Tag: Google
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Google Photos now offers archive suggestions
Google has confirmed a new feature for its Photos app. In a tweet sent out through Google Photos’ official Twitter account, the company has confirmed that the app will now suggest photos to archive. “New! See suggestions for photos to archive, so you can move photos you don’t want to see in your main library.…
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3 simple ways to make money, get other rewards from Google
Google is built around data – and it probably knows a lot more about you than you think it goes. The good part about all this is that Google offers a lot of rewards to people who will volunteer data that it finds useful. This information isn’t just used to advertise to you either –…
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Social media firms have increased removal of Hate Speech, says EU
Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have stepped up both the speed and number of removals of hate speech on their platforms in response to pressure from the European Union to do more to tackle the issue, according to the results of an EU evaluation. Facebook won particular praise for reviewing most…
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Google refuses to furnish US govt with salary data
Google has refused to share salary information requested by the US Labour Department, saying that it would cost too much to retrieve the data. According to a report in ReCode on Friday, the US Labour Department has sued Google for salary records, arguing it is legally entitled to on grounds that Google is a government…
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Facebook offers India cheap WiFi via 20,000 hotspots
Facebook has rejoined the race for India’s next billion internet users with a promise of cheap WiFi. The company said Thursday it was planning to roll out 20,000 WiFi hotspots across the country over the coming months in partnership with Indian mobile provider Bharti Airtel. It has been testing the new initiative for about two…
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Families of San Bernardino Shooting sue Facebook, Google, Twitter
Family members of three victims of the December 2015 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google and Twitter, claiming that the companies permitted Islamic State to flourish on social media. The relatives assert that by allowing Islamic State militants to spread propaganda freely on social media, the three companies provided “material support”…
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Google honours Cassini spacecraft with a Google Doodle, what it all means
Today, Google has honoured the Cassini spacecraft with a Google Doodle as Cassini is going where no ship has gone before. On Wednesday Cassini begins a series of dives into the space between Saturn and its magnificent rings. The Google Doodle is seen with Saturn gravitating towards Cassini wearing a smile, with Cassini between its…
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Nokia makes smartphone comeback starting in China with Nokia 6
Nokia is making a cameo comeback with smartphones unveiling Nokia 6 running on Google’s Android OS at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 on Sunday. If you are a cell phone user of a certain age, you likely have a soft spot for the Nokia brand. In the late 1990s and most of the aughts,…
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WhatsApp, Gmail into tougher EU Privacy Proposal
Online messaging and email services such as WhatsApp, iMessage and Gmail will face tough new rules on how they can track users under a proposal presented by the European Union executive on Tuesday. The web players will have to guarantee the confidentiality of their customers’ conversations and ask for their consent before tracking them online…
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LOOKING AHEAD: Smartphones to launch 2017
2017 is upon us, bringing with it a flurry of new top-end smartphones to get excited about. The tenth anniversary of the original iPhone means Apple may have something special in store for us this year, while Samsung will probably come out all guns blazing in order to soundly recover from the Galaxy Note 7…