Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is adding “photorealistic aerial views” to almost 100 landmarks in Google Maps, the company announced on Wednesday. The views, which remind me of Apple Maps’ Flyover feature, Read more…
The company’s profits are lower for another quarter. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Profits are down at Google parent company Alphabet for the second quarter in a row, even as it brings Read more…
While computers have gotten more and more reliable in recent years, data losses are still fairly common. A lot of things can cause the hard drive in your PC to crash, and for you to Read more…
Your phone has a way to turn your voice into text. Issue Sometimes a word can be so hard to spell that any attempts are too garbled for autocorrect to offer helpful suggestions. Quick fix Read more…
Pixel Buds Pro. | Image: Google Prepping for a summer cookout? If you head over to Amazon right now, you can pre-order the retailer’s hottest new charcoal grill: the Google Pixel Buds Pro. Yes, that Read more…
There is no straightforward “download” option for an image in a Google Doc. Issue There is no obvious way to download an image from a Google Docs document. Quick fix Download the document to an Read more…
Google Glass. Every major tech company is working on computer glasses. None of them really want to go first. They all remember how Google Glass, and the “Glassholes” who wore them in public, became the Read more…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales If your Chromebook supports mobile connectivity, you may be able to start using it as a hotspot. The upcoming change was spotted by 9to5Google in Chromium Gerrit, the web-based code Read more…
Text or images can now be dragged between apps. | Image: Google Google is rolling out some much-needed upgrades to its Android tablet apps, the company has announced, as it attempts to make them work Read more…
Image: Google Google Play is getting a new logo today to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Google has slightly tweaked the overall shape of its Google Play logo, but the most notable changes are the less Read more…