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Qualcomm unveils Samsung’s XR headset chipset

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:35:13 +0000

Qualcomm has unveiled the powerful Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset that is destined for Samsung’s upcoming extended reality (XR) headset. “Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 unlocks 4.3K resolution which will take XR productivity and entertainment to the next level by bringing spectacularly clear visuals to use cases such as room-scale screens, life-size overlays and virtual desktops,”... Read more »

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Google updates Nest Hub 2nd Gen to use Fuchsia OS

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 May 2023 15:56:36 +0000

Google is rolling out an update for the second-generation Nest Hub to make it the third device to run the company’s homegrown Fuchsia OS. Fuchsia was developed by Google from scratch and was officially launched in 2021 as an update for the original Nest Hub smart display, with the larger Nest Hub Max following in... Read more »

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Google is reportedly creating an AirTags competitor

Ryan Daws — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:09:45 +0000

Google appears to be working on its own tracker to compete with Apple’s AirTags. Bluetooth-based trackers like Tile have been available for multiple platforms long before AirTags. As is often the case with Apple, the company took an existing idea and created a far better user experience. Anyone who has used a Tile will be... Read more »

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Matter gets closer to becoming the ubiquitous smart home standard

Ryan Daws — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:58:17 +0000

Matter is getting closer to becoming the ubiquitous standard for the smart home with two big updates from Apple and Google. From Apple, we saw the release of the iOS and iPadOS 16.1 developer betas bring a new option for “Matter Accessories” in the Settings for each operating system: Apple first announced that iOS 16... Read more »

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Google looks set to finally debut its Apple Watch competitor in 2022

Ryan Daws — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:39:12 +0000

According to reports, the long-rumoured in-house smartwatch from Google will finally launch in 2022. Insider reports that a smartwatch from Google codenamed Rohan will launch next year. When it hits the market, it will probably launch commercially as the Pixel Watch. Rohan is said to have a round design without a physical bezel. Google employees... Read more »

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Google’s IoT-focused Fuchsia OS is launching on Nest Hub

Ryan Daws — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:42:50 +0000

Google’s new IoT-focused Fuchsia OS is beginning to roll out on Nest Hub following years of speculation about the operating system. Fuchsia OS has been known to be in development for quite some time and Google even launched a developer site for it in 2019. At I/O that year, Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP of Chrome and... Read more »

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Google’s acquisition of Fitbit finally crosses the finish line

Ryan Daws — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:28:07 +0000

Google has completed its acquisition of Fitbit after assuring regulators the company will protect user data. The $2.1 billion acquisition was first announced in November 2019 but caught the attention of regulators around the world amid increasing scrutiny of “big tech” companies like Google. In a letter announcing the completion of the acquisition, Fitbit founder... Read more »

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The EU is set to approve Google’s acquisition of Fitbit this week

Ryan Daws — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:18:28 +0000

While most eyes are on the close-to-collapse Brexit negotiations, another notable European decision is finally expected this week. Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit naturally caught the attention of the European Union—which continues to tighten its screws on “big tech” over privacy concerns. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the EU will grant conditional approval for... Read more »

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Ex-Google engineer sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:43:45 +0000

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing autonomous car secrets. Levandowski was employed by Google’s self-driving car division Waymo when he transferred over 14,000 secret files to his laptop before leaving the company. The stolen files were taken to Uber, where Levandowski led the firm’s own robotaxi... Read more »

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Google invests $450m in ADT to boost IoT security devices

Ryan Daws — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:24:45 +0000

Google has announced a $450 million investment in security firm ADT to increase the adoption of IoT security devices. Often when you hear IoT and security in the same sentence, it’s because another device has been hacked. However, secure devices can actually improve the safety of premises (don’t be too shocked.) ADT is one of... Read more »

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