Samsung and Google have voiced concerns with the Chinese regulators over impending Microsoft, Nokia deal, a new report claims. According to Bloomberg Samsung and Google have joined local vendors in China to…
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Chrome OS gets experimental multiprofiles feature
Chrome OS has just got a new experimental multiprofiles features using which users can sign-in and run multiple profiles simultaneously. “People who have multiple profiles or users on their Chrome devices can…
Samsung Chromebook 2 likely to flaunt faux-leather case
Samsung Chromebook 2 is likely to feature Galaxy Note 3-like faux-leather case, according to a new leak that emerged on Twitter. The leak comes from none other than the prolific @evleaks. The…
European Commission likely to tackle in-app purchases issue strictly
The European Commission may call upon tech giants including Apple and Google to discuss and tackle in-app purchases issue. After receiving complaints from all over the EU including consumer groups in the…
Google integrates restaurant menus in its search
Google will now show users of its search engine full restaurant menus in the US – a move some believe is directly aimed at services like Urbanspoon and Yelp. “Next time you’re…
Hangouts for iOS gets a makeover; Google adds stickers, video messaging
Google has revamped its Hangouts for iOS app by adding stickers, video messaging and a few other features – marking a first major update after it added phone calls last year in…
Google adds “OK Google” voice search to Chrome beta
Google rolled out an updated beta version of its Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux with “Ok Google” search functionality on top of a few new features and new apps/extension APIs…
In-app purchases in free-to-play games on European Commission’s radar
European Commission is going to meet with consumer protection authorities in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network responsible for enforcing consumer rights across the…
Google launches Oppia for interactive online education
Google debuts Oppia, an open source online platform for education that allows anybody to create interactive activities dubbed explorations and makes it easy for others to learn from. The activities or explorations,…
First of the three Project Ara conferences to be held in April
Google, on Wednesday, announced that the first developer conference for the Project Ara smartphone will take place in April stating that only a limited number of participants will be allowed to attend…
‘Robots to pass Turing test by 2029’ predicts Google artificial intelligence expert
Within 15 years computers and robots will be able to think better than humans, Google’s top artificial intelligence expert has claimed. Ray Kurzweil, Google’s director of engineering, has predicted that by 2029…
British Airways bags top brand title as tech giants slip
British Airways has managed to beat more than 1,500 companies to become the first travel company ever to have topped 2014 Superbrands survey. According to the Superbrands panel, BA’s success can partly…
Joaquin Almunia: No Gentlemen’s agreement with Google
The European Union has not entered so called ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with Google, the European Commission’s competition chief said on Friday. Joaquin Almunia, while addressing an antitrust conference, defended the recent investigation settlement…
Microsoft slashes Windows 8.1 licensing fees by 70% to counter rivals
Microsoft is significantly dropping the Windows 8.1 license costs by 70 percent for PC makers, reports Bloomberg. According to the report, Microsoft is planning to cut price of Windows 8.1 license from…
Glitch disrupts Google Drive, Docs, Sheets for nearly 5 hours
Early Thursday morning saw quite a few of Google services including Drive, Docs disrupted for nearly 5 hours because of some glitch. Google Apps Status dashboard showed signs of disruption on Google…