Google is set to pay $391.5 billion to 40 states in the US following a court case Google is set to pay $391.5 billion to 40 states in the US following a court case What’s going on? Well, Google was accused of misleading users into believing they had turned off location tracking in their settings. Despite that, Google continued to collect information about their movements. Now, Google did settle to pay the fine, but it also agreed to “significantly improve” its location tracking disclosures and user controls....

The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday. Google also plans to file similar lawsuits with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) soon. It is seeking a ban on imports of Sonos products that make use of the infringed patents. According to Google, it filed the two lawsuits to defend its technology. The company says Sonos infringed its patents and “started an aggressive and misleading campaign” against its products....

Google Home Mini is no longer available on the Google Store Google Home Mini is no longer available on the Google Store For the past two years, the Home Mini and Nest Mini were mostly priced identically. As of last month, the two devices were selling for $24.99. The availability of color variants varied though. Google sold the two smart speakers in four colors over time: Chalk, Charcoal, Coral, and Aqua....

Google still hasn’t pulled back the curtain on the Pixel 7, and the phone is months away from its official debut. However, rumors about the possible specifications are surfacing online every day. Mishaal Rahman makes the latest news about Google Pixel 7 on Twitter. While investigating some debug documentation, he found a clue to a Hall effect sensor. As a side note, phone Hall effect sensors are used to detect the presence and magnitude of a magnetic field....

The Pixel 7a may ship with a 90Hz display and wireless charging The Pixel 7a may ship with a 90Hz display and wireless charging He managed to dig out some information about the phone. He said that the device will include a 90Hz display, up from the 60Hz panel on the Pixel 6a. In addition to that, wireless charging support will be added. That’s not all, though. He also touched upon the cameras....