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This is how Meta explains the downtime

Category: IT|Mar 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

A lot of services are struggling right now, including YouTube and Meta's platforms like Facebook. [more]

Google Pauses Gemini AI Image Generator After It Created Inaccurate Historical Pictures

Category: Google|Feb 23, 2024 | Author: Admin

Google stops the Gemini AI image feature due to wrong historical pictures. Users don't like how it shows historical people. Google promises a better version later. [more]

Download Google's new AI

Category: Google|Feb 9, 2024 | Author: Admin

Have you used Google's AI service Bard? [more]

Useful function for the app "everyone uses"

Category: Google|Feb 3, 2024 | Author: Admin

Google is finally updating Maps with AI, and this sounds genuinely useful. [more]

Google isn't done

Category: Google|Jan 18, 2024 | Author: Admin

"Semafor reveals that "hundreds" who worked with Google Assistant must leave the company." We wrote that earlier in January after it was first known that Google was eliminating positions in the Pixel, Nest and Fitbit divisions. [more]

Google lost

Category: Google|Dec 31, 2023 | Author: Admin

In August we reported that Google risked a fine of NOK 51 billion in connection with Chrome's incognito mode. [more]

THE NIGHTMARE: The files since May are gone

Category: Google|Nov 28, 2023 | Author: Admin

Several Google Drive customers have experienced the nightmare: they opened their cloud drive and found that all content saved after May of this year is gone. [more]

Most Apple employees join Google after resigning, shows LinkedIn data

Category: Apple|Nov 26, 2023 | Author: Admin

Those leaving Apple have been spotted joining Google more than other companies, according to the analysis of several LinkedIn profiles. [more]

It wasn't meant to be, but now we know Apple's secret Google numbers

Category: Google|Nov 13, 2023 | Author: Admin

According to Bloomberg, Google pays Apple 36 percent of all advertising revenue generated via Apple's Safari browser. [more]

Android apps could get better as Google tightens noose around developers

Category: Google|Nov 11, 2023 | Author: Admin

Android apps have improved a lot over the years, and Google deserves most of the credit for it. The company has maintained the Play Store for well over a decade and constantly brought new rules and regulations to improve the quality and safety of apps. Now, Google wants to improve the... [more]

Google is denying the Android people this

Category: Google|Nov 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Why have the URL field at the bottom of mobile browsers? [more]

"In another league"

Category: IT|Oct 26, 2023 | Author: Admin

We're almost done with our Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 review. [more]

They are allowed

Category: IT|Oct 22, 2023 | Author: Admin

The "Federal Trade Commission" has given Apple and the other majors permission to use 6GHz bandwidth for near-field communication. Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta asked for permission to use the web in this way already in 2019. [more]

Google's "Emoji Kitchen" is now available on all platforms

Category: Google|Oct 10, 2023 | Author: Admin

Create your own emoji combinations. [more]

That's how many they have sold

Category: General|Oct 8, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google's Pixel mobiles are doing better in the market than before, but are still very small compared to Apple and Samsung who sell hundreds of millions of mobiles a year. [more]

Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge

Category: Google|Oct 1, 2023 | Author: Admin

The family of a US man who drowned after driving off a collapsed bridge are claiming that he died because Google failed to update its maps. [more]

Google adds its Bard chatbot to Gmail, YouTube, Docs and other apps

Category: Google|Sep 30, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google is challenging Microsoft and ChatGPT for the top spot in generative AI technology with an assistant designed to handle any number of business and consumer tasks. [more]

Google US antitrust trial: A timeline

Category: Google|Sep 26, 2023 | Author: Admin

The biggest antitrust trial of the century has kicked off, targeting Google's search business, and a second trial against the tech giant, focusing on advertising, is scheduled for next year. Here's an updated, play-by-play account of major milestones in the cases. [more]

Ridicules Apple and the iPhone

Category: IT|Sep 24, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google continues its campaign against the iPhone. [more]

Google can't wait

Category: Google|Sep 8, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google's Pixel press conference isn't until October 4, but the company can't wait. [more]

Google snoops on your links and may delete them

Category: Google|Aug 31, 2023 | Author: Admin

For almost every year, Google has removed pirate links from searches when they have received requests from rights holders to do so under the DMCA legislation. [more]

