Google Currents has been on Android for quite some while now, but today it received a major update on the play store, it got bumped up to version 2.0 with loads of new features. Read on to know what has changed.
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Nexus 4 has become a really popular phone both positively and negatively. Google has gone through a problem with their Play store website because of the Nexus 4, they have also been dealing with software glitches, some hardware issues, now to make matters worse Google has suddenly removed factory images and binaries from developers.google.com without any notice.
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Google has just announced that they will be rolling out a new interface for their Google News service in Android tablets. So those who are getting a Nexus 7 or any other Android tablet this Christmas can look out for this new layout.
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Yahoo’s major service like Flickr was being neglected from a long time, last update received for the Flickr iOS app was on 21st December 2011. Now yahoo has come come out with a completely overhauled interface for iOS which is snappy, and mobile friendly.
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Nexus 7 is one of the most popular Android tablets, mainly because of its good hardware specs and low cost. It was revealed some time back that ASUS was shipping close to 1 Million Nexus 7. now we are hearing reports from supply chain makers across Taiwan that this month they will be crossing the 1 Million mark.
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Today, Google has updated the YouTube app for iOS. This update adds native support for the iPad and the iPhone. In addition, the app now supports AirPlay, offers more advanced playlist management, improved voice over support, and more.
Google’s Horia Ciurdar says that more than 25 percent of all YouTube watching happens on mobile. Since the launch of the YouTube app back in September, Ciurdar says Google has “been hard at work to improve the app based on your feedback.”
Now the YouTube app will get ‘enhanced’ AirPlay support, letting you shoot your videos over to your Apple TV. Videos are also said to start faster and play more smoothly. Google has also improved VoiceOver support for those with visual impairments.
YouTube also says that users will find improved performance and faster video loading with this update.
The app for iOS is available for free from the App Store. [Direct Link]
Seems hard to believe but Motorola does not have a dedicated website anymore for India.
Google had acquired Motorola Mobility in a multi-billion dollar deal last year and very recently the company had said that it was indeed shutting down its India operations due to the global restructuring under the new owner . The Motorola India website along with several other country sites have been shutdown and a message pops up when you log on to the site. Continue reading “Motorola Mobility India Website Shut Down , bye bye Moto”
Last month, we reported that a Google Maps for iOS app was in alpha testing. Today, The Wall Street Journal reports that a Google Maps app for iOS may be released via the App Store soon as the company is almost done with tweaking the software for Apple’s iOS devices.
“We believe Google Maps are the most comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps in the world,” a Google spokesman said. “Our goal is to make Google Maps available to everyone who wants to use it, regardless of device, browser, or operating system.”
Unlike the Google’s Maps app that was included with iOS 5 and earlier, it is also reported that the new maps app will also offer free turn-by-turn navigation as has been available on Google Maps for Android and which Apple provides in its Maps app.
We had already heard about the Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 update roll out for Takju build Galaxy Nexus and now it is time for the international Galaxy Nexus with Yakju build to get this update. With the Galaxy Nexus as scheduled even the Nexus 7 is getting updated to Android 4.2.
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Earlier this year Google partnered with Asus to launch its first entrant in the tablet space. The 7inch tablet suitably named the Nexus 7 packed high end hardware into an Asus designed shell and ran on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Today Google bumped up storage across the spectrum while retaining the price point. A 3G option was added as well.
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Google is widely expected to launch a second larger tablet at its upcoming Android centric event to provide a higher end offering alongside its current Nexus 7. The Nexus 10 was today leaked by BriefMobile and as expected, runs Android 4.2 on Samsung manufactured hardware. The screen is a 10.1″ unit with a resolution of 2500×1600. This results in a ppi of 298.9 which is most definitely higher than that on the iPad’s retina display.
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It has been a long time since Google launched Google Wallet, but we haven’t seen any major updates to lately. Today, Google went live with a teaser to show that a new version of Google Wallet will be coming and have also set up an invite page where all the people interested in trying the update can request an invite.
The future of NFC (Near Field Communication) looks bright as engineers at Google now claim that NFC chips will eventually replace bar codes and make mobile payments a lot easier.
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Google Chrome is one of the best browsers for Android in the play store right now, its sleek, easy to use and integrates well with all our devices. The only problem in Chrome is that you can permanently set the user agent to desktop mode, instead there is an option to Request desktop site. For some people it is really irritating to open the options tab and select request desktop site all the time, so those people can follow this guide to open all the websites in desktop mode permanently.
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Google has scheduled an Android focussed event for the 29th of October and details around it have already started trickling out. Alongside the expected Nexus 4, it is now almost certain that Google will introduce a 32GB variant of the Nexus 7.
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