Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/22955336/sonos-google-lawsuit-ceo-patrick-spence-interview
The EU’s second-most senior court, the General Court, has upheld a 2017 ruling by the European Commission which found that Google broke antitrust law in how it promoted its shopping comparison service and demoted rivals. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/10/22769823/google-eu-antitrust-shopping-comparison-loses-appeal
From 2021 to 2027, MRInsights.biz recent report on the Global Multi-Room Wireless Speakers Market predicts a significant increase. Other elements taken into account in the study include the increase price, product pricing, product classification, and product upgrades and innovations. via Technology and News Today https://www.stillwatercurrent.com/multi-room-wireless-speakers-market-2021-global-business-opportunities-google-apple-sonos-bose/
Google is announcing the latest beta for Android 12 today at Google I/O. It has an entirely new design based on a system called “Material You,” featuring big, bubbly buttons, shifting colors, and smoother animations. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/22439777/android-12-design-features-widgets-first-look-google
In yet another sign of the growing alliance between Google and Samsung, today both companies announced that they are essentially combining Wear OS — Google’s operating system — and the Tizen-based software platform that has been foundational to Samsung’s wearables for many years. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22440483/samsung-smartwatch-google-wearos-tizen-watch
Google’s Sundar Pichai promised I/O 2021 would be full of new announcements and the company delivered. Across two hours, Google talked about upcoming features for most of its consumer-facing products, including Photos, Maps and Search. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/google-io-2021-supercut-210712143.html
Google Photos is one of the most popular photo backup tools out there and its success can be attributed to more than free unlimited backups (only for some time more, though). The service has a powerful search engine that makes finding media as easy as describing it. via Technology and News Today https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/05/17/new-google-photos-feature-makes-it-easier-than-ever-to-search-for-images/
In what feels like an increasingly rare occurrence, Google announced that it’s updating Wear OS with a new feature today — but don’t get too excited, it’s just a keyboard. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22423707/google-wear-os-gboard-swipe-type
The pandemic has made ordering restaurant takeout a little less of a guilty pleasure, both because it’s safer and it helps support local businesses. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/14/22382754/google-duplex-web-assistant-online-food-orders-android
Google quietly added call recording to its Phone app last year with a bunch of restrictions based on your device and region. Now, it’s expanding the feature to let you record calls automatically from unknown numbers. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/google-phone-app-automatically-record-calls-133949592.html
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Google against Oracle in a long-running copyright dispute over the software used in Android. The court’s decision was 6-2. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the case. via Technology and News Today https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/05/supreme-court-rules-in-googles-favor-in-copyright-dispute-with-oracle-over-android-software.html
Rumors about Google working on its own system on chip (SoC) have been swirling since 2020, and today a new report asserts that the company is going to debut its first SoC in its next flagship. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/google-silicon-whitechapel-pixel-6-170200955.html
Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Assistant called Memory, a combination of a to-do list, a notes app, a Pocket-like reading list, and Pinterest-style collection board into a single overarching digital locker integrated into the broader Google Assistant app. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350173/google-assistant-memory-save-to-do-pocket-pinterest-notes-reminders
Google will start rolling out the Fit app’s camera-based heart and respiratory rate trackers on Monday, March 8th. The tech giant first revealed the new features, which rely on the power of a phone’s camera, at a Health event in early February. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/google-fit-camera-heart-respiratory-rate-trackers-rollout-150852255.html
Google has updated the Gmail iOS app for the first time in months, along with Meet, Sheets, Docs, Calendar and Tasks. Aside from Tasks now supporting widgets on iOS 14, these are minor updates centered around bug fixes and performance improvements. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/google-ios-apps-update-gmail-meet-sheets-docs-calendar-tasks-200335624.html
The Google Maps app is getting a true dark mode, at least on Android. The company announced today that it is finally widely releasing the dark theme option that it’s been testing in the app since September 2020. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22297204/google-maps-dark-mode-android-auto-split-screen-games
Why Google caved to Australia, and Facebook didn’t On February 16th, I wrote that Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code threatened to splinter the internet. On February 17th, the splintering arrived: Google cut a deal with News Corp. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288510/google-facebook-australia-news-media-bargaining-code
Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app Google Maps is adding a couple of new useful features: the ability to pay for parking or buy a train ticket right from the app. Google Maps is integrating two mobile parking payment services into its app, Passport and ParkMobile.… Read More Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app
Google Photos’ new video editor offers more control over footage Now that Google has revamped Photos’ still image editing, it’s turning its attention to moving pictures. Google has overhauled the video editor in Photos for Android and iOS to give you much more control than the usual trimming, stabilization and rotation. Continue Reading . .… Read More Google Photos’ new video editor offers more control over footage
Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android Google is looking to develop an anti—tracking feature for Android similar to the one Apple is rolling out with iOS 14.5, according to Bloomberg. The tech giant is reportedly in the early stages of exploring how it can limit data collection and cross-app tracking for… Read More Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android
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