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Google Introduces Major AI Shopping Upgrades Across Search and the Gemini App Including 'Let Google Call'
Google has introduced new AI-powered shopping features across Search, AI Mode and the Gemini app in the US. The tools aim to speed up product discovery, comparison and checkout by offering natural language search, shoppable images, comparison tables and real-time inventory data. A new “Let Google Call” feature can contact local stores for stock...
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Google Play Store to Show Warnings on Apps Causing Excessive Battery Drain
Starting March 1, next year, the Google Play Store will show warnings on app listings that cause excessive battery drain. The Android apps that keep devices awake for a longer time will also be excluded from the prominent discovery surfaces, such as recommendations. A user session is considered excessive when it involves more than 2 cumulative hour...
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DigiLocker: How to Store Your Aadhaar, PAN and Other Documents Safely on Your Phone
DigiLocker acts as a cloud-based service for storing government-issued documents. The DigiLocker app and website allow you to digitise your documents and make them available to you at all times. These digitised documents are considered to be at par with original physical ones and are accepted by authorities. Here is a step-by-step guide on how you ...
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UIDAI Launches New Aadhaar App for Android and iOS Users, Makes It Easier to Store and Share ID
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced the launch of a new Aadhaar app on Sunday. The new app is aimed at helping Indian citizens securely store their Aadhaar card and even share it with others. The app is available on both Android’s Google Play and iOS’ App Store. The app works alongside the mAadhaar app, which functions mo...
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Google Pixel Watch 4 Goes on Sale in India: Price, Specifications, Sale Offers
Google Pixel Watch 4 is now available for purchase in India. The wearable, which was launched in the country in August, can be purchased through Google India's online store and Flipkart. It is available in two sizes and multiple colour options. It runs on a Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 processor and a Cortex-M55 co-processor.
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Amazon vs Perplexity: 5 Things to Know About the Agentic AI Browser War
Amazon has issued a cease-and-desist notice to Perplexity, alleging its Comet AI browser disguises itself as Chrome to bypass safeguards and access the Amazon Store on users’ behalf, creating security and trust risks. Perplexity rejected the claims, accusing Amazon of blocking innovation. The dispute highlights growing tension between major platf...
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WhatsApp Working on 'Strict Account Settings' Feature to Protect Users From Cyberattacks: Report
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new lockdown-style mode to enhance security for users at risk of targeted cyberattacks, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. Spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4 update on the Google Play Store, the feature will reportedly let users apply stricter privacy settings with one toggle. It incl...
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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Google Brings Major Changes to Play Store Operations in the US After Epic Games Ruling
Starting October 29, Google can no longer restrict the use of alternative payment systems in the US Play Store. Also, the tech giant can not force the developers to use Google Play Billing for payments. The latest update is in line with an injunction resulting from the Epic vs. Google case. Google has listed out the changes being made today on this...
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Microsoft Introduces New Copilot Agent That Can Build Apps from Text Prompts
Microsoft has introduced two new Copilot agents —App Builder and Workflows —for Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers. App Builder can generate full-fledged apps from simple text prompts, while Workflows automates routine tasks across Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. Both features are initially limited to Frontier users, expanding soon to more subsc...
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YouTube's New Likeness Detection Tool Explained: How to Sign Up, Data Usage Policy, and More
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool which lets creators identify and flag content that features their likeness generated using artificial intelligence (AI). It is now available to all creators under the YouTube Partner Program. If a creator spots their likeness being used by another party on YouTube, they can submit a removal request f...
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Google Play Store Shake-Up Looms As US Top Court Denies Bid To Pause Changes
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store that's designed to unleash more competition against a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly.
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Google Play Gets a Major Upgrade With Gamer Profiles, Rewards System and Gemini Live Guidance
Google Play is set for a major revamp with new gaming-focused features, Google announced on Tuesday. The update adds tools to help players track stats and achievements across devices, alongside a dedicated “You” tab, gamer profiles, and Gemini Live integration. Google Play Games on PC has also exited beta and is now widely available.
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Google's Viral Gemini Banana Trend is Fun, But It Comes With a Privacy Risk
Gemini’s Nano Banana trend has gone viral on social media, surpassing 500 million image generations. The custom AI model lets users upload images and apply detailed edits with prompts. While popular, it has reignited privacy concerns, as Google stores all user conversations and uploaded images, which can be used to train its AI systems and servic...
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'No Added Fees, No Hidden Taxes': Swiggy Launches Toing In Pune For Affordable Meals
The pilot app is live in select areas of Pune and targets students and young professionals with low-cost meal options. Swiggy has launched the app on the App Store and Google Play.
