Category: WP-3
No, Google is not closing down Gmail — it’s a hoax
Google has moved to reassure users it is not about to retire Gmail after a hoax message went viral online. The company’s official Twitter account was forced to post a message clarifying that “Gmail is here to stay” after many users reacted in alarm to the hoax post about its email service. The fake announcement …
Google is about to start scrolling through all your pictures for its ‘Ask Photos’ feature
Google‘s AI-fueled Ask Photos feature, previewed at Google I/O 2024, has begun initial testing, as first shared by 9to5 Google. Ask Photos employs Google’s Gemini AI to search a user’s photo library using natural language without first organizing and tagging the image. Google hasn’t shared any release date, but it looks like a select group …
Relax, Google is Not Sunsetting Gmail, Just Because a Post Went is Making Rounds on the Internet
Just when I thought I would fall asleep reading Matthew Perry’s memoir on my phone, I made the mistake of checking my Twitter and saw this post talking about how Google is “sunsetting” or, in other words, killing Gmail. At first, I was like, “Oh, I am not surprised. Google does it all the time.” …
Relax, Google is Not Sunsetting Gmail, Just Because a Post Went is Making Rounds on the Internet
Just when I thought I would fall asleep reading Matthew Perry’s memoir on my phone, I made the mistake of checking my Twitter and saw this post talking about how Google is “sunsetting” or, in other words, killing Gmail. At first, I was like, “Oh, I am not surprised. Google does it all the time.” …
Google wants Gemini smart glasses
Google does not want to make its own XR headsets or glasses. Rather, it’s taking an Android OEM model, with Google now looking to partner with EssilorLuxottica, which is behind Ray-Bans, for Gemini smart glasses. According to The Verge, Google “recently approached” EssilorLuxottica about “putting its Gemini AI assistant in future smart glasses.” For context, …
Gemini for Google Workspace gets an update: What’s changing, who’s impacted and more
Google Workspace extensions for Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs are now available in open beta for Gemini (gemini.google.com), the company has announced. These will be accessible for Gemini for Google Workspace add-on subscribers.“Google Workspace admins can now opt-in to beta test Gemini Extensions for Gmail and Drive for their organisation. Via the Drive extension, …
Google Gemini has a new, female voice
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Previously male, Gemini is now speaking in a female voice. Right now, there’s no way to toggle between the two voices. We previously saw work towards adding a new voice option in the Google app’s settings. How important to you is how your phone sounds? No, we don’t mean …
How to mass-delete all your emails on Gmail at once
Primakov / Shutterstock When your Gmail inbox becomes stuffed with junk, it can be near-impossible to sift through the hay to find the needles. Important emails, crucial documents, and those pictures from the family trip can get buried under mounds of spam and advertisements from shoe companies you never even bought shoes from. Luckily, there’s …
Google in talks with EssilorLuxottica for smart glasses partnership after early success of Meta Ray-Bans
Meta is planning to spend billions to buy roughly 5 percent of EssilorLuxottica, the €88 billion European eyewear giant it has collaborated with on two generations of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The Financial Times and other outlets earlier reported news of the talks, which I’ve also confirmed. I’m told the negotiations are advanced and it’s likely …
Google is killing Gmail’s basic HTML view (but not Gmail) in 2024
Update: You may be here because you heard Google is “sunsetting Gmail” this year, as a fast-spreading hoax online has it. The hoax purports to show an email from Google saying that “the journey of Gmail is coming to a close.” Here’s one version we spotted on Twitter/X: Rest easy, Gmail isn’t going anywhere, but …