Google has launched a new ‘About Me’ tool that allows you to edit and delete your personal data and control what people see about you.
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Google Maps finally gets offline navigation and search for Android
Google has finally rolled out offline navigation feature for Google Maps. Users can now download maps to their phone, and get turn-by-turn directions and other info even when they don’t have a signal.
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Google’s open-source machine-learning system TensorFlow launched
Google has unveiled a new machine-learning system called TensorFlow that powers a number of its products such as Google Photos search and speech recognition in the Google app.
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Google buys video and photo editing startup Fly Labs
Google has acquired video and photo editing startup Fly Labs for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see Fly Labs technology integrated into the Google Photos app
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Google Nexus devices receive OTA security updates for November
In the light of the recent security problems that Android devices have been facing, Google has promised that users of Nexus devices will be getting monthly updates to their devices to fix any issues with security and so far they have kept their word.
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Google says it has no plans to phase out Chrome OS, Material Design, new media player coming
After last week’s report saying that Google is looking to merge Chrome OS into Android by 2017, the company today confirmed that it has been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems, but it also said that there’s no plan to phase out Chrome OS. Continue reading “Google says it has no plans to phase out Chrome OS, Material Design, new media player coming”
Update for Chrome on Android brings an 8 icon view in new tab page
Google is almost always releasing updates with changes in terms of UI, performance and stability. Although some of the changes might be minor, they still play a role in improving the overall experience of the user. Chrome for Android has now received an update that changes the layout of the new tab page
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Google releases ‘Who’s Down’ app to meet up with friends
Google has launched a new app called as ‘Who’s Down’ which helps to find which of your friends are free to hangout. The invite only app is currently available for Android and iOS.
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Weekly Roundup: OnePlus X, Letv Le 1s, Motorola Moto X Force, new Google OnHub router and more
This week we saw one more device from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus dubbed the OnePlus X – company’s first mid-range device, second device launched this year, and the third in its portfolio overall. After the two flagship smartphones – the OnePlus One and the OnePlus 2, firm had plans to launch mid-range device which Co-Founder Carl Pei had confirmed in August. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: OnePlus X, Letv Le 1s, Motorola Moto X Force, new Google OnHub router and more”
Google is planning to merge Chrome OS into Android
Google is looking forward to merge Chrome OS into Android, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. The company is planning to fold its Chrome OS that is used in personal computers into the popular Android mobile OS by 2017.
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The Nexus 6P is hard to repair – iFixit gives it a 2 out of 10 rating
One of the most worrying things these days is damaging your smartphone and the cost of having to fix it after that. Some people prefer to take things into their hands to cut the service costs and replace the parts themselves while others may choose to hand over their device to someone more experienced. In both cases, it helps if the device in question is easy to repair. The Nexus 6P unfortunately doesn’t seem like such a device.
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Fastest Fingerprint Sensor – Nexus 5X vs OnePlus 2 vs iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Fingerprint scanners have become a sort of defacto feature of most high-end and a few mid ranger smartphones. They offer a good way to secure your device as well as a faster method of authentication to bypass the lockscreen or grant permissions and passwords. In 2015 itself, we have seen quite a number of different smartphones with different implementations of the fingerprint scanner.
Google to finally bring Podcasts to Play Music
Google has announced that it is finally bringing Podcasts to Play Music. Podcasters can start uploading their shows to Play Music via a newly launched portal.
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Google introduces second OnHub smart Wi-Fi router with Asus, pre-order for $219.99
Google in partnership with Asus has introduced a new member in its OnHub router family. Dubbed the ASUS OnHub is company’s second smart Wi-Fi router device in the OnHub series. The first OnHub router with TP-Link was launched couple of months back in August. Continue reading “Google introduces second OnHub smart Wi-Fi router with Asus, pre-order for $219.99”
Google records $18.7 billion in revenue, $3.98 billion in net income for Q3, 2015
Alphabet has announced Google’s Q3 results ending September 30th, 2015. Google recorded a total revenue of $18.7 billion, a 13% year-over-year increase from last year’s $16.5 billion.
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