Muhammad Jarir Kanji
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YouTube rival Rumble accuses Google of unfair practices over video search results
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Rumble, a video sharing platform that competes with YouTube, has accused the search giant of giving preference to YouTube in its search results for videos.

NBC's Peacock streaming service may be free to use (with ads)
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
NBC is joining the streaming wars with Peacock. However, the company may be shaking up the scene significantly by launching its platform as free-to-use with ads.

Google is adding biometric authentication to its Android Autofill service
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is finally catching up to third-party password managers by adding biometric protection to its Autofill service for password and payment details on Android.

'At least I'm better than Siri,' says leaked Galaxy Home Mini
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
An avalanche of Galaxy Home Mini leaks hit the internet this week, showcasing the Bixby-powered smart speaker in all its glory.

Spotify is running an awesome holiday deal for new and lapsed Premium users
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Spotify's annual holiday promo this time around lets new users get three months of the company's Premium subscription for free or for just $9.99 for lapsed subscribers.

OnePlus Watch to have a circular design like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
A new leak suggests the OnePlus Watch, which recently showed up on an Indonesian certificate site and is expected to launch this year, will sport a circular design.

Gboard will take a page from Gmail, and complete your sentences for you
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Realme promises a January 7 reveal for the X50, its first 5G phone
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Realme this week finally announced the launch date for its upcoming Snapdragon 765G-powered X50, the company's first handset with built-in 5G connectivity.

Google says goodbye to Flash, will stop indexing Flash content in search results
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's saying farewell to Adobe Flash. Having disabled Flash by default on its browser, the company's search engine will soon stop indexing Flash content as well.

Google Photos will get better inking, captions and account management soon
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Unreleased code for the Google Photos app reveals the company is working on adding support for drawing and captions for images. It's also supposed to get a more prominent account switcher soon.

Google's Assistant can now present you a curated selection of audio news
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Smartphone owners in China now need to send facial scans to the government
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The Chinese government this week passed new legislation mandating users to submit facial scans to the government before activating a new SIM card or phone number.

The Play Store's auto-playing videos will have a toggle to turn them off
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Google was allegedly collecting millions of Americans' healthcare data [Updated]
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Google's working to make package tracking much easier for you
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's testing a new program that lets you see tracking information from within your Google Search results, without having to navigate to the courier service's website.

Artists can now pay Spotify to show you their new music
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Spotify is adding a new source of monetization for itself that allows artists to pay the company to show users notifications for new album releases.

Chrome Canary will soon let you send webpages to your phone via QR code
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's most frequently updated channel for Chrome now generates QR codes to let you share webpages with your mobile phone.

Google receives $167 million slap on the wrist from French authorities over 'opaque ad rules'
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The French competition regulator has fined Google to the tune of $167 million for seemingly ambiguous rules pertaining to its ads business.

Adobe database vulnerability exposes personal information of 7.5 million Creative Cloud accounts
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated

Google is making its search engine smarter
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google says it's pushing one of the biggest updates ever to its search engine, employing the use of machine learning to help it understand your search queries and conversational language better.

You may soon be able to talk to your phone without an 'OK, Google' every second
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is working on making it easier and more natural to give voice commands to the Google Assistant on your phone by removing the need to say 'OK, Google' before every command.
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