News & Reviews: Google
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May 08, 2020
Some Google apps are updated often, while others get new features once in a blue moon. Google Lens falls into the latter category, but the new features it's getting are handy for sure. The company yesterday announced three new features for the app and should already be available in a few regions.
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May 08, 2020
Dark mode theme is pretty much on most popular apps nowadays, as well as on iOS and coming soon on some Android user interface platforms. If you're a Google Chrome mobile user, you'd be glad to know that Google is actually working on this for the mobile app version, especially for the Google Search results page.
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May 06, 2020
It seems that Forza Street, which was Microsoft’s free-to-play racing game, is now officially available on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store for free. In addition to that, those who downloaded the game from the Samsung Galaxy Store will be eligible for a 2015 Ford Mustang GT which comes with a Galaxy-themed skin or even more.
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May 04, 2020
Samsung Malaysia has officially announced that you could get up to 26% off discount vouchers via the Samsung Members platform, which is available from now until 30 June 2020. If you are interested, you can claim the aforementioned vouchers via the Samsung Members app which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
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Apr 29, 2020
As the pandemic is still not coming to an end yet, the world is still widely depending on video-calling tools to communicate with each other. No matter if it’s a business conference, a lecture, or simply just a chit-chat session with friends and families that are far away, a video-calling platform will make everything become easier at this challenging time. By recognizing the current needs of their customers, Google has announced that Google Meet will be free for everyone sooner or later.
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Apr 28, 2020
It seems that local newspaper companies are requesting Google and Facebook to share their ad revenue, due to the fact that most of the aggregated news derived from sources such as News Straits Times, The Sun, Borneo Post, and The Edge. Not only that but based on a statement by Mustapha Kamil Mohd Janor, Facebook and Google were re-using content by traditional media companies for the past 15 years.
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Apr 27, 2020
Recently, Xiaomi unveiled their latest MIUI 12 Android skin which will be available on all Xiaomi and Redmi devices very soon. In terms of new features, the updated Android skin comes with new animations, new navigation gestures, cleaner UI, as well as various security features to keep the user's private information safe.
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Apr 23, 2020
Google recently weighed in online via Mark Risher, Senior Director for Account Security, Identity, and Abuse about the current online security COVID-19 situation. On Google’s side, Google Meet, GMail and Google Play Protect for example have mostly built-in automatic protections but there are a number of checkup tools to see if you’re safe or not and the advice on what to do about it. On our part, we’ve seen a marked increase in such scams.
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Apr 23, 2020
With the rise in popularity of video conferencing apps, companies have been making efforts to promote and improve their services. Google Duo is one of them and it's just seen some new improvements to it that users will appreciate. In the latest update, Google added four new features to the platform to help people stay connected.
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Apr 22, 2020
Finally, after a super long overdue - Fortnite has officially made its way to the Google Play Store. Prior to that, mobile gamers needed to go to the Epic Games website and download the APK installer, third-party platforms, or even some "exclusives" such as Samsung Galaxy and HONOR smartphones. Well, looks like fans can have a breather now.
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