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Google’s Matter update for the Nest Hub Max will break direct Nest x Yale Lock integration

Anyone with a Nest x Yale Lock connected directly to the Max will get a free Nest Connect

By Nathan Edwards
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How researchers are using old phones to screen for Alzheimer’s

Your Pixel 4 can do more than you think

By Matt Morales

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The name Google is synonymous with online searches, but over the years the company has grown beyond search and now builds multiple consumer products, including software like Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Android, and hardware like the Pixel smartphones, Google Home, and Chromebooks. Its name can also be found on internet services such as Google Fi, Flights, Checkout, and Google Fiber. Here is all of the latest news about one of the most influential tech companies in the world.

Samsung Wallet is back to organize your ID, keys, and crypto

By Allison Johnson
4 comments / new

The new USI 2.0 standard for styluses isn’t so universal after all 

By Jon Porter
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Nothing reveals Phone 1 design a month early

By Jon Porter
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Qualcomm’s $1,500 phone for Snapdragon superfans is falling behind on software

By Emma Roth
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WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone

By Jon Porter

Using Apple’s Move to iOS Android app

Google Maps now estimates toll charges for your journey

By Jon Porter
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Google’s changing its calendar invites to be clearer and more modern

By Mitchell Clark
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Google Talk is surprisingly still operational, but that ends on Thursday

By Emma Roth
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Saving sites: Pocket’s bookmarking app and its alternatives

By Barbara Krasnoff

Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient

By Jon Porter
178 comments / new

Google to pay $118 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

By Emma Roth

The travel-friendly Sonos Roam is still on sale for a rare $37 off

By Sheena Vasani

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The best smartphone you can buy for under $500

By Allison Johnson, Gloria Sin, and 1 more

Stadia just made it a lot easier to play the Resident Evil Village demo

By Mitchell Clark
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The best phone to buy right now

By Allison Johnson and Gloria Sin

Google Cloud employee calculates pi to 100 trillion digits

By Jasmine Hicks

Chromebook 101: how to use Android apps on your Chromebook

By Barbara Krasnoff

Firefox and Chrome are squaring off over ad-blocker extensions

By Corin Faife

To block or not to block?

Get a bundle of hit Capcom PC games for just $20 from Humble

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto
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Google Chrome’s on-device machine learning blocks notification requests and could adjust your browser buttons

By Richard Lawler
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Google tool shows what’s on the surface of the Earth in real time

By Nicole Wetsman

Google Maps now helps you find fresh air

By Thomas Ricker
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The Vivaldi browser launches a free built-in email client that integrates its Calendar and Feed Reader

By Sheena Vasani

Android 13 beta reaches platform stability two months earlier than Android 12

By Allison Johnson
8 comments / new

The Razer Kishi V2 controller adds some of the Backbone controller’s best features

By Cameron Faulkner
14 comments / new

The green Apple Watch Series 7 is $300 for the first time ever

By Sheena Vasani
4 comments / new

The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra’s under-display camera gets the display part right

By Allison Johnson
7 comments / new

Looks like Google’s cheaper Chromecast is becoming a reality

By Sean Hollister
11 comments / new

Chrome OS 101: how to save and retrieve files

By Barbara Krasnoff

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iOS 16 fixes annoying reaction texts in ‘green bubble’ message groups

By Umar Shakir
39 comments / new

Chromebook 101: how to add another user to your Chromebook

By Barbara Krasnoff

Share your Chromebook

Google Meet for teachers can automatically transcribe lessons into a Google Doc

By Emma Roth

Education Chromebooks are getting Figma, a very cool set of design tools

By Monica Chin
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Google’s Pixel 6 Pro is $100 off for a limited time

By Cameron Faulkner
1 comment / new

Pixel update squeezes more useful information into the lock screen

By Jon Porter
2 comments / new

Google to pay $100 million to Illinois residents for Photos’ face grouping feature

By Emma Roth
5 comments / new

Google contractors say a recruiting company has been systematically skimming their pay

‘Unless you initiate the investigation and make the case, nothing happens,’ one contractor says

By Russell Brandom
12 comments / new

Someone says they bought a Pixel 7 Pro prototype on Facebook Marketplace

By Allison Johnson
7 comments / new

Google is bringing Gboard’s custom text stickers to more Android users

By Emma Roth
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