The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to launch an antitrust investigation against Google, according to several recent reports.
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Google reportedly kills Chinese search engine amid company turmoil
It was an incubating product dubbed "Project Dragonfly" and was meant to pave a path for Google to launch censored web search services in China.
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Google Feed, formerly Google Now, is now Google Discover
The way that Google informs its app users on the latest news and personal information will be the way that it will inform all of its mobile web users.
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Google faces record fine (again) for gaming Android’s dominance in Europe [UPDATE]
Google has been fined more than €4 billion for tying up Android with its search and web services. We've updated this story with a statement from Google.
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Google Podcasts is all about suggesting new shows
Podcasters will have to adapt to Google's new podcatching platform to optimize traffic for new show suggestions for users.
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Google Podcasts inching closer to existence
There's code from an upcoming version of the Google Android app that signals a dedicated app for podcasts. They're currently tucked into Google Play Music.
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The 1975 are playing… games with Android SMS logs and Google search
If you're searching up details about the rock band from Manchester or a Portuguese travel agency, you may end up finding out more about your recent texts instead.
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Custom hot phrases allowed in future update to Google app
"Hey, Google," "OK, Google," "Yo, Google?" Perhaps soon enough with a roll-out of a new feature for Google Assistant to be updated through the Google app.
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Google Assistant can listen out for songs on all devices, but only if you ask
It's one less step to finding out what's playing at the party, but this bypass from Shazam and SoundHound has been with Google for much longer.
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Google estimated to be paying Samsung even more than Apple for search engine pre-loading
As the world's number one smartphone vendor, Samsung is likely charging Google around $3.5 billion a year for search engine preinstallation.
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Paid App Store listings trick gullible into giving scammer devs $100 a week
In one app's case, the Search Ads feature that's available to iOS developers was able to get 200 users to pay $100 a week for a sham of an app.
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Google Shortcuts gives you instant access to the important, local things
You'd rather vocally ask Google to "do a barrel roll" or type in "when does the sun set?" or something else. Why not tap a few buttons instead?
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What might “Bixby Vision” have to do with the Samsung Galaxy S8?
First, "Bixby," now, "Bixby Vision." The names are suspected to be the branding for Samsung's digital assistant for the Galaxy S8.
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Ask Google offline, get search results later
If you have an Android device and are stuck in a bad signal area, send some Google search requests and get them fulfilled later, automatically.
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Google search bar widget now has feed sub-bar in beta
You won’t need to have your Google feed plastering up a whole page of your home screen assortment anymore if you need just a quick, one-line update on the most important information in your life right now, you may be able to do that with the latest version of the Google app beta (6.6.14.21). Well, if you’re lucky — only some users have reported getting this feature so far.If you head into the settings for the app, check to see if there’s a new section called “Widget,” wedged ...
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