News & Reviews:   Google

Today, Google Malaysia announced the Advertising Revenue Lab, a program designed to help small and medium-sized digital news publishing companies expand their reach. For your information, It is part of the Google News Initiative (GNI) programs that work with various publishing companies to improve their advertising capabilities and business models.

According to Android Authority, Google is expanding Ultra HDR capture capabilities to more third-party apps. Ultra HDR is a new format that improves photo quality and it's now set to become more widespread. So, what should you know about it?

Launched in 2014, Android Lollipop or Android 5.0 is now 10 years old. Surprisingly there are still many devices running this outdated operating system, such as on vehicle inforia. Now finally, Google is ending the support of the Google Play service for this operating system. So, what should you know about it?

Photos stored in Google Photos can now be easily transferred to iCloud Photos storage starting today. Google and Apple enabled this feature under the Data Transfer Initiative (DTI) that they established with Meta. This is a great addition for iOS users. So, what should you know about it?

Google One customers in select countries receive a dark web report feature that Google scans to check if their data has been leaked. Google recently stated that the dark web report is no longer limited to Google One customers but given to all Google users. So, what should you know about it?

Google Play Protect is a security system built into the Google Play Store. It protects users both offline and online. For example, every time an application is installed either from the Play Store or APK, it will scan if the application has any malware or not. Recently, the security model on Play Protect could be updated with a new system.

Google Drive cloud storage and Google Docs cloud word processing, which many netizens are using, now have new alternatives. Proton. For your information, this is a Swiss technology company that emphasises privacy. Recently, the company launched Proton Docs, which claims to provide highly secure and end-to-end encrypted file creation and collaboration tools. So, what should you know about it?

Google released a new AI video editing app called Google Vids in April this year and announced that it would test it in Google Workspace Labs in June. According to reports, the app was quietly launched last Friday and entered the testing phase with complete functions.

Google previously announced the end of Google Podcasts on June 23 2024. But, it can still be accessed and used to listen to podcasts after that date. However, Google finally chose to completely end access to the application in Malaysia. So, what should you know about it?

At the recent Google Cloud Malaysia Day event, it demonstrated its firm commitment to digital transformation, emphasizing the key role of Cloud technology and artificial intelligence in driving economic growth and innovation. The event summarised Malaysia’s strategic direction and potential in the digital field. So, what should you know about it?