Google’s advertising controls today range from seeing why something was served to turning off personalization entirely. Moving forward, the company will let you limit ads that are sensitive in nature, with YouTube being the first to get this option.
The Google Ad Settings page will soon feature a new section at the very bottom that lets you “choose to see fewer ads from these categories on…
Google Docs adding more Word features as Gmail gets streamlined Office attachment editing
December 11, 2020
Google is rolling out new features across Docs and other Workspace apps to increase interoperability with Word and the Microsoft Office suite. It comes as some teams might choose to use both sets of tools, while others still work with partners that don’t use cloud…
Over a year ago Google rolled out a completely redesigned Play Store for Android TV, and now the company is giving it a couple of tweaks. Rolling out now, the Play Store for Android TV and, by extension, Google TV, is getting a slight redesign. Here’s what’s new.
The…
YouTube TV sending free Chromecast with Google TV to subscribers
December 11, 2020
After a similar promotion for new customers in October, YouTube TV is giving a free Chromecast with Google TV to existing ones this holiday season.
The “[Special thanks] Enjoy a Chromecast with Google TV, on us” email was sent out to current subscribers this afternoon:
We wanted to say thanks and offer you, a longtime friend of YouTube TV, a new Chromecast with Google TV — on us.
Click…
Google joins enterprise-focused Modern Computing Alliance and reiterates push for PWAs
December 11, 2020
Announced today, the Modern Computing Alliance brings together Google and other big enterprise players to “address the biggest IT challenges facing companies today with integration from silicon to cloud.”
To drive ‘silicon-to-cloud’ innovation for the benefit of…
New Google Assistant design that brings Pixel light bar to all Android phones rolling out
December 11, 2020
In mid-November, Google appeared to settle on a compact design for Google Assistant where the activation panel is half as tall and answers don’t take up the entire screen. Google is now widely testing an Assistant design that brings the light bar to all Android…
Xiaomi has introduced a new smartwatch dubbed Mi Watch Lite, which is based on the Redmi Watch that was launched in China last month.
The Mi Watch Lite sports a 1.4″ color touchscreen of 320×320 pixel resolution, which has auto brightness adjustment and a pixel density of 323 ppi. The smartwatch supports over 120 watch faces, with some of them letting you choose the information you want…
Nokia is announcing a new Android Go smartphone on December 15
December 10, 2020
HMD is expected to launch a couple new smartphones, including the flagship Nokia 9.3, and the affordable midranger Nokia 5.4, but apparently another device will get to stand in the limelight first – a phone with Android Go is coming out in China.
The announcement will…
Oppo Reno5 Pro+ specs leak ahead of announcement
December 10, 2020
Oppo’s Reno5 series is launching in a couple of hours in China and we’re expecting three phones – the Reno5 5G, Reno5 Pro 5G and Reno5 Pro+ 5G. The latter was the subject of a fairly detailed leak last week but tipster managed to squeeze another one just before the…
The Reno5 series is now live with two initial models. They are nearly identical with the chipset being the major difference – as expected, it’s a mix of Snapdragon and Dimensity. The phones will run ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box.
Oppo Reno5 5G
The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset and is coming in 8/128GB and 12/256GB…
