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A big overhaul of Wear OS is underway, but the upgrade path for existing devices is unclear for now. Until then, current owners are impacted by a recent issue that sees them unable to set a timer with Google Assistant on Wear OS. Update 7/14: This issue has been quietly…

keeps is your location data. Doing a Google search or using Google Maps gives the company your location to pinpoint accuracy. Why does Google want this? To serve you more relevant ads and search results and so on, but for some people, that's an unacceptable privacy tradeoff. Here's how to…

Signs at Heathrow Airport explaining Britain’s quarantine requirements.Credit...Andy Rain/EPA, via ShutterstockBritish medical officials announced Friday that fully vaccinated travelers returning to England from France must continue to quarantine because of the threat posed by the Beta variant. Travelers arriving from France must quarantine for five to 10 days, at home…

Floods like these, which have left more than 100 dead, had not been seen in perhaps a 1,000 years. For many, the warnings came too late, raising questions about lapses in Germany’s flood alert system. A church and cemetery after flooding in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.Credit...Friedemann Vogel/EPA, via ShutterstockJuly 16, 2021Updated…

Following the launch on Wednesday, Google has opened the customary Android 12 Beta 3 survey for Pixel owners.  We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please only fill out this survey…

Analysis Software patches from Microsoft this week closed two vulnerabilities exploited by spyware said to have been sold to governments by Israeli developer Candiru. On Thursday, Citizen Lab released a report fingering Candiru as the maker of the espionage toolkit, an outfit Microsoft code-named Sourgum. It is understood the spyware,…

Once the update rolls out to your iOS device, you’ll see an option pop up that lets you delete the last 15 minutes of your search activity.Photo: Caitlin McGarry / Gizmodo In its never-ending quest to convince users that it has privacy top of mind, Google is rolling out a…

Google has released new details about four zero-day security vulnerabilities that were exploited in the wild earlier this year. Discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero researchers, the four zero-days were used as part of three targeted malware campaigns that exploited previously unknown flaws in Google Chrome,…

Google's announcement of a plan to pay some game developers based on how much their games are played has stirred concerns among industry insiders about the downside of game subscription economics. Why it matters: The concern over engagement-based payments is that they incentivize developers to make games that are artificially…

We are now ready to gather up all of today’s best deals on Android games and apps courtesy of Google Play. We got the details on the new Wear OS Nintendo wearable today as well as a series of fresh new Android hardware deals right here, but for now its…