The Fitbit Ace LTE is Google’s latest Wear OS device and aims to encourage kids (ages 7 and up) to be healthy through games, while also serving as a parent-child communication and real-time location device. Mobile connectivity, the Fitbit Arcade, and other features require a monthly or annual Fitbit Ace Pass subscription. Practical: The Fitbit … Read more
Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consistent system on the Internet, dictating which sites live and die and what content on the Internet looks like. But exactly how Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and search engine optimization practitioners. Now, an explosive leak that claims to reveal … Read more
I’m so happy that we can finally talk about the new Chromebook Plus features that the ChromeOS team introduced at the very cool event they recently held in New York City. We’ve known about many of these features and the new hardware that will show them off for a while now, so I’m really excited … Read more
MILLIONS of Google Chrome users have been urged to update the browser app after researchers discovered a dangerous high-level vulnerability. Google researchers have discovered a serious security riskCredit: Getty The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-5274, is a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. The issue was reported on May 20 … Read more
What you need to know Google recently acquired exclusive rights to reddit content to power its AI. Google’s AI has now gone completely crazy. Users with access to Google’s AI search have reported that Google recommends eating rocks and glue and possibly even committing suicide – although not every reported answer has been reproduced. Comparative … Read more
Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, at San Diego Pride. It’s not clear if Grogu is gay, but he’s definitely an ally (Getty) Google’s new AI overview feature rolled out to users this week and has certainly caused quite a stir: although possibly not for the reasons Google expected. Unfortunately, it seems the feature is still buggy, … Read more
TL; DR Google TV is finally adding support for Picture-in-Picture mode, which places app content in a small window over the screen, in Android 14 for TV. Picture-in-picture mode has been supported on phones since Android 8.0 was released almost seven years ago. However, Picture-in-Picture on Google TV is not enabled for media content. Most … Read more
Google Pixel 8a Andy Boxall / Digital trends I hated explaining which cheap Pixel 8 phone to buy when I reviewed the Google Pixel 8a. Ultimately, I decided to say the Pixel 8a is the cheap Pixel phone you should buy… except for the times when you shouldn’t. This confusing situation is all Google’s doing … Read more
Google has been trying to reinvent its search engine by using AI to show full answers to most questions, a feature the company calls “AI Summaries.” However, if this experience isn’t for you, there are a number of workarounds you can use in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge to get back to a more traditional … Read more
Speakers at Google’s Marketing Live event showed how they will use user searches and AI Overviews content to serve interactive shopping ads that will push organic search rankings even lower, stating that Google “faimed at creating new opportunities for your company.” We like to think of Google Search engineers as responsible for search results, but … Read more