Google has brought back the official Prime Day deal pricing for the Pixel Tablet, now available for $299.99 shipped from Woot, or $350 shipped from Amazon. The tablet is available in the Hazel color and comes with a full warranty from Google. This deal matches the Amazon all-time low Prime Day price and is considered an affordable price tag for a flagship Google tablet experience.

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Google is expected to release the Pixel 7 Pro in October 2022, following the company's usual autumn announcement schedule. The device was confirmed at Google I/O 2022 on May 11.

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Google Photos' AI editing tools, including Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait Light, are now available to all users without a subscription. The features were previously popular among a select group of users, but are now accessible across a wide range of Android and iOS devices. Google Photos senior product manager Selena Shang says it was a challenge to ensure the features worked across different devices, but was worth it.

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Google Maps and Search will now show wildfire alerts in 22 countries, including 15 new regions in Europe and Africa. The new regions include Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, Rwanda, Slovenia, Spain, and Türkiye. Google's AI-powered wildfire tracking has already mapped over 40 wildfires in Southern Europe this summer.

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Google has released its July 2024 system updates, which include new features in the Google Play Store and Play services. The updates allow users to share their approximate location with Google Play for more relevant content and view app highlights on search results. The updates also include improvements to account management across phones, TVs, and Wear OS devices.

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Google is releasing Android 15 Beta 4.1 with the July 2024 security patch for supported Pixel devices, including the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel 8a. The update addresses a Pixel phone calling issue and is available for devices enrolled in the Android Beta for Pixel program.

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Google Lens is coming to the Chrome address bar for Chrome and Chromebooks. To activate it, users will tap the Google Lens icon in the address bar next to the bookmark star. The feature will allow users to select anything on the page and search with Google Lens, with results appearing in a side panel. This feature is already available in the ChromeOS 127 beta and Chrome 128 beta.

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Google Cloud is launching IAM group authentication in Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL and Cloud SQL for MySQL, allowing customers to manage access to Cloud SQL instances and databases using Google Cloud Identity groups. This simplifies user management and database authentication, providing better security controls and efficient user management at scale.

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Google has rolled out its Cross-device services features, including Call casting and Instant hotspot, to Android devices. The features allow users to move calls between devices signed in to their Google Account and cast video calls to other devices. The setup process involves establishing a device group by enabling preferences on signed-in devices. Currently, Call casting is only available for Google Meet.

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The Pixel 9 series is rumored to add a 'Call Notes' feature, allowing users to record phone calls and receive a text transcript. The feature will likely use AI summarization. iOS 18 will also get the ability to record, transcribe, and summarize live calls, with availability in several countries including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and more.

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