News & Reviews:   Google

Google Gemini is an alternative and competitor to ChatGPT's offerings as well as several other AI-powered chatbot services. At today's Google I/O event, Google shared that Gemini now has 400 million monthly active users. So, what should you know about it?

While Meta is ready to collaborate with Ray-Ban to develop their smart glasses, Google has now announced a collaboration with Warby Parker, a US-based eyewear brand, for their own glasses project powered by Android XR. So, what should you know about it?

The Google NotebookLM app is now available for download on Android and iOS devices after being accessible only via a web browser for a long time. With this app, users can now more easily access the localized LLM or AI Chat that is NotebookLM. As we covered previously, while it requires you to upload your sources manually beforehand it does manage to reduce the problem of generative AI hallucinations by only sourcing from the references that you provide.

Google One is a subscription service by Google that allows users to get extra storage, as well as access to additional artificial intelligence services. It has been offered for the past few years, and today, Google shared that Google One now has 150 million subscribers.

In the latest development, Google is reported to be introducing a new split-screen mode configuration in the upcoming Android 16 update. According to a report by Android Authority, Google is developing a 90:10 ratio for split-screen mode , where one app will use 90% of the screen space , while the other only 10%. This way, one app can dominate the display space, while providing a small space at the top or bottom for other apps.

Arriving earlier than usual, Google has officially announced the stable release of Android 16. The schedule is for Q2 of 2025, with indications pointing to a potential rollout on 3 June.

Today, Google announced its plans to expand the Gemini AI Assistant beyond smartphones. The big giant tech company wants to integrate it into various Android devices, such as smartwatches, TVs, and even vehicles that support the Android system platform.

Google updated their logo design yesterday, with the rainbow colours that have been used since 2015 being replaced with a rainbow with gradient colours. The update was spotted by 9to5Google after the app was updated. There are no longer any borders between the colours, but instead, there are gradient colours. So, what should you know about it?

It has been a year since Google announced its intention to invest ~RM9.4 billion in Malaysia to build its first-ever Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region. This week, a news report by Forbes said Google authorised Gamuda with a major contract, worth RM1 billion, to build a data centre in Port Dickson.

If you have been following the iPhone rumours lately, the upcoming iPhone 17 series' alleged design looks very similar to the Google Pixel series. We normally would tell our readers to take it with a pinch of salt, but Google just did it on another level.