Google’s Daydream VR platform expected to launch in coming weeks

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Google had announced its virtual reality platform Daydream in May at the I/O conference. Now, a latest report from Bloomberg says that the company could launch Daydream in coming weeks.

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How to get Android 7.0 Nougat OTA update instantly for your Google Nexus device

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Google last night started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat OTA update for select Nexus devices and it will gradually roll out to Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G (Android One) users over the coming weeks. Continue reading “How to get Android 7.0 Nougat OTA update instantly for your Google Nexus device”

Google to kill Chrome apps for Windows, Mac and Linux

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Google has announced that it is phasing out Chrome apps for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Introduced in 2013, Google will kill these Chrome apps in early 2018.

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HTC-made Nexus 2016 smartphones spotted in FCC, new images confirm two-tone design

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In past several weeks we have seen many leaks about two anticipated HTC-made Nexus devices codenamed Sailfish and Marlin for this year. Now in addition to those, the new leaked images by Android Police in a way confirm the alleged two-tone design, and these devices have also been spotted in FCC listing in the U.S, which makes it official that HTC is making the upcoming two Nexus smartphones for Google this year. Continue reading “HTC-made Nexus 2016 smartphones spotted in FCC, new images confirm two-tone design”

Google Docs, Sheets and Slides finally get multitasking tools for iPad

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Google has finally updated Docs, Sheets and Slides apps for iOS. All the three productivity apps are getting multitasking tools for iPad.

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Google Chrome will block flash content from next month, make HTML5 default in December

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Google has been planning to make HTML 5 default on Chrome for sometime. Today, the company has announced that starting September, Chrome will block behind the scenes Flash content.

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Google acquires cloud commerce company Orbitera

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Google has acquired Orbitera which provides a commerce platform that makes buying and selling software in the cloud easy for software vendors, service providers and IT channel organizations. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading “Google acquires cloud commerce company Orbitera”

Now you can place food orders via Zomato and Swiggy directly from Google Search

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Google is making it even easier for you to place food orders and book a table at your favourite restaurant via Search. The company is integrating Zomato and Swiggy directly into Search.

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Gboard for iOS gets support for new languages, custom backgrounds and more

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Google had released Gboard for iPhone and iPad in May following which it was launched in India in June. Now, the keyboard that lets you search and send information, GIFs and more is getting a couple of features in latest update. Continue reading “Gboard for iOS gets support for new languages, custom backgrounds and more”

Nexus Sailfish with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces on GFXBench

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Earlier today we saw screenshots of some UI and design tweaks that are coming exclusively to Nexus devices. Going forward, Nexus Sailfish has been spotted on GFXBench.

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Google celebrates Rio Olympics with 2016 Doodle Fruit Games

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Google is joining into the zest and fervour of the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympics in its own way. The company has launched a bunch of cute Doodle Fruit Games to celebrate the Olympic kick off.

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Nexus 2016 devices to get Night Light mode, dual-tab settings and ambient display UI

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Earlier this week, we saw screenshots that suggested Google is going to change the launcher for new Nexus devices. Now, Android Police is offering a glimpse of more tweaks that are coming to 2016 Nexus devices with Android 7.0 Nougat. Continue reading “Nexus 2016 devices to get Night Light mode, dual-tab settings and ambient display UI”

Android Marshmallow adoption finally crosses 15% mark

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Google has updated Android’s Platform Distribution chart for the month of August. Android Marshmallow adoption has finally crossed 15%, up from 13.3% in July. It is now present on 15.2% of all Android devices. Marshmallow had debuted the distribution chart in November 2015 with a share of 0.3% that was 0.7% earlier in January.

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