Development officials in Toronto recently signed a development agreement involving a “smart city” concept backed by Google’s parent company – but the project still faces doubts from civic officials and citizens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
In an update to its Play Store developer policy, Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the background of a user’s device. At the same time, however, the ban does not include “apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency,” the Hacker News reported....
Google has updated its events feature to include personalized suggestions and a new design that puts more event information in the search results. Last year, Google announced updates to its app and mobile web search that enable people to use them to find things to do. This decision...
Alphabet’s Google released on Thursday (July 26) its Android P Developer Beta 5, as the company moves closer to rolling out the release of its mobile operating system, reported BGR. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
To offer shoppers rides in self-driving vehicles, Alphabet’s Waymo is starting a trial run for Walmart customers in Arizona. Walmart shoppers in the Phoenix area can hitch a ride in a self-driving car to pick up their online grocery orders from Walmart.com, Reuters reported. Get...
Google Assistant can now start a video call on its Duo service. According to Android Police, with Google Assistant on their smartphone, users can now say “video call contact_name” and the assistant will reply, saying it’s making a video call using Duo. If a user...
The bets aren’t paying off, not in a general way, not yet. But the miles are adding up. And that’s officially pleasing to Google’s parent company as it continues to devote more money to its self-driving technology Waymo unit and other experimental projects organized under...
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted financial results Monday (July 23) that beat analyst expectations, and included a 26 percent year-over-year revenue increase to about $32.7 billion. Analysts had expected Q2 revenue of about $32.2 billion, and the company’s stock price increased in after-hours...
President Donald Trump is coming to the defense of Google after the European Union hit the Internet search giant with a $5 billion fine over antitrust behavior with its Android operating system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...