Google stories - Page 30
Alexa could be the voice of your car soon
Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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amazon
As luxury car brands move away from their own voice assistants to partnering with Google or Amazon, we may find Alexa riding with us all soon.
Gmail turns 15 and celebrates by unveiling new features
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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public cloud
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After being introduced as part of Google’s G Suite back in 2004, Gmail has now progressed to become one of the most dominant email platforms on the market.
IDC: Smart home market only getting stronger
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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google
Smart speakers have moved into people’s homes and are ready to pay off as smart networks begin to spread throughout the household.
Data centre titans blazing green energy trail – AWS under fire
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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power / energy
Data from Cloudscene has revealed tech giants like Google and Apple are setting a precedent in renewable energy, but AWS has come under fire.
Is Google’s Stadia feasible with today’s data centres?
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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gaming
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hyperscale
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public cloud
To get a better idea of the sheer audacity behind Google’s latest move, we spoke to Unitas Global chief technical officer Grant Kirkwood.
Web design programmers do an about face – again!
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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martech
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google
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wordpress
Web designers are abandoning heavy WordPress themes for speedier options like Oxygen or AMP, aiming for under-three-second loading times to stay competitive.
Google certifies Panasonic rugged devices for enterprise
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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personal computing devices
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google
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panasonic
Google certifies Panasonic's Toughbook T1 and N1 devices as 'Android Enterprise Recommended Rugged Devices,' meeting strict enterprise-grade specifications.
AMD delivers data center grunt for Google's new game streaming platform
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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google
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video
AMD will provide custom Radeon GPUs for Google's game streaming platform, Stadia, delivering power savings, data integrity, and security features.
Google's Stadia: The new game streaming platform intertwined with YouTube
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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google
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computer game
Move over Steam, Uplay, Origin and all the other popular gaming platforms – Google has thrown its hat in the ring and entered the game streaming market.
Avaya expands integration with Google Cloud AI
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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crm
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uc
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hyperscale
This includes embedding Google’s machine learning within conversation services for the contact centre, enabling integration of AI capabilities.
NZ investment funds throw weight against social media giants
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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facebook
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twitter
A consortium of NZ funds managing assets worth more than $90m are appealing against Facebook, Twitter, and Google following the Christchurch terror attacks.
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.
NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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uc
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google
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facebook
Three of New Zealand's largest ISPs urge Facebook, Twitter, and Google to discuss solutions for preventing the spread of violent content online.
Remember pi? You now have more numbers to learn
Fri, 15th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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google
Google's Emma Haruka Iwao sets a new Guinness World Record by calculating pi to 31.4 trillion digits using Google Cloud, a first in cloud computing history.
8x8 announces Google Cloud contact centre AI integration
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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crm
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martech
8x8 integrates its contact centre with Google Cloud's contact centre AI to improve customer service and productivity.
Google launches new cloud region in Zurich
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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google
Google kicked off the new region launch with a dedicated event in Zurich which brought in more than 800 business representatives and developers.
Mobile Mentor leads the way in Android for MSPs
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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smartphones
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partner programmes
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google
Mobile Mentor joins Android Enterprise Recommended program as managed service provider, offering customers confidence in deploying Android.
Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Sat, 9th Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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google
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amazon
While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.
Google discovers it’s not women that it’s underpaying - it’s men
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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dei
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google
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gender diversity
After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.
You can now wander down NZ’s longest river with Google
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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google
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google maps
The Google Street View Trekker has now mapped the length of New Zealand’s longest river - all 425 kilometres of it.