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Google adding four Stadia Pro games for January 2021
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The games include Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Figment, F1 2020, and Hotline Miami, reports 9To5Google. Figment costs $19.99, though the musical journey is currently on discount for $11.99. F1 2020 is the most expensive game being offered in this batch at $59.99, currently $29.99.
Google Meet, Duo hosted over 1 trillion minutes of video calls
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The company said that with your Gmail account, Meet calls are unlimited through March 31, 2021, so that families can enjoy holiday traditions without interruptions. In 2020, Google added a Meet tab in Gmail so that with one tap, people can jump from an email to a video call.
Google, Mithril Capital infuse $145mn in Roposo owner Glance
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The funding will be used to deepen artificial intelligence (AI) capability and product offerings, including expanding its technology team, across markets for both Glance and Roposo, the company said in a statement.
Rewind 2020: Big Tech reckoning begins in America
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2020 was the first time when Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook testified as a group to the Congress. And then, they testified some more, in smaller cohorts, in a year when their services wove tightly into the social fabric of a world that retreated from public spaces.
Google launches new site to help travel industry gauge demand
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Called 'Travel Insights with Google', the new website will help better understand pent-up travel demand and leverage insights from these tools for businesses to position themselves for recovery, the company said.
Google Camera Go gets HDR mode
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The new mode will increase the dynamic range of a given image and will also enhance the overall output of the images with more details. Android Go Edition is a stripped-down version of the regular Android operating system for entry-level smartphones. It is designed for devices with 2GB or lower RAM.
Google Stadia game streaming available on iOS via web app
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One can play Stadia games on an iPhone or iPad by creating a web app shortcut that uses the Safari browser. To get started, one will need a Stadia account and an iPhone or iPad with iOS version 14.3 or greater with the least one game in the Stadia library.
Now 38 US states sue Google over search manipulation
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According to a statement from the New York attorney general's office on Thursday, the states are asking the court to stop Google's illegal conduct and "restore a competitive marketplace." "Google sits at the crossroads of so many areas of our digital economy and has used its dominance to illegally squash competitors, monitor nearly every aspect of our digital lives, and profit to the tune of billions," said New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James.
Google brings more Indian languages to Search results in India
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The company said that over the next month, Search will start to show relevant content in supported Indian languages where appropriate, even if the local language query is typed in English. "This functionality will also better serve bilingual users who feel comfortable reading both English and an Indian language. It will roll out in five Indian languages: Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu," Google said during its ‘L10n' virtual event.
Malware hidden in 28 Chrome, Edge extensions hits 30 lakh people
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The Chrome and Edge extensions are associated with some of the world's most popular platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Google Chrome. The malware has the functionality to redirect user's traffic to ads or phishing sites and to steal people's personal data, such as birth dates, email addresses, and active devices.
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