Google last month launched its latest Android One smartphone with Lava dubbed the Pixel V1 at Rs. 11,350. After devices from three OEM partners – Micromax, Karbonn and Spice – last year, this is company’s first large-screen (5.5-inch) Android One smartphone above Rs. 10,000 in India. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Review”
Google has finally launched a dedicated website for Hangouts. With the latest web client, users will not have to depend on Google+ or Gmail to access the messaging and video chat service.
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Samsung has already added the Galaxy A, E and J series to its extensive portfolio of smartphones. However it seems that Samsung isn’t stopping yet as they are said to be planning the launch of yet another series in the Galaxy lineup called ‘O’.
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Google announced Android M in May this year at the I/O conference. There has been a number of guesses and speculation about what will Google name its latest Android OS. Now, the company has released a new video that hints at possible names for Android M.
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The Stagefright vulnerability threat that was said to affect 95% of Android devices is being too stubborn and not ready to leave. Researchers from Exodus Intelligence has discovered a flaw in the security patch fix that was released by Google.
Google has launched Android Experiments, a new website that showcases unique and innovative apps for Android devices such as smartphones, tablets, and Android Wear smartwatches.
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Google is reportedly planning to launch an affiliate program for the Google Play, just like Apple. Continue reading “Google planning an affiliate program for Google Play, just like Apple: Report”
Google on Monday announced that it is working to bring Vulkan’s 3D graphics rendering support to future version of Android. Continue reading “Google plans to bring Vulkan 3D graphics rendering API to future Android versions”
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are starting a new company called Alphabet. While there’s nothing very remarkable in that, the real bombshell is that Google will now be rolled under Alphabet alongside other more ‘risky’ ventures. Under Alphabet, Google is expected to be a leaner entity with a focus on the core products that the company is famous for. Continue reading “Sundar Pichai gets promoted to CEO of Google as company gets restructured under Alphabet”
Android One didn’t make much of a difference in the Indian market. Devices were decidedly low spec and the competition blew them out of the park in terms of quality, hardware offering just not the stock Android experience. Now, Google is all set to reboot the project. Continue reading “Google aims at launching Android One smartphones priced below Rs. 3000 in India (Updated)”
Google has introduced a new feature for Google Maps on iOS. The new feature is called Night Mode and it will make navigation a whole lot less strenuous on the eyes when people are driving at night or when its dark.
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Google has released Factory Images for build LMY48I in order to fix the Stagefright security bug. The factory images are available for the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 (LTE and WiFi), Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013, WiFi), Nexus 10, and Nexus 4.
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Google has announced that it is taking its Project Tango initiative outside of the US. The company has kick started sale of its 3D-mapping tablet in South Korea and Canada.
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Google has released Android distribution numbers for June and July. Android Lollipop is now running on 18.1% of Android devices of which 5.0 Lollipop is present on 15.5% of devices while Lollipop 5.1 runs on 2.6%.
Google has officially launched Maps for Android Wear. Users with a smartwatch running on Android Wear can now easily navigate from point A to B with the help of Google Maps on their wrist.
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