$399 Google Home Max with SmartSound takes aim at Apple's HomePod

In addition to its budget-priced $49 Google Home Mini, the search giant also introduced a push to the premium end of the speaker market, unveiling the $399 Google Home Max with speakers 20 times more powerful than the regular Home.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 25

Google Home Mini offers affordable voice assistant, music streaming for $49

Google on Wednesday unveiled a smaller, more affordable version of its Home speaker and assistant, dubbed the Google Home Mini, set to launch in stores on Oct. 19 for $49.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 8

Apple testing Google DoubleClick ad serving in News app, report says

A report this week claims Apple is allowing select publishers to insert ads from Google's DoubleClick For Publishers into News app pages, an unexpected strategy shift that could lead to better monetization options for the iOS content aggregator.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 18

Google rumored to be working on 'Made for Google' accessory program mirroring Apple's MFi standards

Google is allegedly creating a "Made for Google" certification system resembling Apple's "Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod" program, known as MFi for short.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 24

Google Drive for iOS updated to make stored documents accessible in Files app

Google has updated its Google Drive app for iOS to fully integrate the cloud storage service with the Files app introduced in iOS 11, with the latest version of Google's app making it possible to access and manage documents and photos stored on Google's servers.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 0

Apple not only company fighting Google over video, as YouTube is cut from Amazon Echo Show

On Tuesday afternoon, Google withdrew YouTube service from the Echo Show personal video device, and the two companies have issued dueling statements about the matter.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 27

Apple switches from Bing to Google as default search platform in Siri, iOS Search, and Mac's Spotlight

Apple is switching from Microsoft's Bing to Google as the default Web search provider for Siri, iOS Search, and Spotlight on the Mac, the company announced on Monday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 49

Apple TV 4K won't play 4K YouTube videos because of missing Google codec

While the Apple TV 4K can play 4K videos from sources like iTunes and Netflix, that support is conspicuously missing from one of the most popular tvOS apps, YouTube.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 86

Google buys HTC smartphone team for $1.1B [u]

After HTC announced a coming halt to trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange pending "material information" that could impact the stock's value, a move that sparked speculation of a takeover, Google on Wednesday confirmed plans to buy the firm's mobile division team for $1.1 billion.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 79

Google set to challenge Apple's iPhone 8 & X with Oct. 4 announcement of 'Pixel 2'

Google is preparing an Oct. 4 announcement, when the company is widely expected to reveal a second-generation Pixel phone that will go toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone 8, and later the iPhone X.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 34

Google said to be eyeing purchase of 'Pixel 2' manufacturer HTC's smartphone division to combat 'iPhone 8'

Reports are emerging from China that a deal that would result in Google taking a controlling interest in — or buying out completely — HTC's struggling smartphone business.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 37

Google Drive's Backup & Sync app adds support for APFS in macOS High Sierra

Google has made a small but crucial update to the Google Drive Backup and Sync client for the Mac, introducing Apple File System compatibility for systems running macOS High Sierra.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

Apple pulls ProTube from App Store following complaints by Google's YouTube

Despite it being available for nearly three years, Apple has removed a popular alternative YouTube client — ProTube — from the App Store, allegedly bowing to pressure by Google.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 20

YouTube begins planned evolutions of iPhone & iPad app, desktop site

Google's YouTube on Tuesday began rolling out a series of planned changes to its mobile and desktop interfaces, including new aesthetics and several feature upgrades.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 25

Google tries to fight wide ARKit compatibility with its own augmented reality initiative ARCore

Google has announced it's own augmented reality initiative called ARCore — but serious limitations on what versions of Android can be used and a very narrow list of compatible hardware will be tough hurdles to overcome.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 52

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