Google’s Chrome browser on iOS has been getting rave reviews and currently ranks as one of the top free apps on Apple’s app store. With a 4.5 rating, a lot of users have been clamoring for a way to make it the default browser on their iOS device of choice.
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Post the Android 4.1 announcement at Google I/O a few days back, Samsung has finally begun the Android 4.0 update roll out to its tablet lineup. Starting off with the Galaxy Tab 7.7, the rest of the devices still stuck on Honeycomb should get the update shortly.
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Looks like the news coming out of Google I/O this week is just not stopping at all. If you are a user of the popular Google Analytics service , here is some good news . Google has released the first version of the Google Analytics App for Android in Google Play today. The main features of the app are Real-Time visitor count , Dashboard for all key metrics , Automatic and Customized Alerts Continue reading “Download the Google Analytics Android App now from the Play Store”
Google just revealed Android 4.1 at its annual I/O event bringing along with it a significant number of new features. From Project Butter to improved notifications, we bring you the low down on all that was announced.
Google is expected to announce its first foray into a Nexus branded tablet device. Ahead of the Google I/O event, Modaco has managed to get its hands on the complete spec sheet and product images from the Play Store servers. The tablet will presumably be the first device to run the next generation Android Jelly Bean OS.
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Quick on the heels of the announcement regarding offline support for Google Maps on Android , the company has revealed that Maps and Google Earth on Android and iOS will be getting enhanced 3D support. A new process is being used to achieve greater 3D depth.
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At a press event in San Francisco , Google has just announced its intention to bring offline maps to the Android to its mobile map solutions. This offline caching feature will be an extension of the 10mile cache which is already possible. This announcement comes hot on the heels of rumors that Apple might be ditching Google and going with their own in-house maps application.
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Quick Office , the popular productivity app has today been acquired by Google. Quick Office is well known for providing a powerful and feature rich office suite across Android , iOS and Symbian. Google plans to bring the seamless interoperability with popular file formats from Quick Office to its own GDocs solution.
Google has sent over invites for a special event on 6th June where it will talk about Google Maps. Google is expected to showcase new and upcoming features for their much used mapping solution. In addition we expect a greater focus on 3D mapping.
Google has today published an updated search application for the iPhone which provides a simpler way to access all Google apps from one place. The update boasts of faster autocompletion of search terms. Pages load faster and it is easer to access multiple pages due to a slide-in panel.
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After winning regulatory approval in China , Google has finally completed it’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a record $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page wrote a blog post today titled “We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility” and that the deal has finally closed after 9 months since the initial announcement. Google now has access to over 17000 patents owned by Motorola Mobility and will come in handy in it’s patent wars against Microsoft and Apple.
Android has been chosen to run on various devices from Radios, cameras to landline phones. Now popular console maker Nintendo is rumored to be using Google’s Android O.S for it’s Wii U which was unveiled at E3 last year.
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Google has started selling the Galaxy Nexus on Google Play from this week just for $399.99, six week after its debut. This new device comes with Google wallet and a $10 credit by default. Another interesting factor is that the system image on this Galaxy Nexus is not the usual “Yakju” build, instead it’s the “Takju” image which has been used.
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Instagram finally made its way to the super popular Android platform earlier this week and attained over a million downloads in a single day. The photo sharing app has now received an update to include support for Android tablets , SD card installation and even WiFi handsets.
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Reports suggest that Google might be considering sharing revenues from Google Wallet with AT&T and Vodafone to help stimulate usage. The service currently only works on one network and device ie the Sprint Nexus S 4G. Sprint plans to out 10 more Wallet supported devices later this year.
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