Google has officially unveiled the Google Pixel 8 series in an event held in the US and livestreamed via YouTube. The latest series is comprised of the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
This was introduced alongside the new Pixel Watch 2.
The Google Pixel 8 series features the new Google Tensor G3 chipset ...
Google has just introduced its own mobile video editing app dubbed YouTube Create (beta version) which is simplified and has AI-powered features to make it more user-friendly.
YouTube Create
The app aims to make mobile video editing and content creation easy for users on the go. Highlighted features include ...
Google has introduced a new image fact-checking feature to its Google Fact Checker Explorer service, aiming to empower netizens to combat fake news.
The feature, initially only available for text searches, allows journalists, researchers, academics, and netizens to upload or share an image to verify its ...
Google has rolled out new Google Bard extensions that connect things like Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, and even Google Flights and Hotels.
Google Bard Extensions
Bard now has the capability of gathering data from a variety of services and apps, including Gmail for trip planning and Drive for job ...
AI has sparked many conversations due to apprehensions of making humans obsolete. Google Philippines and the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) recently held a forum on the new technology at The Yard in BGC titled AImagine Marketing. Where experts from both the company and the ...
According to Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman on Twitter/X), Android 14 will be launching on October 4, the same day the Pixel 8 series will be unveiled.
Android 14 Rumor
Google has reportedly delayed the release of Android 14 to next month and this decision was said to be made very late. Smartphone manufacturers ...
Google has just updated the branding for Android, including a new logo and a fresh 3D bugdroid. This comes after the update in the brand in 2019 where it started using a more straightforward naming scheme for the OS – Android 10.
New Android Branding
The update in the company's OS branding is said to have drawn ...
Just as Apple sent its invites for the next Apple Event where the iPhone 15 series is said to make its debut, Google followed suit and sent invites for the next Made by Google Event.
The event is set to take place on October 4 when the latest Google Pixel devices like the Pixel 8 series - Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are ...
Google has just silently rolled out the Google Play Pass subscription service in the Philippines. Yes, this is the company's take on Apple Arcade.
Google Play Pass
Google Play Pass is a subscription service that gives you access to over 1,000 paid apps and games on the Google Play Store.
This means, while ...
Google recently announced that RCS (Rich Communication Services) messages on Google Messages will now be fully encrypted end-to-end by default.
Google Messages RCS Conversations
In addition to messages on Google Messages, the company revealed that RCS group chats on its messaging app are now end-to-end ...
Google and its Pixel products have yet to officially arrive in the Philippine shores but we recently spotted the Google Pixel Fold 5G in the local store – Game Xtreme. The foldable Pixel device is listed with a 16% off discount which means you can get it for PHP 119,995 for the 12GB+256GB variant.
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Four AI companies, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic, have formed the Frontier Model Forum to promote the safe and responsible development of frontier AI. The coalition aims to create technical evaluations, and benchmarks, and advocate for best practices.
Frontier Model Forum for Safe AI Development
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A member of the Huawei Community Philippines Official has just pointed out that GBOX now has the Google Play Store built-in in its latest update.
GBOX Update
Yup, you read that right, the latest version of the third-party app now includes Google Play Store. This will make it easier to get an even wider ...
The EU Commission and the US Department of Justice are going after Google for its ad business for illegally monopolizing the ad tech supply chain.
The search engine company allegedly uses its dominant market position to favor its intermediation services, and the EU Commission has found evidence of ...
OpenAI’s collaborative AI program ChatGPT is now available via the Apple App Store.
ChatGPT on the Go
The decision to launch the collaborative AI on the Apple App Store was driven by user feedback indicating their enthusiasm for using ChatGPT on mobile devices. By expanding to smartphones, OpenAI further ...
Google has just updated its policy on inactive Google Accounts to protect users from “security threats, like spam, phishing scams, and account hijacking.”
The company explains that accounts that have been inactive for two years or more often use old or re-used passwords that may have been compromised and are less ...
Google announced at the I/O developers conference that it will expand Google Bard, a collaborative AI, to more countries and remove the waitlist to access it. Now it is available here in the Philippines.
Google Bard AI
“As we continue to make additional improvements and introduce new features, we want to ...
Google has just held its Google I/O 2023 Keynote where it introduced the Google Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet as well as showcased the new AI-powered features coming to Android.
In addition, the tech giant showcased more AI features for its apps like Photos, Maps, and Search. It also gave updates for its AI ...