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Google's new bluetooth earbuds can translate in real time

[Photo by: Google] Google just announced a whole slew of new hardware during its most recent event, and one of the most surprising by far are its new Pixel Buds.  These around-the-neck wireless earbuds, obviously inspired by Apple's AirPods, are impressive in several ways, but for one amazing reason in particular. They can actually translate languages […]

Here’s what you need to know from Google’s tech event

[Photo by: Google/Twitter] Google launched their newest products today—including the Google Home Mini and Pixel 2—and we rounded up all the information you need to know. Google Home Mini: The Google Home Mini is the mini version of the Google Home that is already on the market. According to the livestream, it’s run by touch […]

Google Doc users across the internet have been hit with a massive phishing attack

[Photo credit: Twitter] If you received a suspicious email that appeared to be a Google Doc, even from someone you know, then you might be targeted in a sophisticated phishing campaign. Social media is exploding in response, with the malicious emails designed to hijack your account. (via Motherboard) Read more: YouTube TV has officially launched […]

YouTube TV has officially launched in five U.S. markets

YouTube TV, the video platform’s live television service, is currently available in a limited group of U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia. The subscription, which runs $35 per month, will give subscribers access to more than 50 television programs, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN, and AMC networks, including AMC, […]

YouTube announces live TV service, we now have no reason to turn off our laptops

Google is expanding into skinny cable packages with its new project: YouTube TV. As the name suggests, YouTube TV will allow its customers to watch live TV. Read more: Facebook aiming for a bigger slice of the music industry with this new hire The YouTube TV membership can work with six accounts for $35 a […]

Google to begin offering free internet to low-income households

Through a new, White House-based project called ConnectHome, Google will soon be offering free internet to those in low-income households. The service will launch in both current and future Google Fiber markets, which include Atlanta, Durham, Nashville and Kansas City, as well future locations such as Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Portland and San Jose. Read […]

Google to introduce undo function for recently sent emails

Have you regretted an email immediately after sending it? Pondered that if only that one millisecond of a click was reversed, everything would be okay? Well, the always-awesome folks at Google have you covered. The company is looking to being implementing a new feature for Gmail, one where a user can “unsend” an email up […]

Google to begin removing revenge porn images from search results

In today's high tech world where everything is accessed via the internet, there have been too many victims who have had their privacy violated by revenge porn, or the upload of private and intimate images and videos (normally featuring women) absent of consent. Google, acting as one of the top tech hubs of the world, and […]

11 hilarious things Google thinks about musicians

So the other day, I had to Google “Vic Fuentes.” Standard. Your everyday Vic check-in. But not that fateful day. Normalcy fell to the wayside when we were greeted not with “Vic fuentes age” or “vic fuentes married” but with “VIC FUENTES IS MY DAD FANFIC” as a suggested search.  I stepped away, thought that […]

AP YouTube: Revisit our Waves Overhead chat with Circa Survive and Minus The Bear

Back in January, AltPress announced the Circa Survive and Minus The Bear, co-headlining Waves Overhead tour via a Google+ Hangout between the members of the bands and managing editor Scott Heisel. Re-live the “magic,” we'll  call it, via the videos below.  The Waves Overhead tour kicks off tonight in Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall.  […]

The Summer Set host Google+ Hangout with We Are The In Crowd, Go Radio and For The Foxes

Tune back in right here at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST to catch a live round of truth or dare via Google+ Hangout between Brian Dales of The Summer Set, Tay Jardine from We Are The In Crowd, Alex Reed and Steven Kopacz from Go Radio and Nick Francis from For The Foxes. The four […]

Google+ adds "Studio Mode" to Hangouts On Air for live music streaming

Google+ have announced that they intend to make “live hangout concerts sound more like the stage” with their new audio-enhancing “Studio Mode” feature. Added with musicians who stream their live music through Google+ Hangouts On Air in mind, the new feature optimizes audio quality for music by streaming “in stereo at a higher bitrate through […]

iPhone YouTube app to be pulled from iOS 6, Apple's licensing agreement over

It looks like the native YouTube app put on iPhones will be removed in the future. The newest beta for iOS 6 had the app missing once installed. According to The Verge, Apple stated the reason for this removal is due to their licensing agreement being over and Google is working on their own stand-alone […]

Google celebrates Robert Moog's birthday with playable doodle

Today's Google Doodle is a playable Moog in honor of its inventor Robert Moog, who would've been 78 years old today. Users can fiddle with the controls to create different sounds, and even record their performances. Check it out here. For more info on Moog, head here.

MPAA seeks to deem embedded videos as copyright infringement

The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking a new judgment on what constitutes copyright infringement, seeking those who embed copyrighted material via YouTube or other sources, not just those who host it. Via Arstechnica: “The Motion Picture Association of America is squaring off against a coalition of Internet giants and public interest groups over […]

A New Hope: Five Ways Google Plus Can Dominate Online Music

As music fans bid adieu to Myspace, the throne has yet to be filled by its social-media peers. Current players—whether it’s Purevolume, Last.fm or Facebook—haven’t yet clinched a dominant position in music discovery. Enter the always-expanding Google, which recently launched their own social network, Google+. This new service, when paired with the company’s progressive ideals, […]
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