app that’s both simple to use and fun. It’s an app called Just a Line that lets you draw white lines in the air. Google has termed it an AR experiment, as you can literally only draw white lines.
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    Google News Initiative announced to fight fake news and support journalism

    Google is announcing new efforts today to support the media industry by fighting misinformation and bolstering journalism, which will live under a newly announced umbrella called the Google News Initiative. The company is putting up $300 million for this initiative.
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    Google Play Instant lets you try games without downloading them

    Google announced a new service geared towards Android gamers: Google Play Instant. When you want to try a new Android game, you must download and install the app. But now, with Google Play Instant, you can try the game without downloading anything
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    Google Pay now handles transit tickets

    Google is adding transit tickets to its newly unified mobile payments app. Starting today, riders will be able to board the Las Vegas Monorail using Google Pay on Android phones. Google says more cities and transportation services are on the way.
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    Deal: Get a $200 discount on the Pixel 2 XL when purchased on financing

    Between now and March 31, 2018, you can get a $200 statement credit on the Pixel 2 XL when you purchase it through the Google Store's financing program. You'll need to have a decent credit score in order to be approved for the financing option, but assuming you are, you'll pay 0% interest as...
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    Google plans to boost Amazon competitors in search

    Reuters is reporting that the Google is teaming up with Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco and Ulta to help those companies' store results show up higher in Google Search in order to combat Amazon's dominant search rankings. These companies, and any other willing participants, can index their...
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    Google releases its 2017 Android security year in review,

    Google says it found and removed 39 million PHAs using Play Protect, and just over 60% of them were found automatically using Play Protect's machine learning-based scanning.
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    You can now talk to Google Assistant in Hindi

    Google announced Hindi support for the Google Assistant at the start of the year, but the feature was limited to a few queries. That's changing today, as Google is rolling out the full-fledged Assistant tailored for Hindi-speaking users.
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    Google introduces wheelchair accessible routes in Google Maps

    To make public transit better for disabled people, Google is introducing “wheelchair accessible” routes in transit navigation to make getting around easier for those with mobility needs.
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    Google has open-sourced the AI tool that makes the Pixel’s portrait mode work

    Google is open-sourcing a piece of software that underpins the Pixel’s portrait mode. As announced in a blog post earlier this week, Google has open-sourced a lump of code name DeepLab-v3+. This is an image segmentation tool built using convolutional neural networks.
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    You Can Now Set Location-Based Reminders on Google Home

    Starting now, you can tell your Google Home to remind you to pick up coffee the next time you’re at the grocery store. Then, once you’re at the grocery store, your smartphone recognizes this, then alerts you of the reminder to buy coffee. You can set these types of alerts for all sorts of things.
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    Google's bringing its Maps APIs to augmented reality game development

    Pokémon Go is one of the biggest mobile games to ever be released, and later this year, we'll see similar AR games that get people moving in the real world while interacting with the lore of Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, and more. To help make the development of these titles as easy as possible...
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    Google and Apple are being sued by France for 'abusive' developer contracts

    3 On Wednesday, March 14, France announced that it was filing a lawsuit against Google and Apple as a result of unfair treatment for app/software developers in the country. The lawsuit is seeking fines of $2.5 million USD (or 2 million euros in the country), and it cites that the two tech giants...
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    Google and LG’s upcoming OLED VR display might feature ridiculous sharpness

    According to a listing for the Society for Information Display’s (SID) conference in late May, Google will introduce a 4.3-inch OLED display with an 18 MP resolution. The display is destined for virtual reality headsets and will feature a jaw-dropping pixel density of 1,443 pixels per inch...
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    Camera-based Google Lens comes to Samsung flagships

    After being announced at MWC 2018 the "camera-based" version of Google Lens has started to appear on the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S9.
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    Google Pay update reveals plans to include transit ticket purchases

    The new version doesn't appear to bring any visible changes beyond a few pixel-level adjustments, but it includes a couple of neat topics for a teardown
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    You can now make payments using Google Pay Send via company's Contacts app

    Google Contacts' integration with the company's Pay Send service has started rolling out. A Nexus 6P user in Canada shared screenshots of the updated Contacts app (v2.5) which contains a new Send option for making payments.
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    Google is testing a rounded search bar on its mobile site

    A few users have found that Google is currently testing a rounded search bar for use on its mobile site.
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    Notification suggests Android Wear could be renamed 'Wear OS'

    Android Wear may be changing its image, according to a Reddit post by user H3x0n. Per the post, during the setup of an Android Wear watch (the post didn't specify which), H3x0n was greeted with both a new icon and an unfamiliar name for the operating system.
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    Google is rolling out a new Play Store redesign

    Google is starting to adopt bottom navigation bars across its products, with the recent YouTube update and new Chrome interface. But if there's one thing about Google that's consistent, it's the company's inconsistency. A tweaked design for the Play Store app is rolling out to users worldwide...
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