“Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s built a computer that’s reached “quantum supremacy,” performing a computation in 200 seconds that would take the fastest supercomputers about 10,000 years.”
“Google Chrome is a powerhouse of a browser that’s been with us since it launched way back in 2008, ushering in a new era of speedy, simple tab-based browsing. These days its not quite as lean as it once was, but it’s risen to be the most popular browser out there.”
“Smart Reply, Nudge, Boomerang and other shortcuts that will tidy up your inbox. Gmail has come a long way since it rolled out in 2004 as a by-invitation-only free email service. As of October 2018, Gmail was reported to have more than 1.”
“Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. The ruling stems from a dispute between Google and France’s privacy regulator CNIL.”
“While Google has introduced many great features to its Android devices, it still hasn’t been able to mimic the ease of one of Apple’s best features, AirDrop. But all that is about to change with the introduction of Fast Share. Here’s what you need to know.”
“Google has revealed it had left some business users’ passwords exposed in plain text. The bug, which had existed since 2005, stored an unhashed, plain text copy of the password in G Suite’s administration console.”
“Google Docs are great — until you lose your internet connection and suddenly that tiny-but-vital addition that just popped into your head has to stay unwritten until you reconnect.”
“Google demonstrated at I/O yesterday a search feature where you can bring up 3D objects and then place them in your location using AR, augmented reality. I am not too sure about this feature sticking but hey – it is pretty cool to demo on stage – don’t you think?”
“”Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever,” said Aaron Siskand. The respected US photographer, who died in 1991, had no inkling that many of the world’s pictures would never see the light of day.”
“It wasn’t that long ago that talking to computers was the preserve of movies and science fiction. Slowly, voice recognition improved, and these days it’s getting to be pretty usable. The technology has moved beyond basic keywords, and can now parse sentences in natural language.”
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