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Google Drive Now Lets Users Select Which Folders to Sync

April 16, 2016 Srijitadrive, Folders, Google, Lets, Now, Select, Sync, to, Users;, Which

Google has rolled out a new feature for its Drive desktop app for Windows and OS X that will now allow users to select which folders or sub-folders they want to sync and deselect the ones they don’t. Announcing the new feature, Aakash Sahney, Google Drive Product Manager, confirmed that the new features will roll out to users over the next few weeks. In order to access the new folder sync option, users will need to tap Menu > Preference > Sync Options > Sync only these folders. Google explains…

Google Voice Access Beta Lets You Control Your Smartphone by Voice

April 14, 2016 SrijitaAccess, Beta, by, Control, Google, Lets, Smartphone, Voice, You, Your

Google was supposed to introduce its ‘Voice Access’ service back at last year’s Google I/O conference, but never did so. The search giant has finally launched an ‘Voice Access’ beta app using which people can control several more features of their smartphones with voice commands. Users can now give commands such as ‘Open chrome’ to open the browser or ‘go home’ to navigate back to the handset’s home screen. Unlike other voice apps, the voice access beta app gives you access to some commands which can be used from anywhere…

Google Voice Access Beta Lets You Control Your Smartphone by Voice

April 13, 2016 SrijitaAccess, Beta, by, Control, Google, Lets, Smartphone, Voice, You, Your

Google Wants to Help You Find Time for What You Love

April 13, 2016 SrijitaFind, for, Google, Help, love, Time, to, Wants, What, You

If you are unable to find time for the things you love with your hectic work life getting in the way, Google thinks it may have a solution. The search giant is introducing a new feature into its Calendar app called Goals that will help you find the right time to do these activities. “One day it’s ‘I got called into a last-minute meeting.’ The next day it’s ‘I have a friend in town,’” Jyoti Ramnath, product manager for Google Calendar, wrote in an official blog post. “And before you…

Oracle Seeks $9.3 Billion in Damages From Google: Report

March 31, 2016 Srijita9.3, Billion, Damages, From, Google, In, Oracle, Report, Seeks

Global software and cloud major Oracle has sought $9.3 billion (roughly Rs. 61,873 crores) from search engine giant Google over software copyrights infringement, a media report said. Oracle claims that it should receive $475 million (roughly Rs. 3,160 crores) in damages in addition to $8.8 billion (roughly Rs. 58,546 crores) relating to “profits apportioned to infringed Java copyrights”, Fortune reported, quoting IDG News Service. Citing court documents, the report said the two companies have been at odds over whether Google improperly used so-called APIs (application programming interfaces) related to the…

Google Acknowledges Vulnerability in Millions of Android Devices; Promises Fix

March 30, 2016 SrijitaAcknowledges, Android, Devices, Fix, Google, In, Millions, of, Promises, Vulnerability

Millions of Android smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to security attacks, Google has warned. The vulnerability, if exploited, gives an app unfettered root access, circumventing various Android security layers. The Mountain View-based company has made available a patch to OEMs, and says it is currently working on a fix for the Nexus lineup. Security researchers spotted an app in the Google Play, Android’s marquee app store, which tries to leverage the vulnerability. Android inherited the flaw from Linux years ago. Interestingly, Linux developers fixed the bug in 2014, and it…