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Google One primarily serves to give you more storage space for Gmail, Drive, and Photos. Last year, the subscription added a VPN and is now providing all Android users with access to “enhanced” Google Photos editing tools and filters that were previously only available on Pixel phones. With the launch of the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G in September, Google Photos received a redesigned editor and…

Google Search has historically evaluated “all content on a web page to determine if it is relevant to a query.” Back in October, alongside the launch of Hum to Search, Google announced passage ranking, and it’s now starting to roll out.  The company wants to address how sometimes the “single sentence that answers your question might be buried deep in a web page” that is either very…

Apple’s Fraudulent Website Warning is designed to alert you when you’re about to visit a website that is known to host malware, or that is believed to be a phishing site. Previously, that check consulted a database hosted on a Google server, but as of iOS 14.5 it instead uses an Apple proxy to better protect user privacy. That adds an extra layer of privacy to the protection Apple was already…

The Google Store in the UK is offering a sizeable £100 off the Pixel 4a 5G, bringing the price down to £399 as part of a mini Valentine’s Day sale. This limited-time offer puts the Pixel 4a 5G at a price comparable to that of the standard Pixel 4a — which is priced at £349. For a £50 jump you’re getting quite a sizeable upgrade in the chipset and overall device capabilities. 5G support…