Remember How Cool Google Earth Was When It Launched 20 Years Ago?
It has been 20 years since we first got a chance to try Google Earth, with it punishing the onboard graphics capabilities of many office computers as people tried it out at…
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Google Must Sell Off Chrome, With More To Come Possilble
The American Department of Justice has made a ruling that Alphabet must fully divest itself of Chrome, selling not just the ownership of the web browser but also providing development details to…
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Sixth Time’s The Charm For Alphabet, Meet The Pixel 6
The rarity of new hardware is nothing new right now and of course affects the new Pixel 6 but that is not the only challenge as there are only a dozen countries…
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Uri Frank Joins Google To Design New Silicon
Uri Frank most recently lead Intel's Core processor development from 2016 to 2020 as VP and Director of Product Development for the Platform Engineering Group. He has very recently left...
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Closed Captioning Comes To Chrome
Alphabet, or Google if you prefer, is expanding the closed captioning support they offer on YouTube, Pixel devices and many Android phones. As of the Chrome 89 and later, you can enable…
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Ah, boss? I just overheard someone say they spotted the microphone!
You may recall a news story last summer, about USB fans which were handed out to journalists that showed how oblivious many people are when it comes to security. ...
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Chrome plated Windows? Microsoft is making like a magpie
There are two very interesting rumours about Microsoft circulating the intertubes today, both involving Alphabet's Chrome products. The most shocking is that they have finally internalized the fact that when people refer…
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Google versus the law of unintended consequences
Killing off autoplaying adverts in Chrome is a wonderful thing and has brought peace and quiet to many a browsing session, unless you are someone who likes to play games in your…
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Move over HoloLens, enterprising new Glassholes are on the scene
Google Glass is back, but this time the users should be safely contained in manufacturing facilities and corporate buildings. The initial launch lead to what many felt was a breach of public…
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