Category: Google

Tariffs are forcing Big Tech to move production out of China

[ad_1] Last month, the US increased import tariffs on certain Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent. If the tariff hike goes through, items like motherboards, smartphones, video game consoles and computers could be subject to the 25 percent tax. At that rate, Nintendo might be forced to sell its consoles at a loss […]

Shazam can now ID tracks played through your headphones

[ad_1] But, as The Verge reports, the app has now been updated to detect music played through your headphones as well. When you turn on the Pop-up Shazam feature, it adds a persistent notification to your Android notification drawer. You can hit the notification to bring up a floating Shazam icon which sits on top […]

Gmail’s ‘dynamic email’ will be available to everyone July 2nd.

[ad_1] It’s highly likely you’ve already seen AMP for Gmail in action. Earlier this year, Google cleared several of its partners to send out dynamic emails, including Booking.com, Despegar, Doodle, Ecwid, Freshworks, Nexxt, OYO Rooms, Pinterest, and redBus. While the list will likely get bigger, don’t expect an onslaught of dynamic emails right away. Before […]

Google Stadia may offer publisher-specific subscriptions

[ad_1] According to The Verge, Harrison only spoke briefly about the publisher-specific offerings, so we don’t have many details. He did say they’ll likely live on top of the Stadia Pro subscription, as a kind of premium add-on. Rock Paper Shotgun likens it to buying HBO on top of an existing cable package. Harrison also […]

G20 countries agree to close tax loopholes for tech companies

[ad_1] A final report on the plans would be available by 2020, according to the draft. The challenge, as you might imagine, would be obtaining a consensus from a large group includes countries like China, India and South Africa in addition to G8 mainstays like the US, UK and Russia. The US in particular has […]

After Math: We’re not playing around

[ad_1] Google’s upcoming game streaming service sure does look impressive, what with the ability to play console-quality games on virtually any screen in your house. But unless you’ve got a 4K TV, a speedy internet connection and $10 a month on top of the $130 base fee, you might want to stick with the system […]

Google Walkout leader leaves the company over alleged retaliation

[ad_1] The Guardian reported Stapleton told her co-workers she had branded by her department “with a kind of scarlet letter that makes it difficult to do my job or find another one.” She determined that there was no where else for her to go within the company and believed that she and others were actively […]

Google warns banning Huawei could increase security risks

[ad_1] In accordance with the “national emergency” declared by the Trump Administration last month, Google cut Huawei off from potential Android updates. Huawei responded saying that it could launch its own operating system, which has been in the works for years, as early as this fall. While the Trump Administration did grant a 90-day window […]

Google Search won’t show more than two top results from the same site

[ad_1] This site diversity change means that you usually won’t see more than two listings from the same site in our top results. However, we may still show more than two in cases where our systems determine it’s especially relevant to do so for a particular search…. — Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) June 6, 2019 Since […]