News & Reviews: Google
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Oct 06, 2020
After years of seeing the envelope icon, Google has announced that a newly designed logo will be replacing the old one for Gmail. The Gmail logo is now more well-matched to other Google services by having the core Google colours which are blue, yellow, and green. Not only the logo change, but the tech giant has revamped G Suite as well to take a chance against Microsoft Office.
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Oct 05, 2020
Google has officially unveiled a new feature to Google Maps called Live View, which helps you navigate to your destination more easily than ever before. The feature utilizes augmented reality (AR), which will display various important information such as direction and distance markers which you can follow to get to your destination quickly.
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Oct 05, 2020
For a few years, many smartphone brands have set Beauty Mode on the camera UI by default. Usually found in Chinese branded phones (as well as Samsung), some Beauty Modes are still visible even if you turn it off. As popular as it may, recent studies have found that there is a correlation to negative mental health so Google has decided to turn it off by default.
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Oct 04, 2020
When you're out and about, it's always great to have your list of tasks on hand for quick reference. Some people don't bother with it, but it's nice to have an app to track your todo list with a calendar. For Android and iOS users, you can now do that from within Google Calendar.
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Oct 02, 2020
September has just passed and here are the new data from Google Malaysia that had compiled from last month. On top of that, we found out that people were searching for the realme 7 Pro review and realme 7 G95, it was listed as the top 1 most searched item on Google search.
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Oct 01, 2020
Google launched its Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 smartphones yesterday, but the event wasn't just about the physical products. During the event, the company also introduced new changes to some of its software. Specifically, Google Photos is getting a revamped image editor to improve your photos.
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Oct 01, 2020
We haven't covered it as much, but one of the products Google has been working on is a new smart speaker. Along with its new Pixel smartphones and Chromecast with Google TV, Google has launched the Nest Audio. This is the successor to the Google Home series speaker and will easily connect to any existing Google smart speakers you have.
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Sep 29, 2020
Back in June, Google announced that it would be bringing a noise cancellation to Google Meet. The feature has been on the web version for some time, but it was only yesterday Google announced that the update is now going to be available on Android and iOS.
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Sep 29, 2020
With the ongoing fiasco between Epic Games and Apple for Fornite, Google has decided to make its stance on the matter clear. The company has announced that developers that have apps on the Google Play Store must use Google Play's billing system. In other words, apps that bypass it will not be allowed.
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Sep 23, 2020
Now that Android 11 has officially launched, we're seeing a lot of brands making that transition for their devices. But they're not the only one, as Google has begun to upgrade some of its other platforms as well. Specifically, the company has confirmed that Android TV will be getting upgraded.
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