News & Reviews:   Google

After iOS 18 was released worldwide, one of the features that many overlooked was the launch of Rich Communication Services (RCS) support on the iPhone. With this, users from both platforms can make use of typing indicators, read receipts, high-quality media sharing, and improved group messaging.

Generated or edited AI images can sometimes be hard to detect. While AI images have obvious 'tells', some are more subtle. In such cases, it's best if Internet users have ways to tell if an image was made by AI and thus fake. Fortunately, Google has plans in mind.

The notification system of various application notifications, messaging and more is quite interesting because it alerts the user. However, the large number of notifications can be annoying at times could make you feel eager eager to test the Priority Notification feature with Apple Intelligence on iPhone and iPad. At the same time, many people still love this slow notification display.

First introduced in 2023, Circle to Search is a feature that lets you circle an image on your phone to initiate a Google search. Previously, it was exclusive to Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices. But soon, that will no longer be the case.

In the last few months, Google has been working on expanding its Gemini platform. More apps that integrate with it, new features, and more. One of them is Gemini Live, a platform that lets you 'converse' with the AI, and it's now free.

The Google One Lite plan we first reported on last July offered cloud storage at a more affordable price. Today, the Google One Lite plan has finally launched in India where it can be subscribed for ?59 (~RM 3) per month and offers 30GB of storage. So, what should you know about it?

Heard a new song or tune on the streets but can't identify it? Previously, most people would use Shazam and call it a day. But if you want an alternative, Google has released its own Shazam-like feature.

You know that joke about how our Facebook advertisements seem to know what we were looking for after having that conversation? Well, turns out that it's quite true. As confirmed in leaked documents from one of Facebook's alleged marketing partners.

In the last few months, Google has slowly added Gemini support to all its platforms. This includes Gmail, where you can now use Gemini to help draft emails. The company added a new refinement style, and is now introducing a new search method in Gmail.

One of the most interesting features of foldable screen devices is the Interpreter. However, this feature is limited to Samsung devices and requires a special application in OneUI only. In the future, it may become more flexible as Google Translate starts to provide dual-screen mode support.