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Google Introduces Major AI Shopping Upgrades Across Search and the Gemini App Including 'Let Google Call'
Google has introduced new AI-powered shopping features across Search, AI Mode and the Gemini app in the US. The tools aim to speed up product discovery, comparison and checkout by offering natural language search, shoppable images, comparison tables and real-time inventory data. A new “Let Google Call” feature can contact local stores for stock...
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Google Play Store to Show Warnings on Apps Causing Excessive Battery Drain
Starting March 1, next year, the Google Play Store will show warnings on app listings that cause excessive battery drain. The Android apps that keep devices awake for a longer time will also be excluded from the prominent discovery surfaces, such as recommendations. A user session is considered excessive when it involves more than 2 cumulative hour...
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DigiLocker: How to Store Your Aadhaar, PAN and Other Documents Safely on Your Phone
DigiLocker acts as a cloud-based service for storing government-issued documents. The DigiLocker app and website allow you to digitise your documents and make them available to you at all times. These digitised documents are considered to be at par with original physical ones and are accepted by authorities. Here is a step-by-step guide on how you ...
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UIDAI Launches New Aadhaar App for Android and iOS Users, Makes It Easier to Store and Share ID
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced the launch of a new Aadhaar app on Sunday. The new app is aimed at helping Indian citizens securely store their Aadhaar card and even share it with others. The app is available on both Android’s Google Play and iOS’ App Store. The app works alongside the mAadhaar app, which functions mo...
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Google Pixel Watch 4 Goes on Sale in India: Price, Specifications, Sale Offers
Google Pixel Watch 4 is now available for purchase in India. The wearable, which was launched in the country in August, can be purchased through Google India's online store and Flipkart. It is available in two sizes and multiple colour options. It runs on a Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 processor and a Cortex-M55 co-processor.
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Amazon vs Perplexity: 5 Things to Know About the Agentic AI Browser War
Amazon has issued a cease-and-desist notice to Perplexity, alleging its Comet AI browser disguises itself as Chrome to bypass safeguards and access the Amazon Store on users’ behalf, creating security and trust risks. Perplexity rejected the claims, accusing Amazon of blocking innovation. The dispute highlights growing tension between major platf...
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WhatsApp Working on 'Strict Account Settings' Feature to Protect Users From Cyberattacks: Report
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new lockdown-style mode to enhance security for users at risk of targeted cyberattacks, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. Spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4 update on the Google Play Store, the feature will reportedly let users apply stricter privacy settings with one toggle. It incl...
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
-
Google Brings Major Changes to Play Store Operations in the US After Epic Games Ruling
Starting October 29, Google can no longer restrict the use of alternative payment systems in the US Play Store. Also, the tech giant can not force the developers to use Google Play Billing for payments. The latest update is in line with an injunction resulting from the Epic vs. Google case. Google has listed out the changes being made today on this...
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Microsoft Introduces New Copilot Agent That Can Build Apps from Text Prompts
Microsoft has introduced two new Copilot agents —App Builder and Workflows —for Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers. App Builder can generate full-fledged apps from simple text prompts, while Workflows automates routine tasks across Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. Both features are initially limited to Frontier users, expanding soon to more subsc...
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YouTube's New Likeness Detection Tool Explained: How to Sign Up, Data Usage Policy, and More
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool which lets creators identify and flag content that features their likeness generated using artificial intelligence (AI). It is now available to all creators under the YouTube Partner Program. If a creator spots their likeness being used by another party on YouTube, they can submit a removal request f...
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Google Play Store Shake-Up Looms As US Top Court Denies Bid To Pause Changes
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store that's designed to unleash more competition against a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly.
-
Google Play Gets a Major Upgrade With Gamer Profiles, Rewards System and Gemini Live Guidance
Google Play is set for a major revamp with new gaming-focused features, Google announced on Tuesday. The update adds tools to help players track stats and achievements across devices, alongside a dedicated “You” tab, gamer profiles, and Gemini Live integration. Google Play Games on PC has also exited beta and is now widely available.
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Google's Viral Gemini Banana Trend is Fun, But It Comes With a Privacy Risk
Gemini’s Nano Banana trend has gone viral on social media, surpassing 500 million image generations. The custom AI model lets users upload images and apply detailed edits with prompts. While popular, it has reignited privacy concerns, as Google stores all user conversations and uploaded images, which can be used to train its AI systems and servic...
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'No Added Fees, No Hidden Taxes': Swiggy Launches Toing In Pune For Affordable Meals
The pilot app is live in select areas of Pune and targets students and young professionals with low-cost meal options. Swiggy has launched the app on the App Store and Google Play.
