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Google to delete accounts inactive for two years in security push
Google, which hosts billions of user accounts, said on Tuesday that it plans to delete accounts that have remained inactive for two years. The decision is part of the internet giant’s ongoing ef
Google upgrades its Apple AirDrop competitor ‘Nearby Share’ and five other Android updates
Google introduced Thursday a bevy of new features for Android devices, including an upgrade to a self-share option that works like rival Apple’s AirDrop and lets users transfer files across its
Google News launches a new desktop design with topic customization
Google News is refreshing its desktop site with a new design that allows you to track global and local news on one screen. The redesign puts Your Briefing, Local news and Top Picks section on a single
Google Cloud and SAP launch a native integration between Workspace and S/4HANA Cloud
Google and SAP have partnered around a number of different projects over the years and Google Cloud, just like its competitors, is a strategic cloud partner for RISE with SAP, the German enterprise so
Google touts more Workspace controls for users in Europe
Google has announced a package of additional controls for users of its productivity suite, Google Workspace (neĆ© G Suite), in Europe — which it’s rolling out by the end of this year and n
Picsart brings its editing tools to Google Drive with new integration
Digital creation platform Picsart has launched an integration with Google Drive via the Google Workspace Marketplace. The new integration enables users to edit Google Drive images in Picsart’s w
Google’s ‘Switch to Android’ app now officially rolling out
Last week, TechCrunch first spotted the long-rumored “Switch to Android” app for iOS users had been quietly published on the App Store. The app helps users migrate important content —
Google quietly launches its awaited ‘Switch to Android’ app on iOS
Last year, reports began circulating that Google was developing a “Switch to Android” app for iOS users looking to make the jump from iPhone to a smartphone running Google’s Android
Google Workspace goes all in on shadow IT
Google today announced a new version of Workspace, the company’s productivity service that you probably still refer to as G Suite. With the new — and free — Google Workspace Essentia
Google’s R&D division experiments with newsletters powered by Google Drive
Following entries into the newsletter market from tech companies like Facebook and Twitter, Google is now experimenting with newsletters, too. The company’s internal R&D division, Area 120,
WhatsApp will finally let users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud
WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put a lid on one of the tricky ways private communication
Chrome Beta to experiment with a more powerful New Tab page, web highlights and search changes
Google is launching a new version of its Chrome Beta browser today that’s introducing some fairly notable changes to its user interface and design. The browser will introduce an updated New Tab
Google will let enterprises store their Google Workspace encryption keys
As ubiquitous as Google Docs has become in the last year alone, a major criticism often overlooked by the countless workplaces that use it is that it isn’t end-to-end encrypted, allowing Google
Google updates Workspace
Google Workspace, the company’s productivity platform you’ll forever refer to as G Suite (or even “Google Docs”), is launching a large update today that touches everything from
Google refreshes its mobile search experience
Google today announced a subtle but welcome refresh of its mobile search experience. The idea here is to provide easier to read search results and a more modern look with a simpler, edge-to-edge desig
Google rolls out iOS widgets for Gmail, Drive and Fit; says Calendar and Chrome coming soon
Google has updated its flagship iPhone apps with support for home screen widgets, a new feature of iOS 14. The company announced today it’s rolling out new widgets for Gmail, Google Drive, Googl
RIP Google Music, one of the company’s last examples of generosity
Google Music is dead, and with it one of the few remaining connections I have to the company that doesn’t feel like a gun to my head. The service, now merged haphazardly with YouTube Music, reca
Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox probed over ‘unfair’ T&Cs in Italy
Italy’s competition authority has opened an investigation into cloud storage services operated by Apple, Dropbox and Google, in response to a number of complaints alleging unfair commercial prac
Gmail, Google Drive hit by outage
Updated at 5:00PM IST / 11.30AM GMT: Google says it has resolved the issue that was affecting a number of its services. Our original story follows. Having trouble accessing your Gmail, Google Drive or
Google One now offers free phone backups up to 15GB on Android and iOS
Google One, Google’s subscription program for buying additional storage and live support, is getting an update today that will bring free phone backups for Android and iOS devices to anybody who