News & Reviews:   Google

The Google I/O 2022 event held earlier today showcased new products that have been in the works by the tech giant, including the Pixel 6a launched during the event and the Pixel Tablet, due for release in 2023. Google also give several updates regarding its software, including a new feature in Android 13 which allows for copy and paste across devices.

After the disaster that was the Pixel Slate and saying that it wouldn't be making tablet devices anymore, Google is giving Android tablets another go and will be releasing a 'premium' Pixel Tablet next year. Teased during the Google I/O event earlier today, the tablet will follow the Pixel smartphone lineup and will have Google's custom Tensor chip under the hood.

The popular YouTube Go app will be discontinued in August 2022 as the Google-owned company no longer sees its necessity anymore. Launched in 2016, YouTube Go is a lightweight version of the YouTube app designed for places with poor data infrastructure or expensive connectivity.

Are you tired of seeing some categories of ads on YouTube? If you are, Google has rolled out a new option for you to disable ads that belong to certain categories, including alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy and parenting, and weight loss.

Google might be working on letting Android users restore multiple tabs with one tap on Chrome. The feature is currently only available on the desktop version, so it would come as handy if it's there for the mobile users with the said operating system.

Google is reportedly testing ads on YouTube Shorts as a another way to help creators monetise their videos. For now, the ads on Shorts will include products like App Install and video action campaigns.

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of tech giant Google recently announced that it will now entertain people’s requests to remove search results that contain personal information. These include phone numbers, address,  email accounts and more.

Android users might get an exciting audio feature with the upcoming Android 13. According to the source, spatial audio, which is already available on the iPhones, might be making its way to the Google Pixel phones with future Android 13 betas.

Switching from iOS to Android might be easier with the new 'Switch to Android' app developed by Google. However, the app is still not publicly available yet, though you still can try out some basic stuff by downloading it through a private link.

Have you ever tried to look up something on Google Search and can’t quite describe in words what exactly you’re looking? Well, the tech giant now has a new feature to help you with just that, which allows users to search using text and images at the same time.

Announced by Search Product Manager, Belinda Zeng via a Google blogpost yesterday, the new feature is called ‘multisearch’ and will be embedded within Google Lens. First teased by Google in its ‘Search ON’ event in September last year, the multisearch feature is available as a beta in English within the United States starting yesterday.