Свежие новости и отзывы о Google

Today at I/O, Google announced the latest prototype of Project Starline, its 3D teleconferencing video booth. On the face of it, the biggest difference a dramatic reduction in hardware. The earlier model, which it showed off late last year, relied on several cameras to capture speakers from all angles. This time out, however, the system […] Google’s latest Project Starline prototype uses AI to make 3D images of people by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Move over, meat market and, um… hello, meet market. A two-person team made some waves this week with Cala, a web app they’re marketing as “Tinder for canceling meetings.” The free service integrates with Google Calendar and borrows the tried-and-tried swipe mechanic from dating apps. It tasks users to swipe left on meetings they consider a […] Tinder-inspired Cala dares you to swipe left on useless meetings by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Flutter, Google’s open-source multi-platform application framework, has been seeing quite a bit of momentum lately, with both Google’s internal teams betting on it for projects like the new Play Console App, the Google Cloud mobile app and Android’s Nearby Share app for Windows using it, as well as developers at Canonical (for the new Ubuntu […] With over 1M published apps, Google’s Flutter expands its support for web apps and WebAssembly by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced a new way for developers to build Wear OS watch faces, along with overall updates to the Android Wear platform, including Wear OS 4. With this update, developers now get access to a new declarative format to design and build their watch faces, using the Jetpack Watch […] Building Wear OS watch faces just got easier by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

At its I/O developers conference, Google today announced its new ML Hub, a one-stop destination for developers who want to get more guidance on how to train and deploy their ML models, no matter whether they are in the early stages of their AI career or seasoned professionals. “We talk about this concept of democratizing […] Google launches ML Hub to help AI developers train and deploy their models by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Android Studio, like so much of Google’s product portfolio, is getting its infusion of AI today at the company’s annual I/O developer conference. Android Studio Hedgehog, the upcoming version of Android Studio currently in the canary release channel, will be the first to add support for the here., a new conversational experience in Android Studio […] Android Studio gets a built-in coding bot by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

At its annual Google I/O conference, Google announced a few updates to Health Connect, which is a platform that allows users to store health data and adjust privacy settings all in one place. Health Connect is currently available in Beta, but starting with the release of Android 14 later this year, Health Connect will be […] Google’s Health Connect platform is coming to Android 14 with new features by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

In addition to its AI-powered Play Store updates, Google also introduced today several new security and privacy features for both app developers and Play Store users at its I/O developer conference. These include updates to its Play Integrity API, the introduction of a new beta version of the Play Console app, changes to the Data […] Google Play developers will be able to push you to update your apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is bringing its AI technology to the Play Store. At this week’s developer event, Google I/O, the company announced several new ways for developers to use its AI to build and optimize their Android apps for the Play Store, alongside a host of other tools to grow their app’s audience through things like automated […] Google brings AI and more to the Play Store by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Firebase, Google’s backend-as-a-service platform for application developers, is getting its fair share of new features at the company’s I/O developer conference today, but the marquee update is the addition of AI extensions, powered by Google’s PaLM API. That’s in addition to support for the Python language in Cloud Functions for Firebase (2nd gen), updates to […] Google’s Firebase gets AI extensions, opens up its marketplace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google launched its first foldable device, the Pixel Fold, at the Google I/O developer conference today. While the device itself will be available later this summer, the company is working with some notable organizations — including Microsoft, Zoom, Netflix, and Amazon — to make some of their popular apps well-suited for the Pixel Fold. The […] Microsoft Office, Netflix, Amazon Kindle and more are tuning their apps for the new Pixel Fold by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google long ago abandoned the pretense of surprise about the Pixel line. There’s an extent to which you can point the finger at the hardware rumor industrial complex. But at the end of the day, the company was always going to take matters into its own hands and announce its most anticipated hardware device a […] Google’s $1,799 Pixel Fold arrives in late-June by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

We knew the Pixel Tablet was coming. In fact, we’ve known it for a year. Google teased the device at last year’s I/O. It was one of those “don’t worry, we’re working on stuff” sort of deals, with an extremely broad 2023 release date. The company offered a (slightly) better look at the system at […] Google’s Pixel Tablet ships with its own speaker dock by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is testing a powerful new translation service that redubs video in a new language while also synchronizing the speaker’s lips with words they never spoke. It could be very useful for a lot of reasons, but the company was upfront about the possibility of abuse and the steps taken to prevent it. “Universal Translator” […] ‘Universal translator’ dubs and lip-syncs speakers – but Google warns against misuse by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is updating Wear OS to bring new features, apps, and app experiences to its smartwatch OS platform, the company announced today at its Google I/O developer conference. The features, coming later this year, include improvements to Google’s own first-party apps, like Gmail, Calendar, and Home, as well as new and improved apps from third […] Android smartwatches are getting Spotify’s AI DJ, WhatsApp and updated Google apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

At Google’s I/O developer conference today, the company previewed the next version of its smartwatch operating system, Wear OS 4. The new release promises to bring improved battery life and accessibility features, an easier way to swap out your phone or watch without having to reset the device, and new tools for building watch faces […] Google previews Wear OS 4 with better battery life, third-party watch face support by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is building upon Material You to give users the option to create a more personalized experience on their devices, the company announced at it I/O developer conference today. Most notably, the company announced generative AI wallpapers that will roll out this fall. With generative AI wallpapers, your device will be able to generate backgrounds […] Android’s new generative AI wallpapers will let you create unique and personalized designs by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google’s building an AI-powered notebook tool called Project Tailwind, the company revealed at its I/O developer conference. The goal, Google says, is to take a user’s freeform notes and automatically organize and summarize them. To use Tailwind — which is available through Labs, Google’s refreshed hub for experimental products — users pick files from Google […] With Project Tailwind, Google aims to make note-taking smarter by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

For the last few years, Google has been launching its ‘a’ series of Pixels mid-year, aimed at consumers who are looking for a good budget device. This year’s Pixel 7a is launching in India at ₹43,999 ($536), which is not exactly a pocket-friendly price for the country, but it’s closer to the US price of […] Google prices Pixel 7a in India at ₹43,999 — same as the Pixel 6a launch price by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

For a few years now, the Pixel A line has been one of the best deals in smartphones. It’s a budget take on an already low-priced product. It starts with a foundation of premium components, discovering ways to reduce cost without — hopefully — stripping too much of what made the premium product good in […] Google’s $499 Pixel 7a is on sale now by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →