Google has confirmed the ongoing rumor which claimed the company will release two flagship smartwatches in 2017. In an interview with The Verge, the company has confirmed that it will release a pair of Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches next year. Continue reading “Google confirms two Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches are coming in 2017”
Google introduced the Chromecast Ultra with 4K HDR support alongside Google Pixel, Google Home, and Daydream VR headset back in October this year. It is also faster than the earlier Chromecasts and has better dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac support. Have a look at Chromecast Ultra unboxing. Continue reading “Google Chromecast Ultra Unboxing”
Check out FoneArena Daily video that gives you a daily dose of the latest technology news. Continue reading “Cool Changer S1 announced, Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G coming this week and more – FoneArena Daily”
LG Display is said to be developing out-fold OLED panels that will go into mass production in 2018, according to a latest report from ET News. The company will partner with Apple, Google and Microsoft to develop these out-fold OLED displays. Continue reading “LG reportedly partners with Apple, Google to develop out-foldable OLED panels”
Google is getting more serious about Internet of Things (IoT). The company has released developer preview of Android Things, a platform for IoT. Android developer can quickly build a smart device using Android APIs and Google services. Continue reading “Google’s Android Things is a new platform for IoT”
After Twitter and Facebook, Google has released the list of top trending searches in India in 2016. The recap highlights all the biggest moments, major events and users interests based on trillions of searches made by Indians on Google this year.
Continue reading “Google Year in Search 2016: Rio Olympics 2016, P V Sindhu, Sultan top trending in India”
Google has announced that it is spinning off its self driving car business into a new standalone company Wayom. The eight year old project will now come under Alphabet umbrella. Until now self-driving cars were under X known as Google X. Continue reading “Google spins off self driving car biz into a standalone company Waymo”
In a bid to further improve Android Wear, Google has acquired smartwatch OS startup Cronologics. As a result of the acquisition, Cronologics team will join Google. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading “Google acquires smartwatch OS startup Cronologics to improve Android Wear”
Google has been working on developer platform for Google Assistant in an attempt to enhance the user experience for past few weeks. In fact, Google Assistant is getting an API with the launch of ‘Actions on Google’, where developers can build Conversation Actions for Google Home. Continue reading “Google Assistant opens up to developers with ‘Action on Google’”
Major tech companies like Google, HTC, Oculus, Samsung, Sony have joined forces to form Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA). The VR industry consortium is a non-profit organization which will promote the growth of the global virtual reality (VR) industry.
Google has added a cool new feature that lets you search for anything by using emojis. Users will have to tweet an emoji @Google, and you will get search results on the Twitter app.
Continue reading “You can now tweet an emoji at Google for fun search results”
Google is out with the numbers for Android distribution for the month of December, last time in 2016. The latest figures suggest that adoption of Google’s latest OS, Android 7.0 Nougat is moving at a glacial pace. Nougat is currently present only on 0.4% of all the Android devices, up from 0.3% in last month.
Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption crawls at just 0.4% after 3 months”
Google has introduced a new personal safety app dubbed as Trusted Contacts. Available on Android, the app lets you share your location with loved ones in everyday situations and in case of emergencies. The app will work even if your phone is offline.
Continue reading “Google’s Trusted Contacts app lets your loved ones know you are safe”
Google is projected to sell 3 million Pixel smartphones in the last three months of 2016, generating $2 billion, according to a new report from the financial firm Morgan Stanley. Continue reading “Google projected to sell 3 million Pixel smartphones by end of 2016: Morgan Stanley”
Google has launched a new Featured Photos screen saver app for Mac that comprises of high-resolution photography from Google+ members. These images are already available for Chromecast or Android TV devices.
Continue reading “Google Featured Photos screen saver app for Mac launched”
