People are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to shop for goods and order food. Google is now making it easier for customers to message stores through posts, while businesses can reply through the Maps app and get more customer stats.
At the moment, you tap the messaging button on listings in Maps or Search to reach out. Posts from businesses that appear in the Updates tab or elsewhere…
Back in October, Google unveiled a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in its “News Showcase” carousel. Google News Showcase is expanding today with a number of updates.
As planned, Google is paying “select news publishers” for “limited…
You might not know that Google has operated a 3D model sharing website, Poly, for the past three years. Today, though, Google has announced that Poly will be shutting down next year.
Launched in November 2017, Poly has provided APIs and a place to share 3D models to…
Pixel 5 buyers with Google One can expect their Google Store ‘cashback’ credit this week
December 3, 2020
With a 2TB (or higher) Google One subscription, you get 10% back on all Google Store purchases. It’s supposed to arrive 30 days after an order has shipped, but Pixel 5 pre-orderers have yet to be credited. Google told us today that Pixel 5 Store credits will be available by Friday.
For day one pre-orderers (in the US), the Pixel 5 started shipping from the Google Store at the end of October. A…
LG Chem plans to apparently more than double its battery cell production in order to support demand from one of its newer customers: Tesla.
For the longest time, Tesla only used cells from Panasonic in its vehicles, but it validated cells from other manufacturers for the…
Samsung unexpectedly starts official Android 11 rollout w/ Galaxy S20 series on Verizon
December 3, 2020
Well, this one came out of the blue. After releasing beta updates for Android 11 over the past few weeks, Samsung and Verizon have just started releasing the official Android 11/One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy S20 series.
Noted by the folks over at Android Police, Verizon…
Toronto-based Daymak is already known for a wide range of light electric vehicles ranging from e-bikes and mobility scooters to light electric motorcycles. But now the company is unveiling a much higher-end product range known as the Avvenire line that will be manufactured locally in Canada.
From the new Avvenire line up shot below, you can immediately tell that these are a totally different…
Earlier this year, Google’s 2FA authentication app received a big Android update that modernized its design. That dark theme, along with an account transfer feature, is now available in Google Authenticator for iOS.
The app provides 2-step verification codes when…
Audi announces an acceleration of its electric vehicle investments to $12 billion through 2025
December 3, 2020
Audi released its new budget that goes through 2025 and announced that it is accelerating its electric vehicle investments to $12 billion.
The Volkswagen group as a whole has been accelerating its investments into electrification, but Audi has been leading the way in some…
Earlier this year, Google added a “COVID-19 alert” from the CDC to hospital and other healthcare provider listings. Google Health is now piloting a general tool to help plan your hospital visits.
Google worked with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on what’s essentially a checklist. The tool surfaces common questions like “What is…
