Google has updated Google Play Services with an array of features. The version 7.5 of the Play Services gets smart lock passwords, app invites, instant identity and many more features.
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Google announced an array of new tools and updates at the I/O developer conference including Maps API for Android Wear. The feature that comes as a Google Play Services 7.3 update will allow developers to use the Google Maps API directly on Android Wear devices.
Google introduced Android M at the Google I/O 2015 few hours back. Now it has released M Developer Preview for Nexus 5, 6, 9, and Player (for TV), as well as emulator, as it promised. Android M brings new app permissions model which streamlines the process for users to install and upgrade apps, App Links, which improves upon existing link handling by allowing app developers to associate an app with a web domain they own, ‘Now on tap’ that offers contextual information in one click in Google Now, Android Pay & Fingerprint, Doze and App Standby power-saving features, new assist technology and more. Continue reading “Android M Developer Preview images for Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Player now available for download”
Google has announced some important features for Maps at the ongoing I/O conference. The company is bringing offline turn by turn search and navigation to Google Maps.
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Xiaomi has introduced 16000mAh Mi Power Bank and 5000mAh Slim Power Bank in India. Both these have anodised aluminium finish on the outside, similar to earlier Mi Power Banks. The 16000mAh power bank is compact, even though it packs 16000mAh battery, but weighs 350 grams. The 5000mAh portable power bank is just 9.9mm thick and weighs 156grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh and slim 5000mAh Power Banks in India for Rs. 1399 and Rs. 699”
It’s taken a while but USB, the ubiquitous standard finally introduced a new reversible connector that is termed as Type C. We’ve already seen adoption amongst hardware manufacturers and now with Android M, Google is all set to take it up a notch in terms of capabilities.
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OnePlus recently shared a teaser on it’s official twitter account, which stated that the company is again looking to shake the tech industry.
While most of you predicated that the company was going to announce the next iteration of the OnePlus, sorry to disappoint you folks, but we think you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Continue reading “Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1”
Google announced a new program for developers to certify their apps as being “family-friendly” by submitting their apps to an additional review. The designation will make its way onto the applications page on the Google Play Store.
Google at I/O 2015 has announced its rumoured Internet of things (IoT) platform called Project Brillo with a goal to offer a simple platform for connected home devices and more. Continue reading “Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3”
Google has just announced a new feature for Google Now at the I/O conference in San Francisco. The feature is called “Now on tap” and what it basically does is show you contextual information in one single click.
Google has officially launched its standalone photo storage service called as Google Photos. The service automatically backs up and syncs unlimited photos and videos.
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Google has finally taken the wraps off Android Pay mobile payment service at the ongoing I/O conference. The service lets users pay safely and securely with their Android phones.
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Google just announced Android M, an upcoming version of Android that aimed at improving the core user experience. It is the most polished Android release to date, said the company. There are the six important things that Android M concentrates on – App Permissions, Web Experience, App Links, Mobile Payments, Fingerprint Support, Power & Charging.
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Xiaomi introduced the Mi Note Pro back in January this year. It went on sale in China few weeks back. We unboxed the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit 20nm processor that has four bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 2.0GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz per core with 600 MHz Adreno 430 GPU. It has 4GB DDR4 RAM, 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with MI UI 6 on top. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Benchmarks”
Photos of an upcoming Xiaomi smartphone has just been leaked and it is said to be the upcoming Redmi Note 2 smartphone. The smartphone seems to be made of metal while the outgoing Redmi Note is made of plastic.