Soon iPhone fans will lose these reasons to bully Android

Category: Apple|Aug 11, 2023 | Author: Admin

There are several smart improvements on the way to Android 14. We just wish Google would talk more loudly about them. [more]

Promises weekly updates

Category: Google|Aug 10, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google announced this week that starting with Chrome 116, there will be security updates every single week. [more]

Google adds translation feature to Gmail app for Android, iOS users: Here's how to use it

Category: Google|Aug 9, 2023 | Author: Admin

The feature is available for both Android and iOS devices and will help users communicate more easily across language barriers. [more]

Google's latest bid to push hybrid work is a $99 rate at its on-campus hotel

Category: Google|Aug 6, 2023 | Author: Admin

Ever wanted to pay to be closer to work? [more]

Google is making Reading mode settings slightly harder to access in Chrome

Category: Google|Aug 4, 2023 | Author: Admin

Morphing a functional settings strip into nested drop-downs isn’t a bright idea [more]

This is important, but the big news is not ready yet

Category: Google|Jul 28, 2023 | Author: Admin

Finally, Android 6.0 and newer have notification support if an unknown tracking chip is following the user. We announced the functionality in March 2022. [more]

Google Bard launches in EU, overcoming data privacy concerns in the region

Category: Google|Jul 15, 2023 | Author: Admin

Five months after Google announced it was launching its own generative AI chatbot, the company has addressed the data privacy issues that had previously made it inaccessible to EU residents. [more]

Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools

Category: Google|Jul 12, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of users without their consent and violated copyright laws in order to train and develop its artificial intelligence products. [more]

Animated emojis are coming to Google Messages for global usage

Category: Google|Jul 11, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google Messages is a fun place to chat with friends, and the coming animated emojis will make it more fun. [more]

This is Google's new mobile

Category: Google|Jul 5, 2023 | Author: Admin

A Google Pixel 8 Pro test unit ended up in the hands of a leaker long before its launch this fall. [more]

24GB RAM will soon become a thing

Category: Google|Jun 27, 2023 | Author: Admin

Manufacturers such as Realme, OnePlus, and Oppo should be on the way with Android mobiles with 24GB of RAM. [more]

Google Domains sells to Squarespace as Google surprisingly exits domain registration business

Category: Google|Jun 18, 2023 | Author: Admin

The unexpected acquisition of $180 million will make Squarespace one of the biggest domain name registrars in the world. [more]

Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy

Category: Google|Jun 4, 2023 | Author: Admin

A search startup that revolved around providing an ad-free, privacy-centric alternative to Google is calling it quits — and it's well worth our while to contemplate why. [more]

Now Android is getting even better at battery life

Category: Google|May 30, 2023 | Author: Admin

ARM has revealed its new chip designs for Android. [more]

You can lose everything

Category: Google|May 20, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google says that for security reasons they will delete Google accounts that have been inactive for two years. [more]

You must soon know what this is

Category: Google|May 4, 2023 | Author: Admin

You must soon know what this is [more]

Apple and Google with surprising cooperation

Category: IT|May 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Apple and Google are not always competitors. Sometimes they want to make everyday life better for everyone. [more]

Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes

Category: Google|Apr 29, 2023 | Author: Admin

Now, whenever you upgrade to a new phone, your one-time codes will be readily available once you’ve signed in to your Google account. IT employees must be crying tears of joy. [more]

"Don't enable Google's new feature"

Category: Google|Apr 27, 2023 | Author: Admin

"The big improvement everyone with passwords has been waiting for," Now we are not so sure anymore whether it pays to activate cloud storage in "Google Authenticator." [more]

The big improvement everyone with passwords has been waiting for

Category: Google|Apr 25, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google has greatly updated "Authenticator" for iPhone and Android. [more]

AI chat is coming to Google

Category: Google|Apr 7, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirms to The Wall Street Journal that the company will bake its Bard chat AI into the search engine. Bard is not available as a beta test in Norway yet. [more]

Google will require that Android apps let you delete your account and data

Category: Google|Apr 6, 2023 | Author: Admin

You might not have to worry about leaving sensitive info at risk. [more]

Norwegians are one of the few in Europe who can download

Category: Google|Apr 2, 2023 | Author: Admin

Early in January during CES 2022, Google talked up "Nearby Share". Now the feature is in beta. [more]

