Windows 10: Microsoft warns users to stop using THIS hugely-popular app

MICROSOFT is cautioning Windows 10 users against using Google's hugely-successful Chrome web browser. Microsoft is very keen for Windows 10 users to ditch Google Chrome Microsoft is very keen for Windows 10 users to ditch Google Chrome. The US technology...

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Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates, and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

She wondered whether Google had actually Googled the name before it used hers -- and wished it had Casey Baumer got her first message about Google Docs roughly two years ago. A friend called and asked her, "'Uhh, did you know your name is the Google Docs...

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Microsoft bans most common passwords in attempt to keep its users safe

The site calls the feature ‘dynamic banning’ and it is supposed to solve the biggest problem with passwords The National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) has revealed that some hackers are offering “cybercrime as a service”, and have created a marketplace where gangs...

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Google wants to KILL OFF passwords by the end of the year

PASSWORDS are annoying – they can be difficult to remember and notoriously unreliable. Luckily Google wants to eliminate passwords before the end of the year. Remembering your online passwords is a pain. Worse still, there is always a risk hackers could...

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Apple and other companies commit to help make computers easier to use for disabled people

Computers have made huge steps in recent years in helping people use them in other new ways Children use iPads in Apple and other companies are marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which aims to make technology easier use for people with disabilities. The...

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Creepy or cool? Google's new speaker wants to take over your home

GOOGLE unveils its new Home gadget which plays music and keeps track of your life. NEW: Google Home is the internet firm's latest product Google is already a huge part of daily lives but now it wants to help you even further. The tech giant has just unveiled...

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Smartphones taking over from wallets as Google launches app to rival Apple

Android Pay is set to rival Apple's "tap and pay" service SMARTPHONES replacing wallets took another step towards reality yesterday as Google launched its mobile payments system in the UK. Android Pay is Google’s answer to it arch rival Apple’s “tap and pay”...

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Google Translate for iOS and Android just got smarter

OK Google, sprechen sie Englisch? Google Translate for iOS and Android just got smarter DATA HOOVERER GOOGLE has squeezed in a trio of features to its Translate service to make it slicker to use. The first new feature is Tap to Translate for Google Translate...

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iPhone Or Android? Here’s One Big Difference To Consider

The vast majority of smartphones around the world are Android devices, but few of them are what you’d call modern. Way back in October 2015, Google officially released Android Marshmallow, the latest version of its smartphone and tablet operating system. It’s...

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Millions of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo email account details stolen in huge cyber attack, says security expert

Tens of millions of usernames and passwords for Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts have been hacked and details traded online, according to a security expert. Almost 100 million accounts have been compromised Data from around 97 million accounts...

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Google given access to healthcare data of up to 1.6 million patients

Artificial intelligence firm DeepMind provided with patient information as part of agreement with Royal Free NHS trust Lord Darzi, centre, performing surgery. He has given his support to a smartphone app run with DeepMind to alert staff to patients at risk of...

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Google patents eyeball technology that gives you super powers

Google could be putting computers in eyeballs Google might be developing a computer that can be injected into your eyeballs and gives you super powers. It’s only an idea at the moment (the internet giant has just taken out a patent) but we’re still definitely...

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Behind the playlist: How Google is using humans and computers to hit music streaming success

Google, like a host of other companies , is trying to get you hooked on its content platform. That means it wants you to listen to music through its Play Music service, read the news on its Play Newsstand service and rent movies on its Play Movies & TV service. There...

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Android N to get pressure-sensitive displays, mimicking Apple’s 3D touch for iPhone

The feature allows people to perform actions more quickly – without ever going into an app Google is bringing the biggest new feature of iPhones to Android. The company looks set to support pressure-sensitive displays in the next version of its operating...

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Europe ‘Readies’ Formal Android Antitrust Charges

Android Google showdown with the European Commission deepens as regulators finalise Android antitrust charges Google could be facing European antitrust charges over its Android mobile operating system very soon, following a report in the Financial Times, which...

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Google Play services icons get a major makeover

Google has updated the icon designs for all of its ‘Play’ branded apps. The new icons show off the play symbol (often used in media controls) and mixes them with the currently available line up of icons from its Play services. The news comes from the official...

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Google issues biggest Android security update yet

With fixes for 39 vulnerabilities in Android, the April Nexus Security Bulletin is the largest security update from Google since the company began the monthly update process eight months ago. Google fixed 15 vulnerabilities rated as critical, 16 rated...

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Internet Explorer still the most used browser, but will soon lose to Google’s Chrome

Google Chrome is fast gaining on Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the top browser slot Google's Chrome is fast racing to become the most popular browser Google’s Chrome is fast racing to become the most popular browser and could overtake...

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Android battery problems? Google's hidden power setting will extend your battery life by 30%

Google's Nexus 6P comes with Android Marshmallow preinstalled Smartphones aren't just for communicating - they're also for taking pictures, watching videos and playing games. So it's not surprising that most of us are always plagued with low battery...

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Android Pay is coming to the UK - but what is it and how does it work?

Android Pay is launching in the UK. But what does it do, how does it work, and which banks support it? Android Pay, Google's payment system for Android phones, is finally coming to the UK. There's no official launch date yet, but Google announced today that...

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