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Google throws Voice a lifeline with addition of two new personal paid tiers

Google throws Voice a lifeline with addition of two new personal paid tiers

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google's Pixel 11 Event Set for August 12, a Month Before Apple Debuts Foldable iPhone

Google's Pixel 11 Event Set for August 12, a Month Before Apple Debuts Foldable iPhone

The latest Apple story matters less as spectacle than as a clue to where the company’s hardware, software and services may be pulling users next.

Apple stories matter because one product decision can ripple through hardware, services, developers, accessories and the wider market that reacts around the company.

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Google officially reveals when it's launching the Pixel 11 series

Google officially reveals when it's launching the Pixel 11 series

The latest phone-industry story is really a question about value: what has to improve before another expensive upgrade feels like a smart decision instead of a reflex.

Phones are mature products, so the smallest useful details now carry more weight: software support, battery life, camera reliability, pricing, repairs and whether upgrades still feel necessary.

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Google will now count all Android backup data toward your storage cap

Google will now count all Android backup data toward your storage cap

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Google Play launches the first Indie Games Fund in Africa

Google Play launches the first Indie Games Fund in Africa

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Gemini keeps cranking headphone volume levels — but Google’s on the case

Gemini keeps cranking headphone volume levels — but Google’s on the case

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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There’s one group of Android users Google’s new sideloading rules won’t affect

There’s one group of Android users Google’s new sideloading rules won’t affect

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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I tried a hidden Android Auto feature Google doesn’t want you to know about

I tried a hidden Android Auto feature Google doesn’t want you to know about

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google is finally fixing a confusing Android Auto connection roadblock

Google is finally fixing a confusing Android Auto connection roadblock

The latest phone-industry story is really a question about value: what has to improve before another expensive upgrade feels like a smart decision instead of a reflex.

Phones are mature products, so the smallest useful details now carry more weight: software support, battery life, camera reliability, pricing, repairs and whether upgrades still feel necessary.

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Google Sheets gets a key visual improvement for data nerds

Google Sheets gets a key visual improvement for data nerds

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google Maps may soon expand beyond restaurant suggestions to actually placing your order

Google Maps may soon expand beyond restaurant suggestions to actually placing your order

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google is finally banning Chrome extensions that let you jailbreak chatbots

Google is finally banning Chrome extensions that let you jailbreak chatbots

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google Wallet finally lets you see smartwatch purchases on your phone

Google Wallet finally lets you see smartwatch purchases on your phone

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google Contacts is getting ready for Tap to Share with some ‘Your info’ tweaks

Google Contacts is getting ready for Tap to Share with some ‘Your info’ tweaks

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google Play Store widgets will soon be available for individual Collections

Google Play Store widgets will soon be available for individual Collections

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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Google loses final appeal at Europe's high court

Google loses final appeal at Europe’s high court, to pay €4 1 billion fine Google has lost its final appeal to the European Commission’s €4

1 billion fine from 2018 The appeal was Google’s last chance and was presented at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe’s highest court

The record-breaking fine sat at €4 34 (later reduced to €4

1) was imposed on Google by the European Union’s executive arm, the European Commission, back in 2018 The EC found that Google was abusing Android’s mobile dominance and giving its own apps an unfair advantage by requiring phone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome, and the Play Store

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Google loses final fight over $4 7 billion Android antitrust fine Google’s long-running battle over a huge Android antitrust fine has ended with the EU’s top court upholding the penalty

Google loses final appeal to overturn €4 1 billion EU fine Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed Google’s final appeal against a €4 1 billion ($4 7 billion) antitrust fine over the company’s use of Android to promote its Chrome browser and search service

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Google loses final appeal over $4 7 billion EU Android antitrust fine Europe’s highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4 7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018

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Google Gemini Spark Comes to Mac With Local File Automation

Google Gemini Spark Comes to Mac With Local File Automation

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Google loses final fight over $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine

Google loses final fight over $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine

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Google has a faster version of Nano Banana with three demo apps you can try right now

Google has a faster version of Nano Banana with three demo apps you can try right now

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Google Play Store is getting faster everywhere, from your Android phone to your car’s dashboard

Google Play Store is getting faster everywhere, from your Android phone to your car’s dashboard

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Android news is only as useful as its rollout. Features matter when they reach real devices across brands, regions and price ranges.

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