Google Stadia is finally coming to iOS devices today, although you still won’t find a playable version on the App Store. Apple’s restrictions on cloud gaming won’t let services like Stadia, GeForce Now, or xCloud onto the platform, so Google is using Safari as a workaround. Once the update is pushed live, you should be […]
How Google built its AI-powered Hum to Search feature
In October, Google announced it would let users search for songs by simply humming or whistling melodies, initially in English on iOS and in more than 20 languages on Android. At the time, the search giant only hinted at how the new Hum to Search feature worked. But in a blog post today, Google detailed […]
Google launches Document AI suite of parsing and processing tools in preview
Google this morning launched the Document AI (DocAI) platform, a console for document processing hosted in Google Cloud, in preview. The company says it’s aimed at automating and validating documents by extracting data from documents and making them available to business apps and users. Companies spend an average of $20 to file and store a […]
Google Stadia’s best games: 11 great places to start
Google’s cloud gaming service, Stadia, suffered from a rough launch. Things haven’t improved much since then. Beyond the basic features still missing from the service, and how few of the games on Stadia offer full cross-play across multiple platforms, the game library itself is incredibly limited, at least for now. It still barely feels like […]
AppsFlyer: Facebook, Google, and Unity Ads dominate mobile advertising
Mobile measurement firm AppsFlyer said that Facebook has the No. 1 spot in mobile advertising, followed by Google and Unity Ads in the first half of 2020, according to the company’s twice-a-year Performance Index study. The study is the 11th time that AppsFlyer has done its index. While Facebook is at the top overall across […]
Google expands BeyondCorp alliance to push zero trust security
As the number of remote workers continues to soar, Google is expanding efforts to push a new model for security designed around zero trust. Following the release of its BeyondCorp product earlier this year, the company is adding four new partners to help make this standard more effective and easier to implement. “The need to […]
Google Duplex’s haircut-booking feature could help short-handed businesses
Nearly two years after first demonstrating it onstage at Google I/O 2018, Google has quietly rolled out haircut appointment booking for Google Duplex, its AI chat agent. Now, VentureBeat has discovered that users with supported devices can have Google Assistant call barbershops, hairstylists, and salons to reserve appointments on their behalf without having to place […]
ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google. The overall message: Microsoft supports Epic Games in its war with Apple and Google over the 30% cut the companies take of every purchase on the iOS App Store and the […]
DuckDuckGo ducks Google to launch route-planning powered by Apple Maps
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is finally adding walking and driving directions to its online mapping service, a feature that will be powered by Apple’s MapKit JS framework. The launch comes nearly two years after DuckDuckGo announced it was switching entirely to Apple Maps for map and address-related searches, having previously used a mix of various […]
Google says Pixel’s Hold for Me feature records and stores audio on-device
One of the just-announced Pixels’ most intriguing features is Hold for Me, a Google Assistant-powered service that waits on hold when you call a retailer, utility, airline, or other business’ toll-free support number. When a human comes on the line and is ready to talk, Hold for Me — which will launch in preview in […]