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Be careful! Google workers listening Your Voice recorded on Google Home

12Jul By PriyankaNo Comments

News

Be careful! Google workers listening Your Voice recorded on Google Home

Online search giant Google admits its employee and contractors regularly listen and review some recordings of what people say to its artificial-intelligence system Google Assistant, via their phone or through smart speakers such as the Google Home. In the latest report, Company acknowledged that its employees can access those recordings after some of its Dutch language audio snippets were leaked. Google product manager David Monsees acknowledged the leak in a blog post and said the company is investigating the breach."We are conducting a full review of our safeguards in this space to prevent misconduct like this from happening again," he wrote.More than 1,000 recordings were obtained by Belgian broadcaster VRT NWS, which noted in a story that some contained sensitive personal conver...

Google to Launch its Online Storefront by November in India

11Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Google to Launch its Online Storefront by November in India

The festive season in India is arriving and all the companies are gearing up for it. The technology giant Google is also looking to capture the e-commerce market in the country. Google is planning to launch an online storefront for all its branded hardware products in November. This store will have the electronic devices including its flagship smartphone Pixel, Chromecast, Google Home smart speakers, and virtual reality headset, Daydream. The storefront will be a website where Google will merely display its branded and licensed hardware products, however, it will be able to gain access to customer data and have a stronger influence over the buying experience. “We are looking to launch a Google-branded online store for all hardware launched in India, with an authorized partner who wi...

Google Assistant Can Now Speak Two Languages at a Time

31Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Google Assistant Can Now Speak Two Languages at a Time

With the voice commands and voice assistants taking up a major role in the technology race, the Google’s assistant is adapting the ability to speak with you in two languages without having to switch accounts. With this new modification, Google Home and Android smartphone owners will be able to speak in any two of the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese. The Google Assistant will then reply in the language of the query it's answering. Compared to us mortals that have to undergo processes such as Effortless English accent training in order to learn new languages, Google's voice assistants just know languages automatically. It was in February that the company stated that it is working on this feature, but since then there were no updates about it ...

Amazon Cuts Down The Price Of Its Echo Devices Yet Again

12Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Amazon Cuts Down The Price Of Its Echo Devices Yet Again

Amazon has brought in a modification in the prices of its echo devices in India namely Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Echo smart speakers. The prices of both the devices have been pulled down to a great extent. The Echo Dot is now being sold at a price of Rs 4,099 which was earlier being sold for Rs 4,499 in the market. On the other hand, the Echo is now available at Rs 8,999 which earlier was being sold at a price of Rs 9,999. The Echo has received a price cut of Rs 1,000 while Echo Dot has received a price cut of Rs 400 that has made it the most affordable and reliable Echo device. This has been the second discount offered to the customers in less than two months of the launch of the product. These devices are perfect for those who do not want to spend a lot and still have a need to ow...

Google Pixel Launch: 6 key Announcements That Google Made

5Oct By NitishNo Comments

News

Google Pixel Launch: 6 key Announcements That Google Made

Internet giant Google on Tuesday challenged heavyweight rivals including Apple and Amazon with an array of new gadgets aimed at digital lifestyles. Smartphone 'Made by Google' Pixel is the first smartphone designed by Google, with the Silicon Valley powerhouse dictating the hardware, software and services the way Apple does with its iPhones. The Google-branded smartphone takes aim at flagship models by Apple, Samsung and others in the fiercely competitive market. Pixel, which comes in five and 5.5-inch (12.7 and 14-centimeter) screen sizes, boasts a fingerprint reader, a camera billed as the best in any smartphone, unlimited online storage for photos and videos, and quick charging combined with long battery life. Pixel is powered by the latest v...

Google Launches Digital Voice Assistant, Expecting to Ship Nearly 3 Million Devices in 2017

5Oct By AdityaNo Comments

News

Google Launches Digital Voice Assistant, Expecting to Ship Nearly 3 Million Devices in 2017

On Tuesday, Google announced Google Home, its always-listening digital voice assistant device and competitor to Amazon Echo, helping to expand the market for digital voice assistant devices. Strategy Analytics' research indicates that the digital voice assistant device category is one that will grow quickly, with annual shipments totaling 15.1M units by 2020, up from 1.8M units in 2016. At retail, Google Home is expected to sell for $129, which is $50 less than the Amazon Echo. However, Amazon is also offering a pared down version of Echo, the Echo Dot, in packs of six for $250. The low price point is meant to drive adoption by making it affordable for users to put an Alexa device in every room of the house. At such low prices, it's unlikely that either company will turn a profit ...

Meet Google New Army – ‘Google Assistant’, ‘Google Home’, ‘Allo’ ‘Duo’ And Android N

20May By PriyankaNo Comments

News

Meet Google New Army – ‘Google Assistant’, ‘Google Home’, ‘Allo’ ‘Duo’ And Android N

Internet giant Google's Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has announced several new features like 'Google Assistant', 'Google Home', a new messaging app called 'Allo' and video calling feature 'Duo' at the ongoing I/O (input/output and 'Innovation in the Open') conference in Mountain View, California. 'Google Assistant' helps one with performing daily tasks like booking movie tickets and 'Google Home' is a voice-activated product that lets users enjoy entertainment, manage everyday tasks and get answers from Google. "It makes it easy to buy movie tickets while on the go, to find that perfect restaurant for your family to grab a quick bite before the movie starts, and then help you navigate to the theater. It's a Google for you, by you," Pichai wrote in a blog post. "The Assistant is an am...