Google is streamlining Hangouts experience for users. The company has announced that it will shut down Google Talks aka Gtalk/GChat feature in Gmail on June 26 and it will be replaced with Hangouts. Users will be will automatically be transitioned to Hangouts.
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Google has announced an array of updates to a bunch of its apps, at an event in in São Paulo, Brazil. The company has added new feature to Duo, Allo and Photos apps. Continue reading “Google adds audio calling for Duo, file sharing to Allo and updates Photos”
Google is making it easier for its users to share their location. The company is rolling out real-time location sharing feature to Google Maps on Android and iOS. The person you are sharing your location with will be able to see it on Android, iPhone, mobile web, and even desktop.
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Google has added quick shortcuts for popular tools, points of interests, cafes, restaurants and more to its Search app on Android and iOS and on Google.com. Additional shortcuts like translate, nearby attractions, flights, hotels, internet speed test, currency converter, and more are available for Android users. These shortcuts will be present below the search bar. Continue reading “Google Search app gets shortcuts for restaurants, news, popular tools and more”
Just yesterday codenames of two next generation Pixel phones surfaced. Now, a new report says that Google is working on a third phone which could be the larger Pixel. Citing multiple source, Droid Life says the third device is codenamed as ‘taimen’ which is also another type of fish.
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Google’s Area 120 incubator project has launched a new app which is aimed at social video viewing. Dubbed as Uptime, the app allows users to watch videos in real time along with their friends. Continue reading “Uptime app by Google lets you watch YouTube videos with your friends”
Google and Reliance Jio are teaming up to launch an affordable 4G phone, according to a latest report from Hindu Business Line. The phone will work exclusively on the Reliance Jio’s 4G network and is expected to be launched by the end of this year.
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Google started rolling out Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) beta update for several Nexus devices and Pixel devices at the end of January. Now a latest report from Android Central says, Google might release Android 7.1.2 Nougat to Nexus and Pixel devices on April 3.
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Google has introduced #myAndroid Taste Test that will help you spruce up entire look of your phone. The tool will let you customize your home-screen, app icons and launcher on your Android device.
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Recently, the search engine giant Google launched Hangouts Meet video conferencing service in an attempt to focus more on enterprise users yesterday. There is a separate Hangouts Chat app. During the event, Google’s Head of Product for Allo and Duo also cleared the air about Hangouts saying it’s ‘not going anywhere’. Continue reading “Hangouts is not going anywhere, confirms Amit Fulay”
[Update] – Hangouts Meet apk is now available.
Google is challenging Slack with two new messaging apps. The company has split Hangouts into two chat apps – Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat. Former is a video conferencing app while latter is messaging app similar to Slack. Continue reading “Google takes on Slack, splits Hangouts into Chat and Meet”
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Google has acquired data science company that will be joining Google Cloud. Founded in 2010, Kaggle is a platform which is used by over 8 lakh data scientists that use it to explore, analyze and understand the latest updates in machine learning and data analytics. Continue reading “Google acquires data science company Kaggle”
Google’s next Android iteration is rumored to be called as Android O. A latest report from Venturebeat reveals that the company is working on new smart features for Android O. Continue reading “Google is said to be working on new smart features for Android O”
Last week, Google confirmed that Pixel 2 will continue to be a premium device. Meanwhile, a separate report in January this year said Google is working on a budget phone code-named as Pixel 2B. Now a tipster has told 9to5Google that Google is indeed working on a budget smartphone but it will not have the Pixel branding. Continue reading “Google said to be working on a budget smartphone without Pixel branding”
