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The 5 biggest announcements from Google's Pixel event

Yesterday's Google event was dedicated to how its new hardware and software will blend together. Google started off with an official Pixel phone unveiling, after weeks of rumors and leaks.

05 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Google expected to unveil new phones at San Francisco event

Alphabet Inc's Google is expected to unveil new smartphones at an event on Tuesday, the company's latest effort to sell consumers on a Google-branded device and to challenge Apple Inc at the high end of the market.

04 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Allo’s limitations explained in one word: “India”

Google's new instant messaging client Allo doesn't seem like a compelling product. Allo is missing many of the basic features you might expect in an instant messaging app: it only works with one device at a time, it doesn't work on a desktop or laptop computer, it doesn't support tablets very well, it doesn't use a Google account, and it doesn't support SMS.

30 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Play Music is now available in India

The company announced a slew of new products related to India, but the local launch of its music service was not among them. Nevertheless, a number of eagle-eyed Google fans in India noticed that the service came online for them today — Google later confirmed the launch in a statement.

29 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google expands its initiative to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots in emerging markets

Google yesterday announced a collection of updates aimed at helping get ‘the next billion’ internet users in India and emerging markets online. One of the more subtle yet interesting components to that push is the launch of Google Station, a project to enable free public Wi-Fi hotspots, which is now open for new partners.

28 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google celebrates 18th birthday, as it has done on this date for 11 years

27 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

YouTube Heroes gets volunteers moderating videos for points and perks

Google has just launched a new volunteer community it is calling YouTube Heroes, which aims to bridge the gap between YouTube’s automated video monitoring systems and getting a real person making decisions about what content is inappropriate.

26 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

8 tips for using Google Allo

Is Google Allo the next big thing in messaging apps? Maybe...or maybe not. The new "smart" messaging app is actually pretty straightforward -- especially if you've used its competitors, such as Whatsapp or Line, in the past -- but it does have a few tricks up its sleeve (namely, that in-chat Google search that nobody will ever be able to do as well as, well, Google).

22 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google will announce its next smartphone on October 4th

Google has announced that it will be holding an event on October 4th in San Francisco, where it will likely unveil its latest smartphones (which may or may not be released under the Nexus brand).

20 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google will announce its next smartphone on October 4th

Google has announced that it will be holding an event on October 4th in San Francisco, where it will likely unveil its latest smartphones (which may or may not be released under the Nexus brand).

20 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google may face over $400 million Indonesia tax bill for 2015 - government official

Indonesia plans to pursue Alphabet Inc's Google for five years of back taxes, and the search giant could face a bill of more than $400 million for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided payments, a senior tax official said.

19 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Chrome will warn users on non-secure websites by 2017

Google announced last Thursday its Chrome internet browser would warn users about non-secure websites beginning in January 2017. The move aims to protect sensitive information like passwords and credit card details from being stolen.

12 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Leak Unveils New Chromecast, Pixel Smartphone, Home And Daydream VR Details

At the beginning of October, Google is reportedly announcing several highly anticipated devices. Specifically Google will host an event on October 4th where it will reveal new “Pixel” smartphones and a new version of the Chromecast, according to a source with Android Police.

12 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Google expands in India, enters the food delivery business

Food tech just got supremely more interesting in India.

17 Aug 2016, business.mega.mu

Google launches Duo video-calling app, a dull cross-OS FaceTime rival

Can Google spring back from its social failures with a bare-bones video-calling app that unites iOS and Android users? Today it’s launching Duo, which lets you video call people one-on-one via their phone number.

16 Aug 2016, business.mega.mu

Russia fines Google $6.75 million for pre-installing apps on Android

Less than what Google makes in an hour

12 Aug 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Maps for Android gets Wi-Fi-only mode and SD card download option

Google is making its Maps app more accessible to users in emerging markets with two nifty features for the Android version of the service.

09 Aug 2016, business.mega.mu

Google announces add-ons for Docs and Sheets' mobile apps

Now you can use DocuSign, Scanbot, Appsheet, Easybib and more from your phone.

29 Jul 2016, business.mega.mu

Google’s Android Phone app now identifies spam callers

There’s nothing worse than answering a call from a number you don’t recognize and getting locked into an awkward sales or marketing call. Well, those incidents may be less frequent for many after Google added spam call detection to its phone app for Android.

26 Jul 2016, business.mega.mu

Google Offering Free Four Months Of Play Music And YouTube Red

Google Play Music is a competent streaming service, but it's always sat in the shadow of larger, more aggressive competitors such as Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music.

05 Jul 2016, business.mega.mu