Google announced updates to its Play Points service, which has over 220 million users. One of the updates includes a new treasure hunt minigame called Diamond Valley, which will soon be available to US users. Players can collect diamonds and redeem prizes like Pixel phones. Those with Platinum and Diamond status in Play Points can … Read more
In recent years, the landscape of digital media has been shifting dramatically, with a significant decrease in traffic from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. While these platforms used to drive a large portion of website traffic, that number has dwindled to just 1.7 percent, with Facebook removing its news tab and Twitter becoming … Read more
Honor has announced plans to integrate Google’s artificial intelligence assistant, Gemini, into its future smartphones, as reported by CNBC. The Chinese smartphone company recently unveiled its latest flagship phone, the Honor Magic6 Pro, which already features several AI functions. Given that Honor’s smartphones currently run on Google’s Android operating system, alongside Honor’s MagicOS, the addition … Read more
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the issues with Google Search, including difficulties in answering simple questions and the overwhelming number of features and widgets cluttering search results. However, Google has introduced a new “Web” filter that allows users to see only text links in their search results, cutting through the clutter. … Read more
Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, is expanding its lineup of foldable smartphones by introducing a vertical folding-style device, according to CEO George Zhao. The company has already released foldable smartphones such as the Magic V2, and now it is looking to incorporate Google’s artificial intelligence features into its upcoming devices. This integration of generative AI … Read more
Google is set to introduce advertisements in its AI Overviews feature, which provides AI-generated summaries for specific queries. The company shared more details about the upcoming ads in a recent blog post, revealing that they will soon start testing search and shopping ads in AI digests for US users. Advertisers do not need to take … Read more
Google is rolling out AI overviews in Google Search, replacing “featured snippets,” to all US users. These overviews provide summaries of web pages, sometimes without linking to the original sites. This move has raised concerns in the publishing industry, as it may reduce the incentive for publishers to create new content that AI models rely … Read more
Google has announced new visually immersive ad formats to drive consumer demand and conversions on YouTube, Discover, and Gmail. The updates include expanded demand generation video ad campaigns reaching up to 3 billion users monthly and the launch of new YouTube Shorts ad formats like vertical videos and stickers. With over 2 billion registered viewers … Read more
Google’s beta app hints at new features for its Circle to Search feature on Android. The latest beta version of the app includes signs of a “listen” button, a “select all” option for text, and a “save” button. These new features were discovered by AssembleDebug and Android Authority in the app’s v15.20.36.29 beta code. The … Read more
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25458887/Screenshot_2024_05_21_at_4.41.38_PM.jpeg?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "Google’s latest feature makes discovering and installing web apps on Chromebook more convenient with the new “Add to Chromebook” badge.")
Google is rolling out a new “Add to Chromebook” badge to simplify the process of finding and installing progressive web apps (PWAs) and Android apps for ChromeOS users. This badge will directly link users to the web app they wish to install or to the Google Play Store for Android apps, as reported by 9to5Google. … Read more