A staff member works during preparations for the reopening of a Fnac store in Paris as part of an easing of the country’s lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 23 (Reuters) – French retailer Fnac Darty said on Wednesday it entered into a new partnership with tech giant Google (GOOGL.O), as it seeks to improve its online services. Under… Source link
Read More »Google is ditching Chrome’s data saver mode on Android
Google has announced it will soon remove a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage. Per 9to5Google, Chrome’s “Lite mode” will go away with the release of Chrome version M100 in late March. Lite mode was originally known as Data Saver when Google first introduced it on Android back in 2014. In those days, many smartphone owners were on tiered data plans and risked extra charges if they went over their monthly allotment. And in… Source link
Read More »Google Chat to fully replace classic Hangouts for Workspace users from March
If you’re a Google Workspace user, the classic Hangouts messaging service will start to disappear next month as part of the transition to Google Chat. Google has announced that it’ll make Google Chat its default chat application beginning March 22nd, meaning users will be redirected to Chat when they try to visit Hangouts in Gmail on the web, or try to use the old Hangouts mobile apps. The shift from Google Hangouts to Google Chat is the latest step in Google’s constantly evolving… Source link
Read More »Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo
Free the Will PatriotsForwarded from Silence Dogood, MBA I just started using DuckDuckGo today, and needless to say it is like being brought into the 21st century! Tamara Keller GO ON DUCKDUCKGO SEVERAL WEBSITES ARE REPORTING DICK CHENEY ARRESTS Patricia W If you go on DuckDuckGo we pull right up! Trump… Source link
Read More »Google is testing a new home page that looks suspiciously like Bing and Yahoo!
Since its launch in 1998, the Google search engine home page has kept its clean and minimalist interface, including the famous Doodles. However, this could be about to change, as the Mountain Viewers are testing a new design, including information such as news, weather and more. If we just stop for a moment to think, we can realize that this idea is not new. The home pages of Yahoo! Bing and MSN have made it their standard to provide us with a good dose of news and “interesting… Source link
Read More »Four ACD campuses join Google for Hispanic Student Readiness Program
Four colleges within the Alamo Colleges District have been selected to become an academic partner in the Grow with Google Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Career Readiness Program. Among the Alamo Colleges selected were San Antonio College, St. Philip’s College, Northeast Lakeview College and Palo Alto College. The initiative will help Latino students at more than 20 HSIs prepare for the workforce through digital skills training and career workshops. Through a $2 million investment… Source link
Read More »Google acknowledges Wi-Fi issues in ‘very small number’ of Pixel 6 phones, fix coming in March
Google says a fix is on the way for Pixel 6 owners who are dealing with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity issues after installing a security patch earlier this month, as reported by 9to5Google. In response to a user on Reddit, Google acknowledges the problem and says it’s bundling a fix in a March software update. “A software fix that will be available in the next Google Pixel Update” “After some investigation, we identified the root cause and determined that it impacts a very… Source link
Read More »Google Maps users baffled after finding child stuck in a bin
Google Maps explorers have been left stunned and confused after finding a child hanging out of a BIN. The distur-bin discovery was spotted in a park in Switzerland. It’s the latest in a string of unusual and odd findings on the platform over the years. TikToker The Google Earth Guy was challenged to find it by one of his 1.1million followers. “I have so many questions on to how he got there,” he said. The TikTok star takes weird and obscure requests… Source link
Read More »‘Twosday’: 2/22/22 is today; Google celebrates palindrome day in February
Happy Twosday! Feb. 22, or 2/22/22, falls on a Tuesday, making it a holiday all its on – “Twosday.” It’s a palindrome date, meaning it can be read the same forward and backward. According to Keloland.com, last year contained a total of 22 palindrome dates including a streak of nine in a row in January 2021 – 1-20-21, 1-21-21, 1-22-21, 1-23-21, 1-24-21, 1-25-21, 1-26-21, 1-27-21, 1-28-21 and 1-29-21. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, February 2022 will have 10 palindrome dates: 2-2-22,… Source link
Read More »Google marks 2/22/22 with ‘Twosday’ surprise
This week will be filled with palindrome dates, but Tuesday is a particularly special one: 2/22/22. Fittingly, Google is celebrating the occasion with a surprise for those who look for the date in its numerical form. Type in 2/22/22 into Google’s search bar and your computer screen will be showered with a graphic of confetti and a bunch of twos, followed by a message that reads “Happy Twosday 2You!” A palindrome is a word, phrase or numerical sequence that can be… Source link
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