Technology companies like to cite computer scientist Alan Kay’s famous quote that “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.” These days, Google’s motto could be, “People who are really serious about AI should make their own hardware—and sell it at a premium.” That appears to be the strategy behind the Pixel, the first Google-designed smartphone, ... Read More »
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Google Attacks EU Antitrust Case, Says It ‘Doesn’t Fit the Reality’
Google poured scorn on European Union allegations it skewed shopping search results to favor its own services and said regulators have failed to see that the search-engine giant is competing head on with e-commerce giants Amazon.com and eBay. Google said Thursday that the EU’s allegations lack evidence and would ultimately harm users in favor “of a small number of websites,” ... Read More »
You can now ask Google Now to book an Ola or Uber
Google has teamed up with Ola and Uber to make cab booking even more hassle-free. So, you can now look for directions and then choose the taxi service directly within the Search app or mobile search browser. The feature was made available on the latest version of Google Maps earlier this year, offering a tab with information for cab services ... Read More »
Google to Build a ‘Primary’ Mobile Index for Search Results in the Next Few Months
Highlights Garry Illyes said that the mobile index should arrive in a few months The new mobile index will be updated more often than desktop It will be considered as the primary index by Google Google is going to create a new mobile index for its search engine in the following months. The mobile index will work separately from the ... Read More »
Pixel, Pixel XL after-sales service in India: It’s an all Google affair
Google is taking the plunge down the hardware path with its own smartphones called Pixel and Pixel XL. Google says the entire process for building these phones, right from picking the hardware components to design to engineering to software is all in-house, and that even after sales will handled by them. Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones are supposed to be ... Read More »
Behind the Pixel: Google’s First Real Threat to the iPhone
Google is embarking on a wholesale revamp of its mobile phone strategy, debuting a pair of slick and powerful handsets that for the first time will go head-to-head with Apple’s iconic iPhone. Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday unveiled the Pixel and larger Pixel XL, the first phones that were conceptualized, designed, engineered and tested in-house. The Pixel handsets feature a Siri-like ... Read More »
The hardware push by Google is a challenge to Apple and Amazon
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced a new “Pixel” smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc’s iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global smartphone market. The string of announcements – including the $649 Pixel, a smart speaker for the living room ... Read More »
Google Cloud Division Announced; Google Apps for Work Rebranded to G Suite
Google repackaged its cloud services and corporate software and hardware offerings into a new unit called Google Cloud on Thursday, the Internet search provider’s latest attempt to catch leaders in the sector Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The new group, run by Google executive Diane Greene, includes web-based work software such as Docs and Sheets, machine-learning and digital-mapping tools that ... Read More »