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Google logs highest selling week ever for Pixel smartphones: Sundar Pichai
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that the company recently had its highest selling week ever for the Pixel 7 series of smartphones
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Alphabet's net profit in 3rd qtr sinks 27% to $13.9 bn, revenue up 6%
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has reported a net profit of $13.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3), down 27 per cent from a year earlier, while revenue increased 6 per cent to $69.1 billion
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Top Headlines: RBI's liquidity infusion; Google fined Rs 936 crore by CCI
The RBI on October 21 injected the largest amount of funds into the banking system in three and a half years, indicating that surplus cash with banks is drying up at an accelerated pace
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Google, Microsoft, TI announce disappointing results; tech stocks tumble
Google parent Alphabet Inc. fell as much as 7.4% after third-quarter revenue came in below expectations, while software giant Microsoft Corp. lost 8.1% following a disappointing revenue forecast
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WhatsApp is back: Services restored after 2 hours of global outage
According to Downdetector website nearly 29,000 reports were flagged by users on the WhatsApp outage
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Indian app developers hail CCI penalty on Google as 'collective victory'
Competition commission fine on tech giant for abusing dominant position will have domino effect in other markets, they add
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Play Store policies: CCI lands second blow, Google fined Rs 936 crore
Regulator suggests eight corrective steps
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Balancing innovation and fair play needed: CCI chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta
We need to be sensitive to market demand while approving proposed acquisitions.
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Google to end support for Windows 7, 8.1, launch new Chrome version next yr
There will not be any new updates for users of these operating systems, but older versions of Chrome will still function
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YouTube to roll out new design features to enhance user experience
YouTube links in video descriptions will change to buttons, and frequent actions, such as like, share and download, are now formatted to minimize distractions
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Google Pixel 7 Pro an ideal smartphone for Indians in hybrid workplace
Android 13 on Pixel 7 Pro brings you the best Android experience yet. It's fast, smart and secure, along with fresh new style and customisation capabilities
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Trying to troll Tim Cook, Google Pixel caught using an iPhone to tweet
On realising this, Google deleted the tweet and reposted it using Twitter's web app
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Google to upgrade Nest smart home device to Fuchsia OS: Know more
It is speculated that it could be a third-generation Nest Mini, but there's also a possibility that it could be a new Chromecast Audio
Pixel Watch not suffering from screen burn-in, it's image retention: Google
Tech giant Google said the Pixel Watch does not suffer from screen burn-in and it is just image retention
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Google purges battery-draining Android apps with 20 million downloads
Google Play has removed apps with more than 20 million downloads because they were using excessive mobile data and draining batteries, says a report
Google introduces clear calling feature on Pixel 7 to improve call clarity
Tech giant Google has introduced a new feature called "Clear Calling" in its latest beta update for Pixel 7 series users to improve call clarity
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We pay all taxes in India, pleased at ITAT decision, says Google
Google India said it is pleased with the ITAT decision that the payments made by the tech giant to Google Ireland between 2007-08 and 2012-13 were not a royalty
Republican National Committee sues Google over email spam filters
The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its e mail solicitations ahead of November's mid-term elections
CCI order a major setback for Indian businesses, consumers: Google
'Will open serious security risks… raise mobile device costs'
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CCI says Google's penalty amount 'provisional', awaits financial details
The penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore translates to 10 per cent of Google's average of relevant turnover for the last three preceding financial years 2018-19, 2019-2020 and 2020-21
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