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The Best Google Online Courses That You Should Take Immediately

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Do you have any idea that Google offers an array of online courses? There are different types of courses that cover various topics from Android app development to digital marketing. Some of them are even certified courses. Why not make the best of these Google online courses. So, here we present you to some of the really useful courses that you must check out for sure.

Google Online Courses You Must Check Out

Digital Marketing

This course teaches the learners the various concepts in digital marketing which include campaign optimization, clickthrough rates, landing page experience and return on investment. This course even gives the learners the opportunity to learn about the benefits of targeted advertising. By the end of the course the students also get a chance to become an Adwords certified professionals if they pass the Adwords certification exam.

Android Development For Beginners

This MOOC is probably one of the most desired course and is one of the best Google courses available. Through this digital course the students will be able to learn the basics of Android development. They will get to learn how to create content for the Android platform. The course is aimed at people who have no prior coding experience, so you can go for it if you think you need to learn this course for creating an app of your own.

Mobile Web Specialist

Most of the internet browsers these days are from the mobile and smart wear platforms. This is one of the brilliant Google courses where you will learn how to write code for creating offline-first experiences. Even you will be able to audit the performance of the application, debug the problem if any. You will get a Google certification at the end of the course.

These Google courses are absolutely free to pursue and they don’t even have any particular time frame and you can learn them when you have time, but make sure to be punctual and don’t neglect them just because they are free.

WhatsApp Payments: Send And Receive Money Through WhatsApp

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We are pretty sure that you all must be very much waiting for this payments feature from WhatsApp, and finally, it is rolling out across India. The online payments have been increasing these days especially in India after the demonetization, people are showing much interest towards the online ways of sending and receiving money without the hassles of the physical cash, changes and all. So, as WhatsApp has been setting up its WhatsApp payments feature for a few months, it is finally going to reach us.

A few users have spotted this feature in the beat version of the WhatsApp application which means WhatsApp payments feature is rolling out to the beta users. This feature allows the users to send money and even receive money through UPI. The UPI based applications have gained a lot of popularity and if WhatsApp offers its users with this feature, it will definitely be much more convenient.

WhatsApp Payments

To use this feature, you will need to link your bank account to this application. The UPI framework works here and allows you to setup with this using your registered WhatsApp number. Here are the simple steps you need to go through to set up. Check out here

You first need to open the WhatsApp application on your device and then tap on the three dot icon on the top right corner of the screen and then select the option Payments Window from the menu.

Then you will be taken to a new window where you will need to verify your phone number to begin with the UPI setup. Remember your WhatsApp number and the UPI registered number should be the same.

Then you will be presented with the list of banks. Select your bank from the list. Then link your account to the app.

Finally, you will see the setup complete message on your screen. And you are all set to send money and receive money through WhatsApp payments.

Microsoft added fake news fact checking in Bing

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Facebook has recently offered some tips to its users that help them to spot fake news. Google soon followed the suite and improved its search. Now, it’s time for them as Microsoft also joined the way and the users are very soon going to see the results of this hard work in the Bing search results.

Internet these days is full of fictional content and the users may find it difficult to find the fact in it. Of course, these fake news, conspiracies, false stories were in existence even before the advent of the internet, but the situation these days is worse as the internet is being used for spreading those false words and all.

Seeing the most popular companies, Microsoft and Facebook taking a step forward in helping their users differentiate between fact and fiction, Microsoft also got motivated and is adding a new UX element to Bing search results. The fact check allows the users to get the fact checking information in the search results which allows them to know the facts without leaving the Bing.

It will add a note that will be applicable to news stories and web pages. These notes will show the users that a claim has been fact checked by an organization such as Politifact, Snopes and reveal what they have said about that claim in it, whether it is true or false.

Using Google Tez, a new payments app from Google

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Tez, a new payments app from Google has been launched in India very recently. This application allows the users to send and receive money directly from their bank accounts without having to use an online wallet. Users can make both online and offline payments using this application. This application is based on the Unified Payment Interface (UPI).

As of now, this Tez app from Google is available for both iOS and Android users as well. It is pretty simple to set up and use this app, let us just have a look at it.

  • Download the Tez Android app  from the Google playstore and install it
  • Launch the application and choose a language to begin. The list of languages also includes regional languages. Then hit next on the top right corner of the screen
  • Now, you need to enter the mobile number that has been registered with your bank account, tap on next, and grant a few permissions that the app asks you
  • In the next page, Google will ask you to choose your email account and it will be used for creating your UPI id, tap the down arrow and select an email id that you wish to use
  • In the next step, it will ask you to set screen lock for the app and you can choose to use the screen lock that you have been using for your device or else you can also set a separate PIN
  • Google will now introduce you to the app and go through them
  • After that tap on the Add bank account option on the top left corner of the screen and choose your bank
  • Then the app will ask you to choose a PIN for your UPI id, tap on proceed, and provide it with the information on your debit card that it will ask you for
  • Then confirm your debit card, you will receive an OTP which you need to enter and confirm in this step

You are now done with setting up the application, let us now see how to use this

  • Tap on the new option at the bottom left corner of your screen and you will see two options account number  and UPI ID, QR, Phone, select account number
  • Then add the account information of the person to whom you wish to send
  • In the next step, enter the amount you wish to send and click ok
  • Then tap on proceed to pay and enter your UPI Pin to confirm the payment, once sent, the added account information will be saved in your app and you can just simply click on that to send from the next time

You can also send money using the other options UPI ID and QR or Phone number using this wonderful payments app from Google.

A new speed test tool available in Google search now

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We should all be very much thankful to the search engine giant Google as it always keeps on introducing new and useful features to its users and excites them making their browsing experience much better.

The tech giant has its very personal and own fiber internet service with the name Google Fiber. However, Google Fiber project doesn’t take off well and is now almost ready to get out of the market.

But very recently Google search has made a very simple to use speed test tool right on the top of the search results. It is the basic urge of the internet users that they would like to know the speed of their internet connection. Speed test by Oakla is the most widely and popularly used speed test tool. But this recent tool from Google has made the task of the internet users much easier. All you have to do if you wish to use this new tool is just search using the term speed test in the Google search. And the first result show up there on the screen is the new speed test and you can find an option with run speed test there, just click it to run the test and then it will present you with the results.

This feature is spotted very recently and Google is still testing this feature, so don’t be disappointed if you don’t find this feature.