It has been rumoured that the new smartphones from Google this year will no longer be called Nexus but will take the Pixel sub-branding instead. We now have evidence to support this theory in the form of a launcher.
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Google has announced a new partnership with Box, online cloud storage company. Google Apps for Work and Box have teamed up to integrate the latter with Google Docs and Google Springboard in order to deliver a seamless experience for working and collaborating in the cloud.
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Google has released new version of Chrome which receives new payment features and performance improvements. Chrome 53 now gets support for Android Pay mobile payment service.
Google launched two new Nexus smartphones last year but did not release a tablet. This could change this year as Google is expected to launch successor for the Nexus 7 tablet.
Continue reading “Google’s Huawei built 7-inch tablet with 4GB RAM expected by end of 2016”
Just yesterday, it was reported that Google has killed Project Ara modular smartphone. Now, founder of Project Ara and former Head of Design at Google ATAP, Dan Makoski has confirmed that he is actually in the process of working with Nexpaq on a modular phone.
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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “Samsung recalls Galaxy Note7, Google reportedly kills Project Ara – FoneArena Daily”
Google had announced in May that developer version of the Project Ara modular smartphone will be released in the fall of 2016. Now as per a new report from Reuters Google is axing Project Ara.
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It looks like Google has really decided to part away from the Nexus branding. A new report claims that Google’s 2016 Nexus smartphones will be called as Pixel and Pixel XL.
Google+ has received a much needed update that brings Material Design features. The service is also getting additional features such as richer conversations and new notification center.
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Alphabet, Google’s parent company is restructuring Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke detectors. A few dozen of Nest developers are joining Google, according to a new report from Fortune.
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Google is said to drop the Nexus branding from upcoming Sailfish and Marlin smartphones, according to a new report from Android Central.
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Google Contacts app for Android has been updated to version 1.5 which brings new features, refreshed designs and improvements.
Continue reading “Google Contacts v1.5 revamps UI, adds hamburger menu and more”
Google has launched a new app dubbed as Crowdsource which lets you contribute to language translation and handwriting recognition. Continue reading “Google Crowdsource app seeks help with translation and other services from its users”
Google has added two fun games to search results which could one of the many reasons you could loose productivity at work. Continue reading “Google adds Solitaire and Tic-Tac-Toe in Search results”
Google’s Project Fi which was opened to all users since March comes with a WiFi Assistant feature that allows you to automatically and securely connect to open WiFi networks. The feature that was exclusive to Project Fi users will now be available for all Nexus devices. Continue reading “Project Fi’s WiFi Assistant coming to all Nexus devices”
