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South Korea refuses Google access to official mapping data
South Korea refused to grant permission to Google to use the official maps of the country, citing security concerns with neighbouring North Korea.November 18, 2016 -
Google rolls out new themes, smart stickers for Allo
Ramping up the user experience in its smart messaging app Allo, Google on Thursday released a new set of updates including smart smileys, chat themes and an exclusive “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sticker pack. With smart smiley, Google Allo makes it easier to find and send the perfect emoji or sticker based …
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November 17, 2016 -
Google rolls out new themes, smart stickers for Allo
Ramping up the user experience in its smart messaging app Allo, Google on Thursday released a new set of updates including smart smileys, chat themes and an exclusive “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sticker pack. With smart smiley, Google Allo makes it easier to find and send the perfect emoji or sticker based …
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November 17, 2016 -
Google launches new app to scan, digitise ‘memories’
Technology giant Google on Wednesday launched “PhotoScan” app that scans and digitises photos directly from the phone. “PhotoScan” is available for both Android and iOS devices from Wednesday. Google described “PhotoScan” as a free-to-download app that gets digital copies in seconds. It detects edges, straightens the image, rotates it to the correct orientation and removes …
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November 16, 2016 -
Google launches new app to scan, digitise ‘memories’
Technology giant Google on Wednesday launched “PhotoScan” app that scans and digitises photos directly from the phone. “PhotoScan” is available for both Android and iOS devices from Wednesday. Google described “PhotoScan” as a free-to-download app that gets digital copies in seconds. It detects edges, straightens the image, rotates it to the correct orientation and removes …
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November 16, 2016 -
Microsoft Office for Android will be supported on Chrome OS
Recently, Google added the ability for Chrome OS to run Android apps and access to the Google Play Store.
November 11, 2016 -
Microsoft Office for Android will be supported on Chrome OS
Recently, Google added the ability for Chrome OS to run Android apps and access to the Google Play Store.
November 11, 2016 -
Google brings Wi-fi station, data-light YouTube for India
Tech giant Google on Tuesday announced a bouquet of new products for the Indian market that are suited to work with low Internet speeds. These include a new Wi-Fi platform called Google Station, a video app called ‘YouTube Go’ and an offline feature for Chrome web browser and faster loading in Google Play on 2G …
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September 27, 2016 -
Taiwan asks Google to blur images of South China Sea island
Taiwan’s defence ministry has asked Google to blur images of a new development believed to be for military use on a disputed South China Sea island. Tensions remain high in the region over conflicting territorial claims, particularly over the strategically important Spratlys chain. Taiwan administers Taiping island, which is the largest in the Spratlys archipelago. …
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September 22, 2016 -
Google extends support to make Mumbai ‘Wifi city’
Google has extended its support to the Maharashtra government to make Mumbai a ‘Wifi city’. "A team of Google led by Vinay Goel met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in San Francisco and extended their support to make Mumbai a Wifi city," a statement from Chief Minister’s office said. Fadnavis on Thursday concluded his two-day visit …
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September 22, 2016 -
Google takes aim at rivals with ‘smart’ messaging app
Google took aim on Wednesday at the red-hot mobile messaging market, with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. But the app’s reliance on Google’s predictive software drew immediate criticism from privacy advocates who argued it could open up user data to law …
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September 21, 2016 -
Internet search engines block info on sex determination tests
The government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that three major search engines — Microsoft, Google and Yahoo — have agreed to auto block ads promoting sex determination tests as prohibited under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. The bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice C. Nagappan was told …
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September 19, 2016 -
Japan accuses Apple, Google of unfair practices
The tech giants Apple and Google have been indulging in unfair practices to gain competitive advantage over other developers to sell mobile apps on their distribution platforms, said a local media report on Thursday. The Japanese Ministry of Economy has allegedly accused the two US-based companies of exploiting their dominant position in the market to …
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September 15, 2016 -
Google buys cloud specialty firm Apigee for $625m
Google on Thursday announced a deal to pay $625 million for Apigee, a firm specialising in managing the application programming interfaces, or APIs, that businesses use to connect with customers online. APIs "are vital for how business gets done today in the fast-growing digital and mobile marketplace," Google senior vice president Diane Greene said in …
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September 8, 2016 -
Google invites Indian startups for third ‘Launchpad Accelerator’ programme
US tech giant Google on Thursday asked for applications to attend the next session of its "Launchpad Accelerator programme" through which startups can utilise Googles mentorship and product access to scale business and capitalise on local markets, while also tapping into new global opportunities. The "Launchpad Accelerator" is a specially-designed class to help startups in …
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September 8, 2016 -
Google switches new undersea cable online in Asia
Google has started bringing online a new high-speed fibre optic undersea cable to speed up its services in Asia. A subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google is part of the six-member FASTER Consortium that began operating the world’s fastest undersea cable to date in June 2016 between the US and Japan, Xinhua news agency reported. Yan …
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September 7, 2016 -
Microsoft, Google sign up for EU-US Privacy Shield
American tech giants Microsoft, Google and Salesforce have officially adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield framework, enabling them to receive personal data from the European Union (EU) in compliance with the new standards. They are now among the 103 companies — out of the 5,526 signatories — that have so far signed up to replace the …
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September 3, 2016