Fixed the nasty Windows 11 privacy bug

Category: Microsoft|Mar 26, 2023 | Author: Admin

Google and Microsoft coded their screenshot apps wrong. [more]

Get complete price shock from this

Category: General|Mar 19, 2023 | Author: Admin

YouTube TV started in 2017 as a cable-cutter alternative at a low price. [more]

Get better battery life

Category: Google|Feb 21, 2023 | Author: Admin

It was early last December that we talked about improved Chrome with RAM and battery-saving mode. [more]

Google unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rival

Category: General|Feb 6, 2023 | Author: Admin

The AI will act as an "experimental conversational AI service" for its users. [more]

Refuses to let goNew monthly reporting, new mobiles?

Category: General|Feb 4, 2023 | Author: Admin

New monthly reporting, new mobiles? [more]

Should unite Windows and Android like Mac and iPhone

Category: Microsoft|Jan 14, 2023 | Author: Admin

According to Windows Central sources, Microsoft has given up on the Surface Duo series. [more]

The plans until 2025 revealed

Category: Google|Dec 27, 2022 | Author: Admin

Android Authority got a bit of a Christmas present from a leaker this year. [more]

The password savior

Category: Google|Dec 13, 2022 | Author: Admin

Finally, Chrome supports passkeys. [more]

Two new functions should save the battery

Category: Google|Dec 12, 2022 | Author: Admin

Google has introduced two new modes in Chrome, “Memory Saver” and “Energy Saver.” [more]

Google is making a big change

Category: Google|Dec 8, 2022 | Author: Admin

Google is actually introducing something new in its search engine, but only in the US and on the English language desktop. [more]

If Twitter is kicked out by Apple and Google, Musk will make his own mobile phone

Category: IT|Nov 30, 2022 | Author: Admin

When asked what Elon Musk will do if Apple and Google throw Twitter out of their app stores, the answer is interesting to say the least. [more]

Must be scrutinized extra carefully

Category: IT|Nov 28, 2022 | Author: Admin

Apple and Google are being investigated again in the UK. [more]

If they lose power, it's over and done with

Category: Google|Nov 14, 2022 | Author: Admin

Update R8xxXXU1GVI3 for Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic must be avoided at all costs. [more]

There is something completely unique about this one

Category: General|Nov 5, 2022 | Author: Admin

The Pixel 7 series are the first Android mobiles to only support 64-bit apps. [more]

Google Pixel Black Tim Cook from an iPhone

Category: Google|Oct 25, 2022 | Author: Admin

It's a good thing that Twitter notifies which device is used to send tweets. [more]

Sold out at Google

Category: Google|Oct 16, 2022 | Author: Admin

After nine years, Google has finally chosen to launch its Pixel mobiles in Norway. [more]

Here is Google's pirate report: has removed six billion links

Category: Google|Oct 8, 2022 | Author: Admin

In Google's "Insight report", the company has removed six billion pirate links over the past ten years. [more]

Summer 2023 Herper Chrome Ad blockers

Category: Google|Oct 4, 2022 | Author: Admin

From January 2023, the Google expansion platform launches the Manifest V3 to Chrome 112. [more]

You may have to pay for 4K

Category: IT|Oct 3, 2022 | Author: Admin

A Reddit user has revealed something scary: YouTube may charge for 4K videos. [more]

Google gives up

Category: Google|Sep 14, 2022 | Author: Admin

It is now known that Google has canceled its new Pixelbook. [more]

Google is suing Sonos

Category: Google|Aug 10, 2022 | Author: Admin

In January this year, Google lost a court case against Sonos. [more]

"Google pushes users into comprehensive monitoring"

Category: Google|Jul 3, 2022 | Author: Admin

The Consumer Council believes that "Google is manipulating users to choose the least privacy-friendly options through cunning design and misleading information." [more]

Are you tired of iPhone? Now Google makes it easy

Category: Google|Jul 1, 2022 | Author: Admin

Google has updated its "Switch to Android" app to all Android 12 mobiles. [more]

Google's folding mobile is at risk

Category: Google|May 28, 2022 | Author: Admin

Again, Google is said to have had to discontinue its "Pixel Fold" tablet. It reports Korean The Elec without reservation. [more]

Google's new mobile has over 72 hours of battery life

Category: Google|May 12, 2022 | Author: Admin

Google's IO trade show starts today, and the first day is always most important. [more]

