News & Reviews:   Google

Just a couple of hours ago, Google have finally broke the silence by announcing their next event on 30 September 2020 at 1AM (PT). Called as Launch Night In, it will be a livestream event where the company will unveil the latest Chromecast, smart speakers, and of course, the new Pixel phones. 

Now that Google has launched Android 11, brands out there have begun to create their customised versions. But before we see any of those launched, Google has more up its sleeve. The company has officially announced Android 11 Go, a cut-down version of the new OS for entry-level devices with 2GB of RAM or less.

Google has been working quite hard to push YouTube Music in recent months. The team working on it just released a new update yesterday, with new features that focus on improving playlists. To achieve that, artificial intelligence (AI) and other collaborative measures were employed.

It seems that Google has recently pushed out an update for Google Docs, Google Slides, as well as Google Sheets, allowing users to edit the files from Microsoft Office without the need to convert the files. Not only that, but Google also allows users to seamlessly collaborate and work on the same document in real-time.

Nowadays, people are relying on navigation apps to get to their destination such Google Maps and Waze. Both of the apps are owned by Google, and the users can use them to search for the current traffic, the nearest petrol station, food, and others. Now, Waze released a new feature to help drivers to plan out their routes.

As hinted back in July, Google has finally launched the official version of Android 11 yesterday. Weeks of beta testing has gone by, but now you'll be able to get an update to the new operating system if you own certain devices. The new version will provide new features that focus on making it easier to communicate.

So here's a piece of interesting news, we got some results from Google search about the most searched information in the month of August by Malaysians. So what were we looking for? In terms of gadgets, we were surprised to see the OnePlus Nord and realme C12 in the top 10 trending searches for August 2020!

If you're the type that likes to edit your videos on your phone, then the latest Google Photo update may be of interest to you. A few days after it was said that the Android version of the app would be getting its redesign soon, it has also been confirmed that the iOS version of the app will be getting new features.

With how things have changed this year, video calling is probably a trend that won't go away. That's why we're seeing more of such services popping up and developers making great efforts to expand and improve them. Google is doing the same and with Google Duo by adding support for the service to other devices.

Google has been working on its next Chromecast replacement Android TV device for a while now. Some details appeared in June, but the company has been rather quiet since then. Now, there's finally some hints that the device could be launching soon, as they have been approved by the FCC.