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Apparently, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Week Ka Siong just recently signed a feral gazette on revoking special permission to foreign vessels. While it may seem like a patriotic move, this will make repairing the submarine internet cables far longer than ever. Now several large tech companies including Facebook, Google and Microsoft will consult with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on this matter.

While the Google Chrome browser has its fair share of problems, it remains the most widely used Internet browser in the world at the moment. To keep that position, Google needs to continue improving the software and is doing so with the latest Chrome version 87.

In addition to the newly announced Google Photo fee charge in 2021, Google also announced a new update to storage policies for both Gmail and Google Drive. So if you're a Google user, pay attention because this is going to be important!

As many of you know, the free 15GB cloud you get with your Google account is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Photos. Interestingly, photos and videos you upload to Google Photos didn't count, which has been a boon for those who have a lot of those. But Google has announced that it will be changing that policy starting 1 June 2021.

Based on a statement by Twitter user @MishaalRahman, it seems that the Google One subscription could allow users to edit their photos directly via Google Photos. While there is no official information in regards to when the aforementioned feature will be available in Malaysia, we do know that the feature could allow users to apply filters and presumably more once it is officially available for the public.

It seems that a sequel to the popular Fruit Ninja mobile game is now available for download via the Google Play Store, as well as the Apple App Store for free. The sequel not only features familiar gameplay mechanics as its predecessor, but it also has 2 new game modes such as Minigame Shuffle, as well as Fruitar Hero.

The Google Pixel 5 was released not long ago but there's already a problem. A few days ago, some Pixel 5 owners have reported seeing a small gap between the display and body of the phone. Of course, this problem was quickly reported to Google.

For those who play mobile games on their mobile devices, the experience of using touch controls can sometimes be frustrating. You can normally just use a Bluetooth controller, but it's often without the extra features that come with it like rumbles. Now, Google might be considering fixing that.

After Google had a comeback with Pixel 5, the flagship device without a flagship chip has sparked some discussions. It also raised doubts like would the company continue with this strategy or will eventually go back to using flagship chipsets. Now, rumour has come saying that the tech giant might have a surprise coming soon and it'll be a premium smartphone with a flagship chipset.

Google is working hard to bring new features and experiences to some of its platforms and applications. After announcing a new Gmail logo design together with upgrades for G Suite, the company moved on to adding several new features to YouTube a few days ago. Now, it's the turn for Google Play Store as users will get to compare apps soon!