Google Maps Brings a New Generative AI Feature to Improve Discovery

Google Maps Brings a New Generative AI Feature to Improve Discovery

Google has announced new artificial intelligence (AI) powered updates coming soon to Google Maps that aim to help users discover new places. The latest generative AI feature will give personalised recommendations based on users’ specific needs. It uses large language models (LLMs) to analyse more than 250 million locations on Google…

Google Bard Advanced Confirmed to Get a Paid Subscription, to Be Powered by Gemini Ultra AI Model

Google Bard Advanced Confirmed to Get a Paid Subscription, to Be Powered by Gemini Ultra AI Model

Google Bard Advanced, the company’s upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot, has been confirmed to get a paid subscription model. Google made the announcement during its Q4 2023 earnings call but did not disclose pricing details or a possible launch date. Google’s AI chatbot was first announced in early 2023…

Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report

Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report

Threads was launched by Meta’s Instagram in July 2023. It is a microblogging platform, similar to X (formerly Twitter). Within the first five days of its launch, the application saw 100 million registered users. However, the platform struggled to retain regular users on the text-based app after the initial rush….

Android 15 Could Add Auracast Feature to ‘Broadcast’ Audio to Nearby Devices via Bluetooth LE: Report

Android 15 Could Add Auracast Feature to ‘Broadcast’ Audio to Nearby Devices via Bluetooth LE: Report

Google is working on adding support for Auracast, a feature that is part of the Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) standard, according to a report. If the feature makes its way to the next version of Android, users will be able to “broadcast” audio to nearby devices using Bluetooth LE technology…

Nothing Phone 1 Android 14-Based Nothing OS 2.5 Stable Update Rolling Out to Users

Nothing Phone 1 Android 14-Based Nothing OS 2.5 Stable Update Rolling Out to Users

Nothing Phone 1 currently runs stable Android 13-based Nothing OS 1.5. The company has now announced that that it has started to roll out the Android 14-based stable Nothing OS 2.5 update for the Phone 1. In the detailed changelog, the update is said to bring improvements across different features…

Google Pixel 9 Pro Design Renders Leak; Suggests Flat Edges, Redesigned Camera Bar

Google Pixel 9 Pro Design Renders Leak; Suggests Flat Edges, Redesigned Camera Bar

Google Pixel 8 series with the vanilla Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro was launched in October at the ‘Made by Google’ event. Now, the first Pixel 9 Pro renders have emerged online offering a glimpse into the possible design of Google’s next flagship. The renders suggest a design deviation…

Samsung Galaxy S24 Series to Come With Google’s Gemini AI Capabilities

Samsung Galaxy S24 Series to Come With Google’s Gemini AI Capabilities

At the Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled its all-new Galaxy S24 series, which includes the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24. At the same event, Google announced that the new Samsung Galaxy S24 series will use Gemini, the company’s foundational model, to power the AI capabilities. Gemini Pro…

Google Pixel Call Screening Feature Said to Arrive in India and Other Countries Soon

Google Pixel Call Screening Feature Said to Arrive in India and Other Countries Soon

Google’s useful call screening feature for Pixel smartphones could soon be available in more countries — including India — according to details spotted by a user on Reddit. The feature that transcribes calls from unknown and spam callers is currently available in select countries and languages, but the company is…

iPhone to Get New AI Features as Part of iOS 18 at WWDC 2024: Report

iPhone to Get New AI Features as Part of iOS 18 at WWDC 2024: Report

Since the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s wildly successful AI chatbot in November 2022, technology companies have rushed to integrate artificial intelligence tools to their hardware and software offerings. Microsoft, which is also an OpenAI backer, moved early last year to launch its own generative AI chatbot, Bing Chat (now renamed…

Google Bard Advanced Tipped to Arrive as Paid Subscription, Might Be Linked to Google One

Google Bard Advanced Tipped to Arrive as Paid Subscription, Might Be Linked to Google One

Google’s Bard Advanced chatbot — a more powerful version of the service that competes with Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT — might not be free to use, according to details spotted by a developer. Google does not have a very good record when it comes to keeping details of its…