Try the interface of a mobile that did not launch

Category: General|Apr 29, 2022 | Author: Admin

Nothing launches its first mobile during the summer, which we reported in March. [more]

Google's Pixel watch forgotten again at restaurant

Category: Google|Apr 24, 2022 | Author: Admin

As with the iPhone 4, an employee again forgot an unreleased product. [more]

French court upholds 150 million euro fine against Google

Category: General|Apr 10, 2022 | Author: Admin

Opaque ad rules turn out costly. [more]

Google is tightening the requirements for apps in Google Play

Category: Google|Apr 9, 2022 | Author: Admin

Old apps will no longer be available for new Android devices. [more]

Edge is the second-most used, but loses to Apple on this

Category: IT|Apr 2, 2022 | Author: Admin

Statcounter can reveal that Microsoft Edge is larger than Apple Safari, and therefore the second-most used in the world. When omitting mobiles. [more]

Android gets built-in AirTag and Tile tracking

Category: Google|Apr 1, 2022 | Author: Admin

Apple has built-in functionality that tells you if you are carrying an AirTag that is not yours. [more]

Russia launches its own app store

Category: General|Mar 30, 2022 | Author: Admin

Russia has developed an app store that will run on Android phones. [more]

Android phones are super-precise and it has many benefits

Category: Google|Mar 24, 2022 | Author: Admin

In the coming months (within the second quarter) it will be much easier to find the phone you have messed up if you have one with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Snapdragon 888, but that is not all the new technology will help you with. [more]

Android removes cross-tracking like iPhone - what is Facebook doing now?

Category: Google|Feb 17, 2022 | Author: Admin

Google says they will now stop the possibility of apps on Android, and where they can on the web, to cross-share personal information, which is part of the reason, besides TikTok, that Facebook is having such a hard time at the moment. [more]

Android 13 can run Windows 11

Category: IT|Feb 16, 2022 | Author: Admin

Windows 11 can be run as a virtual machine in Android 13, Google's recently announced upgrade of the mobile OS that was launched in the form of the first developer test. [more]

Chromium Trouble - Can't change default search engine anymore

Category: Google|Jan 17, 2022 | Author: Admin

Deliberately removed [more]

Claims HomePod mini is on its way to Norway

Category: General|Jan 12, 2022 | Author: Admin

The Swedish website Teknivecka reports that Apple has been testing the HomePod mini in Sweden. [more]

Chrome 97 is launched today with a controversial feature

Category: Google|Jan 5, 2022 | Author: Admin

Today, a new version of Google's browser is launched in the so-called Stable channel. Chrome 97 brings several new features, and among them is a new feature to the keyboard API with controversial publicity that several browser competitors have made a conscious choice not to implement. [more]

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit

Category: Google|Dec 30, 2021 | Author: Admin

Over alleged tracking of internet use while browsing "incognito". [more]

Google, Meta undersea data cable recommended for approval

Category: Google|Dec 26, 2021 | Author: Admin

Google, Meta undersea data cable recommended for approval [more]

Oppo is ahead of Google - launches smart glasses

Category: IT|Dec 16, 2021 | Author: Admin

Only for the Chinese market [more]

The update is a nightmare - now they regret it

Category: General|Dec 9, 2021 | Author: Admin

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro customers who have installed the company's Android 12 update, OxygenOS 12, are furious with the company because they think the software is so full of bugs that they regret the upgrades. [more]

"Do not download Chrome, trust us instead

Category: Google|Dec 4, 2021 | Author: Admin

Microsoft is doing everything they can to prevent people from downloading Chrome with Edge. [more]

Now this disappears

Category: Google|Nov 11, 2021 | Author: Admin

Alphabet-owned YouTube now removes the ability for viewers to see how many people have pressed their thumbs down on videos. [more]

Pixel 6 Pro is slower than three year old iPhone, but does it matter?

