Tag: Google

Some YouTube Premium members are getting Stadia Pro subscription free. Details inside

As of right now only some members are getting access to the Stadia Pro gift.

April 6, 2020

YouTube may launch TikTok’s competitor ‘Shorts’ by the end of 2020

If everything goes according to company’s plans ‘Shorts’ is likely to be launched by the end of this year.

April 2, 2020

First social media pandemic

No other pandemic had its death toll, details, debates updated through 24/7 media coverage, millions of social media sources, three billion cell phone users continuously accessing news – unlike earlier times when people read the morning newspaper once a day.

April 1, 2020

Google indefinitely postpones the digital version of its Cloud Next event

The company has said it would refund attendees both the cost of tickets for the event and hotel stays.

March 18, 2020

Google appoints IBM’s Karan Bajwa as MD of Google Cloud India

Google Cloud has a rich list of customer base in India.

March 18, 2020

Google offering 3 months of Stadia Pro access to Chromecast owners

Google Stadia received an update recently, bringing it to version 2.7, and introducing a few minor tweaks to the UI.

March 9, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Tech majors continue to pay same wages to their hourly employees if they are working from home

Majority of these companies have told their employees to work from home to help prevent spread of the virus.

March 7, 2020

Google to launch second cloud region in Delhi by 2021

The company launched its first cloud region in Asia’s second-largest market in Mumbai in 2017.

March 5, 2020

COVID-19: Google cancels I/O developer conference, its biggest event of the year

IFA Berlin has decided to cancel this year's Global Press Conference, which was scheduled to take place in April.

March 4, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Google, Microsoft cancel US-based tech summits

According to the WHO reports, there are 89,527 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,056 deaths reported globally in 67 countries.

March 3, 2020

Microsoft may launch Surface Duo sooner than expected

According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft is hoping to launch Surface Duo much earlier than originally announced because the hardware along with software are pretty much done and the company is basically focusing on putting the finishing touches on its Duo-specific features, Windowscentral reported recently.

March 1, 2020

Amazon and Google employees’ under travel restriction amid coronavirus fears

A Google employee in Switzerland was tested positive with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

February 29, 2020

Google removes 600 ‘disruptive’ apps along with their developers from Play Store

To mark such violators, company’s Ad team continuously develop new ways to detect disruptive ads shown outside of the app

February 21, 2020

Kashmir marked ‘disputed’ on Google Maps for people outside India: Report

According to Google, it follows local legislation wherever local versions of Google Maps are available.

February 15, 2020

Google announces $1mn Google.org grant for promoting news literacy in India

The funding is part of Google.org's broader, $10 million commitment to media literacy, in collaboration with the Google News Initiative (GNI)

January 29, 2020

Neena Gupta asks Google to reduce her age

Neena is 60 years old and is gearing up for the release of her next film Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan.

January 29, 2020

Tech Mahindra launches Google Cloud Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad

Ash Willis, Head of Channels and Alliances, Google Cloud in Asia Pacific was excited that Tech Mahindra continues to invest in the project.

January 28, 2020