Google If there’s one thing to come out of Google I/O 2024 that really caught my eye, it’s Google’s Project Astra. In short, Astra is a new AI assistant with speech, vision, text, and memory capabilities. You can talk to it as if it were another person in the room, ask it to describe things it … Read more
Redesigned Google Maps app Google In recent years, Google Maps has felt like it’s an afterthought to Google. As Apple Maps continues to improve with better navigation, cleaner transit layers, and better information, Google Maps has lagged. That’s why we’re thrilled about the redesigned Google Maps app that Google showcased at Google I/O 2024. The … Read more
Joe Maring / Digital Trends You don’t need your hands to control your Android phone anymore. At Google I/O 2024, Google announced Project Gameface for Android, an incredible new accessibility feature that will let users control their devices with head movements and facial gestures. There are 52 unique facial gestures supported. These include raising your … Read more
Google At Google I/O 2024, Google has shown off a lot of new improvements coming to Android, thanks to Gemini. With Gemini, Android will be aware of the context on the screen in a variety of scenarios, which will make your life a lot easier. At least, according to Google. Circle to Search, which was … Read more
Alan Truly / Digital Trends Over the years, Google has made many attempts at pushing VR and AR ahead, whether it was Google Cardboard, Google Glass, or Google Daydream. All were failed projects, ultimately. But with the introduction of the Vision Pro and Meta’s recent announcements, there’s never been so much interest in extended reality … Read more
Google We are quickly approaching Google I/O 2024, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 14, in Mountain View, California. The keynote address will be available for live-streaming, meaning you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. But what time does I/O begin? What are we expecting? Here’s what you … Read more
Previous leaked render of the Google Pixel 8a. Smart Prix We are, in theory, only just over a month away from an official unveiling of Google’s newest midrange smartphone, the Google Pixel 8a. However, it seems you won’t have to wait until Google I/O 2024 to find out what Google has planned, as a leaker … Read more
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Though Samsung is the brand that is best known for foldables in the U.S., that’s changed in recent years, with Google and other brands joining the fray. The Google Pixel Fold was Google’s first foldable, and it had a relatively strong start. We’re expecting a second generation of Google’s Pixel … Read more
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends We’re likely just a couple of months away from Google’s next big smartphone release — the Google Pixel 8a. Thanks to a new report revealing a few of the Pixel 8a’s possible specifications, it looks like Google’s next budget phone should give us some big hardware upgrades. We’ll start with the chipset. … Read more
Google Google I/O is one of the biggest tech events of the year. With updates everything from Android to Google Search and (more recently) new Pixel hardware, it’s one of those events you just can’t miss. Google always holds its I/O conference around the same time each year, typically in early May. However, the exact date is … Read more
