Google Chromecast 1 reaches end-of-life support
Google has announced that the decade-old Chromecast 1 will be phased out. The end of support was announced in a message on Google’s Chromecast firmware support page. Image: Google “Support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended, which means these devices no longer receive software or security updates, and Google does not provide technical support for them. Users may notice a degradation in performance,” The...
Samsung Not Ditching Google for Bing
Samsung Will Not Abandon Google After All Last month, the New York Times reported that Samsung may consider switching to Bing as its default search engine on its devices. But it looks like Samsung has a change of heart. It is not going to use Bing as the default search engine on its mobile web browser, according to the Wall Street Journal. Every Samsung phone has its own Internet Browser. It has used Google as its default search...
Google to delete Gmail accounts that have been inactive for 2 years
Image Credit: Popsci Got an old Gmail account that has been dormant or unused in the last two years? Perhaps, there is still time to retain your account as Google plans to delete such. According to the company, “if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years,” it such an account as well as its content will be deleted. Such Gmail account will not only become inaccessible, the messages, Calendar events, Drive,...
Google brings generative AI to Photos with Magic Editor
Google seems to be completely sold on to generative AI with tons of its products being integrated with the feature. The latest is Google Photos, with the company announcing that it is coming with an experimental Magic Editor tool. Magic Editor is built with the ability to not only fix photos, but change them to create the shot you always desired. The tool allows you to move and resize objects, stretch them, get rid of unwanted bag...
Google’s nearby share for Windows is now widely available
Want to easily transfer files from your Windows PC to a nearby Android phone? Maybe you should give Google’s nearby share for Windows a shot? The product is now widely available for all users. The product enables you to easily share files on your PC with a nearby Android phone. Android users always struggled when it comes to sharing files between their phones and their Windows PC. However, this is no longer going to be the same with...
Google is adding AI-powered “Magic Compose” to Messages
Credit: 9to5google Google is upgrading its Smart Reply feature with a new AI-featured feature called “Magic Compose.” The new feature will be able to write meaningful reply to a message or compose a song. The feature was first spotted by the 9to5google team earlier in the year. Since then, a lot of progress has been made by Google, and now it seems the picture has become clearer. Google probably wants to get this done without the Bard...