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The Phone app is launching this week on select flagship Samsung and LG devices running Android 9 Pie and above via the Play Store In 2019, Google launched a feature called ‘Verified SMS’ in its Messages app for Android to reduce spam. Now, the Phone app is officially becoming available…

Traditionally, the Android Beta Program shuts down following the launch of the in-preview release. Google is doing something different this year and keeping the program open to “future pre-release versions of Android 11.” Google starts by thanking Android 11 beta testers for “collectively reporting over 25,000 issues.” For many this…

Updated / Tuesday, 8 Sep 2020 02:42 In July, Google extended its work-from-home policy until the summer of next year, in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Google has abandoned plans to rent office space in Dublin's Docklands for 2,000 employees. The global tech company has confirmed reports that the…

The suit was filed by lawyers in B.C, Ontario and Quebec Lawyers in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have filed a proposed class-action suit against Google and its parent company Alphabet on behalf of millions of Canadian. The suit alleges that Google unlawfully collects and profits from personal information from…

In this week’s top stories: the upcoming Made by Google Android TV dongle gets price leaked, Samsung smartphones drop from the top 10 bestsellers list, official LineageOS support arrives for Pixel 2, 3a, & 4 series, and more. The Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 won’t be the only things…

Having a few Google Home and Nest smart speakers and displays around your house can be great for home automation. With “Family Bell,” you can have the Google Assistant play scheduled announcements at designated times. We’ll show you how to set it up. The Family Bell feature is great for…

Before taxes, the average monthly cost of Google’s MVNO for Flexible (pay as you go) users is between $30-80, or $70 on the Unlimited plan. Some subscribers are now receiving a $0 Google Fi bill that’s very clearly a bug. There are several reports today of Google Fi members opening…

Lawyers in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in the three provinces against Google and its parent Alphabet Inc. on behalf of millions of Canadians, alleging the company unlawfully collects and profits from personal information without their consent.“The claim alleges that Google turns Canadians’ electronics…

The wait is officially over. Marvel’s Avengers officially releases this week — today with some editions — on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Google’s Stadia cloud-gaming platform. Square Enix has been building up excitement for its Avengers game for over a year now, and the title has been highly anticipated by…

When researchers at Google announced last fall that they had achieved “quantum superiority”—a point at which a quantum computer can perform a task beyond the reach of regular computers—some people wondered what the big deal was. The program, which checked the output of a random number generator, was of limited practical…