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Gemini Live may soon compete for space with Copilot on the Windows taskbar
By Eric Hal Schwartz published
Google Gemini may be coming to Windows taskbars.
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Shopping last minute for a Chromebook? Here are 5 things to avoid
By Christian Guyton published
Buying a Chromebook as a last-minute gift? Avoid the common pitfalls with our handy guide!
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YouTube is testing a new button to press when you don't know what to watch
By David Nield published
Some users of the YouTube Android app are seeing a button that means less scrolling and more watching.
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Google in 2024: the hits, the misses, plus what to expect in 2025
By David Nield published
From new Pixel phones to a lot of AI, Google has traveled a long way in the space of 12 months.
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Forget all the fancy writing apps: I wrote a novel in Google Docs and it had everything I needed
By Christian Guyton published
There are plenty of great tools out there for creative writers, but at the end of the day, Google’s free cloud-based word processor gets the job done just fine.
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You can now rent Google's Trillium TPU, the AI chip that underpins Gemini 2.0
By Wayne Williams published
You can now rent Google's Trillium TPU, the AI chip that underpins Gemini 2.0.
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10 tech anniversaries you shouldn't miss in 2025
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
From the birth of Microsoft to the very first search engine – these are the biggest tech anniversaries we'll be celebrating in 2025
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I’m never going to use voice controls for my tech, sorry - and I don’t care how much better it is now thanks to AI
By Christian Guyton published
The power of AI has tech companies scrambling to cram voice control into everything, and I’ve got very mixed feelings about that.
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