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Apple considered, rejected switch to DuckDuckGo from Google: US Judge

Mehta ruled Wednesday that the testimony by Weinberg and Giannandrea "goes to the heart of the case" and should be released

Google launches Pixel 8 series, Watch 2: India prices, introductory offers

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and the Watch 2 are now available for pre-order with introductory offers exclusively on e-commerce platform Flipkart, with availability starting from October 12

Made by Google event highlights: Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Watch 2 launched

Google has confirmed that the Pixel 8 series smartphones and Watch 2 will be available for pre-order in India from October 4, starting 8 PM (IST)

HP partners with Google to make Chromebooks in India from next month

PC maker HP has joined hands with Google to manufacture Chromebooks in India from October 2, the company said on Thursday. The Chromebook devices will be manufactured at the Flex Facility near Chennai, where HP has been producing a range of laptops and desktops since August 2020, it said in a statement. "Manufacturing Chromebook laptops in India will allow Indian students to get easy access to affordable PCs. By further expanding our manufacturing operations, we continue to support the Make in India initiative of the government," HP India, Senior Director - Personal Systems, Vickram Bedi said. HP is one of the applicants under the government's Rs 17,000 crore production linked incentive scheme for IT hardware. "The local production of Chromebooks with HP marks an important step in our efforts to continue supporting the digital transformation of education in India," Google, Head of Education - South Asia, Bani Dhawan said. Chromebooks come at a lower price compared to notebooks wit

Google's Android earthquake alert system: What it is, how it works and more

Deployed in many countries around the world before bringing it to India, the system is designed to provide people with an early warning when earthquake shaking begins

After US, Google introduces generative AI to search in India, Japan

The feature, which was first launched only in the United States, was rolled out this week in the two countries, and users will have the choice to opt in for it

Data Protection Bill: Experts warn of risks in verifying IDs for apps

If a child uses 40 apps on the phone and each of these apps has a copy of the child's Aadhar card along with their parents, then it would be a big issue, an industry expert said

Google has added grammar check feature to its search engine; details inside

To get started, users simply need to enter a sentence or phrase into Search bar along with "grammar check", "check grammar" or "grammar checker"

Relief to Disney+ Hotstar from Madras high court in Google billing matter

Google Play's billing system is required for developers that sell in-app services and digital goods on the Google Play Store

Google Play Games for PC beta launches in India, 60 other countries

App now available in over 120 regions; users in India can access it in English and Hindi; game libraries are synced across devices such as phones, tablets, Chromebooks, and PCs

TMS Ep473: Google vs CCI, wearables export, FII buying, Chandrayaan-3

Why is Google attacking CCI? Can India become a wearables powerhouse? Will the FII buying spree continue? What is Chandrayaan-3 mission? All answers here

Google to hire ex- Apple exec as India policy head to tackle challenges

Sreenivasa Reddy, currently a senior engineering executive at Microsoft Corp., is likely to join Google toward the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said

PM Narendra Modi's US visit: Why Amazon, Google raised their India bet

While Amazon will be investing $2 billion a year for the next 7 years, Google looking to build on UPI-powered GPay for the platform's global expansion

Google's June Feature Drop for Pixel phones: Know what is new in update

Google has started rolling out June Feature Drop software update for select Pixel smartphones that brings several new features besides bug fixes. Here are the details

YouTube lowering eligibility requirements for monetisation programme

Video-sharing platform YouTube has announced that it is lowering the eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and also introduced a few monetisation methods

Google, IT firms try to lure employees with free food, reimbursements

Companies like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Persistent Systems are opening offices in smaller cities and are asking their local employees to report to these offices instead of the headquarters

Google's shareholders seek assessment of plans to expand cloud regions

A cloud zone refers to a deployment area for Google Cloud resources within a region

Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain elected as new chairman of IAMAI till 2025

Jain replaces Sanjay Gupta, vice-president, and country manager at Google India

As the race for AI domination intensifies, Apple looks for talent

Apple has posted around a dozen openings on its career page inviting applications from professionals in generative AI

What's new on YouTube: More ads, including a 30 sec long unskippable on TVs

30-second ads will be available to advertisers via YouTube Select, a curated advertising platform. These longer ads will be reserved for the top five per cent of YouTube content