Google has just updated its Play Store and it brings a few improvements and features to the table. The latest version is 5.5 and will be rolling out across Android devices as we speak.
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Back in October last year, Google started asking third-party Android app developers to integrate the ‘Ok, Google’ voice command action for their in-app searches. Now, on Thursday the Search giant announced that the feature has been made available to its “first set of partners”. Continue reading “‘Ok, Google’ custom voice actions rolling out for third-party apps”
Google already lets you do lots of day to day tasks with simple “OK Google” voice command. Today, the company has teamed up with third party apps including Shazam in order to launch them directly from Search app.
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Google has launched Password Alert Chrome Extension that will warn you against phishing attacks. Password Alert will alarm you if a website that you type your sign-in information into is not a legitimate Google sign-in page.
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Google on Tuesday started rolling out the updated Play Newsstand app for Android devices. The update brings overall performance and UI improvements, more articles from the sources, smarter recommendations, bug fixes and more. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more”
Google has updated Google Play Services to version 7.3 that brings support for multiple Android Wear devices and other improvements. The update also adds changes that are developer specific.
Google Now is getting more cards as it is expanding its support to 70 new third party apps. The latest addition comes from the company after it added 40 new Android apps to Google Now in January this year.
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Google on Monday announced an experimental marketplace, called the Patent Purchase Promotion, for those who want to sell-off their patents directly to Google. Company believes that this will help “remove friction from the patent market” and complications of working with “patent trolls”. Continue reading “Google wants to buy your patents with new Patent Purchase Promotion program”
Google has already released two features on Desktop Search; one to help find your phone and one to send directions to your phone. Now Google has added another feature that lets you send notes or set alarms on your phone directly from desktop search.
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Google has permanently discontinued the Asus-made Google Nexus 7 (2013) tablet. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 2013 permanently discontinued”
Luxottica, the Italian eyewear company is working along with Google to help develop the new Google Glass. The chief executive of the company said that the new Google Glass is in the works and will be revealed soon.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks that Yahoo can take on mobile search/personal assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Google’s Google Now and Microsoft’s Cortana.
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Google has updated its note-taking app ‘Google Keep’ for Android with the ability to view and create notes from you Android Wear smartwatches. Continue reading “Google Keep on Android Wear smartwatches brings voice-note dictation and more”
Google has now added a new feature that will allow users to send directions to their phones from desktop search. All you have to do is go to Google search, type in send directions and hit the search button. Google will then let you pick a location and a device and you’re all set.
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In-line with Android Wear firmware update announcement on Monday, Google on Tuesday started pushing out an updated Android Wear companion app (v1.1) to users, which brings support for multiple Android Wear watches, and list of new features along with major visual and functional improvements.
