Page 32 - While Google News Today

Google Is Experimenting With Removing Some News Sites From Search Gizmodo 1/13/2021 © Photo: Peter Parks/AFP (Getty Images) In a disturbing move, Google is apparently experimenting with hiding links to some news sites from search results in Australia. The change was initially reported by the Australian Financial Review, and was confirmed by Google to AFR as well as The Guardian. Some of the affected outlets include the Guardian Australia, the Australian, and the Sydney Morning Herald. Whil...

A code change submitted to AOSP suggests Android 12 will allow users to hibernate unused apps to free up storage space.

WhatsApp may soon touch 500 million users in India despite new privacy policy, claims report WhatsApp, which had 400 million users by mid-2019 is still being used by Indian users despite the new privacy policy, and may soon reach 500 million downloads, according to a report. Yasmin Ahmed | January 12, 2021 | Updated 16:58 IST (Picture: Reuters) Highlights WhatsApp had 459 million active users followed by YouTube with 452 million users, in December 2020. WhatsApp and its new privacy policy slat...

WhatsApp Messenger new terms: Best privacy-focussed apps and services The recent update to WhatsApps terms, which forces users to share private data with Facebook, has been the center of discussions on the internet January 09, 2021 / 02:18 PM IST The recent update to WhatsApps terms, which forces users to share private data with Facebook, has been the center of discussions on the internet. The news has also opened the eyes of a large set of smartphone users regarding privacy. Most users don...

While Google hasn’t shipped any new Google Maps updates for CarPlay since December 1, other developers out there have been hard at work to improve their navigation solutions.

Scoop: Google to lift post-election political ad ban on Dec. 10 Photo: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Google informed its advertising partners on Wednesday that beginning Dec. 10, it will lift the post-election political ad ban that went into effect after polls closed on Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios. The big picture: The lift comes about a month ahead of two crucial Georgia runoff races that will determine control of the Senate. Millions of dollars have been pouring into t...

RIP Android Things, the Smart Home Platform We All Forgot Existed Share Filed to:android things Photo: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP, Getty Images To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. While Google is infamous for killing off its creations, there’s a good chance you’ve never even heard of Andro...

Google Allows Gmail Users to Open Microsoft Office Docs in the Mail Interface Dec 10, 2020 18:28 GMT      Users can reply to emails with the file using the original format While Google already allowed Gmail users to edit Microsoft Office documents they receive on email, the whole thing relied on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and required the data to be imported in Google Drive. Needless to say, while this worked pretty smoothly, it wasn’t necessarily the most convenient experience, an...