Category: General|Oct 27, 2021 | Author: Admin

We have long hoped that Google would be serious about hardware, but they continue to hold back a real global launch. The same goes for the new Pixel 6 series which gets good reviews. [more]

Windows 11 does not provide access to Google Play unless you do a little trick

Category: Microsoft|Oct 24, 2021 | Author: Admin

There is a tick in Microsoft's promise from June this year to allow Android apps in Windows 11.  [more]

Google accuses Epic of breach of contract

Category: Google|Oct 13, 2021 | Author: Admin

Apple and Google are now going after Epic Games at the same time. It became known a few days ago that Apple is appealing the verdict against Epic after they first stated that the decision was a victory. The reason is that Apple has to accept alternative payment platforms such as Paddle.... [more]

Android vs. iOS in the enterprise: IT now has a real choice

Category: IT|Oct 12, 2021 | Author: Admin

It used to be that Android couldn't get a second look in the enterprise. Now Apple's iOS has real competition. [more]

Problems with Many websites like Facebook and Instagram: - We are working hard

Category: General|Oct 4, 2021 | Author: Admin

Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger are also experiencing problems, according to Downdetector. [more]

YouTube blocks all content that goes against vaccines

Category: Google|Sep 30, 2021 | Author: Admin

YouTube will block all content that goes against vaccines. The company will no longer only ban "false" information about covid vaccines, but also content with "incorrect information" about other approved vaccines. [more]

Android's underappreciated upgrade advantage

Category: Google|Sep 24, 2021 | Author: Admin

Yup, you read that right. And it's as true as can be, even if Apple does everything in its power to make you forget. [more]

Sent 700tb over 4 km of laser technology

Category: IT|Sep 18, 2021 | Author: Admin

The global internet traffic is expected to grow by 24 percent annually. Fiber optics can remedy growth, but the roll-out of fiber networks is time-consuming and expensive. Google's parent company Alphabet has developed a wireless 20 Gbps + broadband link that can save us too much... [more]

'Massive' transatlantic data cable landed on beach in Bude

Category: Google|Sep 17, 2021 | Author: Admin

A new "massive" undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall. [more]

Google is Apple's most important dairy cow

Category: Google|Aug 29, 2021 | Author: Admin

Apple gets almost five percent of its revenue from search engine fees from Google. [more]

The great YouTube feature can be tested - maybe October 31st

Category: Google|Aug 26, 2021 | Author: Admin

If you are a YouTube Premium member, you can test new features before others, such as PiP (Picture in Picture). [more]

The plan was an "iPhone nano" and "holy war" against Google

Category: Apple|Aug 21, 2021 | Author: Admin

A note has been discovered in the pile of Apple emails. [more]

Android 12 beta has been launched with the big news

Category: Google|Jul 22, 2021 | Author: Admin

Google has finally launched Material You in Android 12 beta 3, while Apple today launched beta 3 for its OS. [more]

Now the government "take" Google. Sued from all sides

Category: Google|Jul 5, 2021 | Author: Admin

US authorities sued Google last year for violating antitrust laws and discriminating against rivals. The company was given a "trial period" until September 12, 2023. The lawsuit has since been expanded and coordinated with 38 states. [more]


Increased by 164 percent

Category: IT|Mar 18, 2024 | Author: Admin

Anthropic launches its fastest and cheapest AI model yet

Category: IT|Mar 17, 2024 | Author: Admin

What is Darwin AI and how could Apple use its new tech?

Category: Apple|Mar 16, 2024 | Author: Admin

DO NOT update Minecraft!

Category: IT|Mar 15, 2024 | Author: Admin

Did you experience the problem? Now it is fixed

Category: Microsoft|Mar 14, 2024 | Author: Admin

Over 12 million auth secrets and keys leaked on GitHub in 2023

Category: IT|Mar 13, 2024 | Author: Admin

He was behind the big games, this is his new studio

Category: IT|Mar 12, 2024 | Author: Admin

Just need cable

Category: IT|Mar 11, 2024 | Author: Admin

Not getting more RAM, but they get THIS

Category: Apple|Mar 10, 2024 | Author: Admin

Apple to Let EU iPhone Users Delete Safari and More Easily Transition to Android

Category: Apple|Mar 9, 2024 | Author: Admin

Aims for insane image quality

Category: Apple|Mar 8, 2024 | Author: Admin

Satellites called in to salvage lost internet after Red Sea cables cut

Category: IT|Mar 7, 2024 | Author: Admin

Apple has kicked out Epic Games

Category: General|Mar 6, 2024 | Author: Admin

This is how Meta explains the downtime

Category: IT|Mar 5, 2024 | Author: Admin

You'll hate HBO Max, too

Category: IT|Mar 4, 2024 | Author: Admin
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