by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Google, Google Pixel 9, News
The new Pixel Screenshots app only processes about 15 screenshots a day automatically. Pixel Screenshots is a new app on the Google Pixel 9 that extracts information from your screenshots so you can search through them later. Many liken it to Microsoft’s Recall...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Google, Malware, News, Verizon
Showcase is a potentially vulnerable app present in Pixel firmware, designed for Verizon in-store demos. The app is not enabled by default, severely limiting the potential for it to be exploited. Out of an abundance of caution, Google will still update Pixel phones to...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, News, Polls
Why do we buy the phones we do? Allure of the latest hardware and features? Smartphone manufacturers may want to believe that shoppers are malleable, and they’re just one big, flashy press event away from dazzling all those undecided minds and winning their sales. But...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | AI, Google, Google Search, News
Google is tweaking how AI Overviews present links to relevant source material. Some new tests try out the ability to save AIO results, and to request simpler versions of them. Access to AIO is expanding to six new nations over the weeks to come. To say that Google’s...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Google Pixel 9 phones are equipped with the Exynos Modem 5400. This is an upgrade over the Exynos Modem 5300 seen in the Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 phones. In addition to enabling satellite connectivity, Samsung says the new modem...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Google, Google Pixel, News, Verizon
Mobile security firm iVerify uncovered a significant vulnerability within the Showcase.apk package on Pixel devices sold through Verizon. This package potentially exposes millions of Pixel users to man-in-the-middle attacks, spyware, and other threats. The package is...