Huawei Watch delayed till September or October

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The Huawei Watch was announced in Barcelona during MWC in March this year and so far hasn’t made its way to markets yet. Apparently the release of the smartwatch has been delayed further till around September or even October.

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Motorola Moto X 2013 to get Android Lollipop 5.1 soon

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Users of the Motorola Moto X 2013 variant are in luck as the update to Lollipop for their smartphones should be available pretty soon according to David Schuster who is a Motorola employee.

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Google Maps v9.10 for Android adds photo gallery viewer, car rental bookings and more

Google is bringing new version of Google Maps app for Android that adds gallery view for photos, car rental bookings and more to the interface.

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Google Chrome Beta OS version 44 pauses unimportant Flash content to boost battery life

Google has updated Chrome OS beta to improve your laptop’s battery life. The latest update that bumps Chrome Beta OS to version 44 makes Flash content more power-efficient.

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‘Touch to Search’ feature becomes available for Chrome on Android

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Chrome is getting a new feature on Android called ‘Touch to Search’. The feature allows users to quickly and contextually search for information within the browser.

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Android Lollipop now on 12.4% devices, KitKat still tops with 39.2%

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This month, Google’s Android platform distribution numbers reveal that the total Lollipop adoption has now reached to 12.4 percent, which is an increase of 2.7 percent from last month’s almost 10 percent overall (9.7 percent). Continue reading “Android Lollipop now on 12.4% devices, KitKat still tops with 39.2%”

Google’s Project Jacquard to bring touch-sensitive clothing

Google announced Project Soli which is a radar-based gesture technology aimed at connected devices such as smartwatch. In addition, the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) has also introduced Project Jacquard that aims at bringing interactive clothing.

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Google announces Project Soli, a radar-based gesture control technology

Google has unveiled another cool project that it was secretly working on under its Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP). The company announced “Project Soli”, a radar-based gesture control technology at the I/O developer conference.

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Google announces new APIs for Google Cast

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Google Cast helps developers to extend their mobile experiences to larger screens using devices such as Chromecast and Android TVs. Google has just announced new tools for developers to bring new app and game experiences onto TVs.

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Google’s Inbox app is now available for everyone

Google’s standalone email app Inbox is now open to everyone, the company announced at I/O conference. The email app that was released in October last year, was until now available as invite only.

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Google announces new VR platform called Jump – GoPro ‘Jumps’ on board with their 360 degree camera array

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Google has just announced its new open source VR platform. They are teaming up with GoPro to bring a 16 camera array that is capable of shooting 360 degree 3D videos.

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Android M will let USB Type C equipped phones recharge other devices

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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