Tag Archives: Google

Backing up photos to Google Photos is mostly an automatic task that you set once upon first open and then forget. That’s sort of the beauty of it. But since Google took away free unlimited storage, you may have taken a look at the backup settings in the app and realized that the terms they use to describe both backups and quality can be confusing. Google is changing the verbiage. In a short community help post, Google announced that they heard from enough users who expressed… Source link

Jan 12 (Reuters) – The head of Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud unit in the Americas, Kirsten Kliphouse, has left the company, the Information reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. Kliphouse is being replaced by Adaire Fox-Martin, who was previously the president of Google Cloud International and the head of Google’s Ireland office, according to the report. Alphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The shakeup comes as growth in the cloud… Source link

Google’s cloud computing unit on Thursday made sweeping changes to its leadership, including replacing its top U.S. sales executive and one of her lieutenants, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The changes, announced to employees, include the departure of Kirsten Kliphouse, the top U.S. sales executive. She is being replaced by Adaire Fox-Martin, previously the president of Google Cloud International and the head of Google’s Ireland office. Fox-Martin, who joined… Source link

Image: Porsche Porsche may turn to Google to provide the backbone for its infotainment software in future models, Reuters reported Thursday citing a source with knowledge of the German manufacturer’s plans. Up until now, the Stuttgart-based sports car maker has collaborated with the Volkswagen Group’s Cariad unit for software development, but last fall Porsche decided to make a clean break and start negotiating with other partners. Those have included Google, Apple, Baidu, Tencent, and… Source link

Carmaker Porsche is reportedly considering integrating Google software into its vehicles. The deal would let Porsche drivers access applications such as Google Maps without having to connect their cars to an Android device, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. 12), citing a source close to the German automaker. The arrangement is only being considered for Porsche vehicles, and not for Porsche’s parent company Volkswagen at large, the source said. PYMNTS has contacted both companies for… Source link

Luxury car maker Porsche Automobile Holding SE (OTC: POAHY) plans to fully integrate Alphabet Inc  (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google software in Porsche cockpits. The deal would enable Porsche customers to access Google applications like Google Maps and Google Assistant without needing to connect the car to an Android phone, Reuters reported. Porsche was in close contact with several companies following the end of its cooperation with Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) Cariad unit on… Source link

Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions to people using Google Meet for video calls starting today. The company said that this feature will be first available on iOS and the web with Android support coming soon. The search giant first announced this feature last year, but it is reaching users just now. Users can click or tap on the smile icon on the bottom pane to post a reaction emoji — with support for different skin tones — on the video call. When… Source link

Google is making Meet more social with a new feature called in-meeting reactions. The idea is that users can send one of nine emoji reactions, including 💖👍 and 😂, which will appear on the recipient’s window and be visible to all in the meeting. If multiple users send emojis, they’ll appear as a burst on the left side of your screen.  To use the function, you select the smile icon in the control bar, and can hover on the bar that pops up to select the skin tone of your choice for… Source link

BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O) and Porsche (P911_p.DE) are in talks over a possible deal to allow Google Apps to be used in Porsche cockpits, German business magazine Manager Magazin reported on Thursday, citing managers from both companies. A focus of the deal would be access to Google Maps, the report added. Spokespeople for Porsche and Google were not immediately available for comment. Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke said at a conference call last October that the… Source link

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Google has been jolted after the Indian antitrust authority sought changes to how it markets its Android system, which powers 97% of smartphones in the world’s second biggest mobile market. As a Jan. 19 deadline approaches, the U.S. firm has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the directives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), arguing that they risk stalling growth of its Android ecosystem in the country. Google licenses the system to smartphone… Source link