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Google reveals Android 12L for larger screens, tablets

28 October 2021, 13:11

A developer preview has arrived to address Android's scaling elegance deficiency.

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Google launches the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones

20 October 2021, 10:11

Pre-orders are open (£599 and £849 respectively) with availability from 28th Oct.

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Leaked docs hint at Pixel Pass: a Google smartphone subscription

11 October 2021, 13:11

Monthly fee gets you new phone every year, Google One, Play Pass, YouTube Premium.

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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launch event scheduled for 19th Oct

6 October 2021, 10:11

Google has been quite open with its pre-launch teasers, but there is still lots to find out.

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Google tipped to launch foldable(s) before the end of 2021

21 September 2021, 13:11

Codename Passport is a 'Fold' style device, and Jumbojack is a 'Flip' style device.

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Alphabet's Project Taara is "like fibre, but without the cables"

17 September 2021, 12:11

The firm recently successfully trialled Taara tech to join two Congolese cities.

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Google Grace Hopper subsea cable connected to Bude, UK

16 September 2021, 12:11

The 16-fibre pair Google-funded cable now connects New York to Bude and Bilbao.

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Google releases Pixel 6 real-world use AI-smarts trailer

10 September 2021, 13:11

Publicity video and photos hint that launch will be on Tuesday, 19th October.

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Google claimed to be designing Chromebook CPUs in-house

2 September 2021, 12:11

It has been inspired by Apple's success with the M1, say people familiar with the matter.

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QOTW: Which video-calling service do you prefer?

27 August 2021, 16:31

So many to choose from, so which is your favourite?

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Microsoft adds friction to default browser switching in Windows 11

19 August 2021, 13:11

Mozilla is perturbed about "additional and unnecessary steps" to alter browsing defaults.

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Google Pixel 5a with 5G goes up for pre-order

18 August 2021, 10:11

Boasts bigger battery and screen than 4a 5G, IP67 water resistance, and $449 price tag.

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Custom Google Tensor chip is "biggest innovation" in Pixel 6

3 August 2021, 10:11

Search giant has taken the wraps off the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro ahead on an autumn launch.

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Microsoft Edge climbs to 3rd position in browser market share

13 July 2021, 13:11

Passes Firefox, but is still a long way behind Safari and Chrome.

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Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RDNA 2 graphics expected in July

21 June 2021, 10:11

And there are rumours that Google has signed up to use RDNA 2 in a custom SoC.

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Google Selects 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors to Launch First Tau VM Instance

21 June 2021, 09:56

AMD EPYC processors enable Google Cloud to provide customers with industry leading performance and price-performance for scale-out workloads.

AMD pleased with Google Cloud Epyc 'Milan' data centre plans

18 June 2021, 13:11

3rd gen AMD Epyc CPUs have been chosen by Google as they 'leapfrog' the competition.

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Stadia coming to Google TV and Android TV devices from 23 June

8 June 2021, 12:11

Nvidia Shield TV/Pro and various other STBs become compatible too.

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Google Earth Timelapse launched, spanning 37 years

16 April 2021, 12:11

And Google has put together 800 timelapse videos to highlight the changing world.

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Boston Dynamics Spot seen in combat testing scenarios

9 April 2021, 13:11

French military school used it to assess “robotization of the battlefield".

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Resident Evil Village PC specs emerge from the shadows

23 March 2021, 11:11

And Google is bundling the game with its Stadia Premiere Edition hardware.

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Google applies ML to design the Lyra low bitrate audio codec

2 March 2021, 12:11

Lyra has been tuned for speech with ML analysis of thousands of hours of chat in 70 languages.

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FTC to probe deeper into Nvidia's Arm acquisition

15 February 2021, 12:11

Qualcomm, Google, and Microsoft tell regulator that deal could harm competition.

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GeForce Now becomes Chrome browser and Apple M1 friendly

1 February 2021, 13:11

Popular browser to widen user base but no guarantee of support beyond Win/MacOS.

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Google Chrome 88 removes Flash and FTP support

21 January 2021, 11:11

And it ushers in Dark Mode improvements in Windows and Chrome OS versions.

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EU Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts unveiled today

15 December 2020, 10:11

Overhauls digital rules set out back in 2000 to better reflect the industry, protect consumers.

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Microsoft bringing Android apps to Windows, says report

1 December 2020, 21:11

Project Latte apps in an MSIX package will be powered by Windows Subsystem for Linux.

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Nvidia GeForce Now reaches iOS devices via Safari

20 November 2020, 12:11

Beta version of the service is now live for >5 million Apple iPhone and iPad owners.

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Google Photos unlimited high quality storage to end next June

12 November 2020, 10:11

From 1st June 2021 any new photos uploaded will count against your account quota.

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Google may be forced to sell off its Chrome browser

15 October 2020, 13:46

Move could be precipitated by US Gov antitrust pressure, EU 'gatekeeper' complaints.

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Google takes the wraps off the Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5

1 October 2020, 10:11

And it shows off the new Chromecast and other smart home devices during 'Launch Night In'.

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NHS Covid-19 app for England and Wales passes 1m installs

25 September 2020, 11:11

The Google-Apple Bluetooth based contact tracing system went live yesterday.

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Google Maps now includes a Covid-19 data layer

24 September 2020, 13:11

Layer provides seven day average new cases per 100,000 people data with trend arrows.

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