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Google Destinations will help you plan vacations right from your mobile
Google has introduced Destinations, a new feature that will let you explore cities, book flights and even offer travel recommendations for vacations. The mobile only feature integrates Google Flights and Hotel Search and offers instant information so you can compare costs on a larger scale.
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Google beefs up Search offering for ICC T20 World Cup 2016
Google is making it easy for die-hard cricket fans out there to keep a tab on all the action that is taking place at the ongoing ICC World T20 2016. The company is beefing up its Search offerings by adding new features related to Cricket to the Google app.
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Android Lollipop adoption hits 36.1%, Marshmallow continues to crawl at 2.3%
Google is back with the monthly numbers for Android distribution. The numbers for the month of March reveals that Lollipop adoption has reached 36.1% making it the most widely used version of Android.
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Google Project Fi service now open to all users in the US
Google announced the Project Fi, its own mobile phone network in April last year with Nexus 6. The service which was following an invite system until now is ditching it and now is open for everyone in the US to try it.
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Google in talks with Indian telecom operators to pilot Project Loon
Rajan Anandan, Google’s Managing Director for South East Asia and India has said that the company is initiating talks with telecom operators in India to pilot its Project Loon initiative, according to a latest report from the Economic Times.
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Google Photos revamped with easier navigation and UI tweaks
Google Photos is getting a much needed redesign along with performance enhancements. The update adds a new bar at the bottom that makes it easy to move between the Assistant, Photos, and new Albums view.
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Google pilots Hands Free mobile payment service
Google has announced that it has piloted a new Hands Free mobile payment system in the US. The service allows users to pay for items by simply telling the cashier “Paying with Google”.
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Google I/O 2016 site is live, registration begins March 8
Google CEO Sundar Pichai had announced in January that the Google I/O 2016 will take place between 18th-20th May at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Now, the I/O 2016 site has gone live and is offering all the necessary information about how to attend the event.
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Screenshots give us a glimpse of upcoming Android N’s UI
While a great many number of smartphones are releasing now with Android Marshmallow 6.0, quite a few are yet to receive the update. However, that doesn’t stop rumours and information regarding the next Android version from popping up. New images now give us a sneak peek at what to expect from the next major Android update especially with the notification drawer.
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LG will not release a Nexus phone in 2016
It looks like this year we will not see LG build Nexus phone after all. The South Korean tech company said that it will not release a Nexus 5x successor in 2016.
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Google Docs adds the ability to edit and format text with your voice
Google has added a new functionality to Docs that lets you edit and format text with your voice. The company is building on the voice typing feature it had introduced in September last year.
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Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages for search launched in India
Google has announced that it is launching Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for search in India. Unveiled in October last year, AMP is an open source HTML initiative which improves the performance of the mobile web and is Google’s answer to Facebook’s Instant Articles.
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Google and global telecom operators align to offer Rich Communications Services
Google and a large number of global operators are collaborating to accelerate the availability of Rich Communications Services (RCS) on Android devices. The global operator include América Móvil, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Globe Telecom, KPN, Millicom, MTN, Orange, PLAY, Smart Communications, Sprint, Telenor Group, TeliaSonera, Telstra, TIM, Turkcell, VimpelCom, Vodafone, the GSMA.
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