Google had confirmed last month that two Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches are coming in 2017. Now, popular tipster Evan Blass aka evleaks has revealed some important details of the two smartwatches. Continue reading “Google, LG to unveil Watch Sport and Watch Style Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches on Feb. 9”
Andriod co-founder Andy Rubin is returning to smartphone business. Rubin who had left Google two years ago is making a comeback with new company dubbed as Essential is tipped to be working on several smart home products along with a high-end smartphone, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Andy Rubin reportedly working on high-end smartphone with bezel-less display”
YouTube has introducing a new tool dubbed as Super Chat that lets viewers pay to pin comments during a live stream. A Super Chat is basically a highlighted message in the chat stream that stands out from the crowd and helps to attract creator’s attention. These Super Chats remain pinned to the top of chat for up to 5 hours, giving more airtime for your messages. Continue reading “YouTube Super Chat lets users pay to pin comments to live streams”
Android Wear 2.0 is finally arriving in February. The release that was scheduled for last year had further delayed till early 2017. Now, Google has confirmed that the next version of Android Wear is coming next month via an email to that was sent out to app developers. Continue reading “Android Wear 2.0 is coming in February, confirms Google”
Android 7.1 is currently in testing in Chrome’s Canary channel, according to one reader of Chrome Unboxed. Nougat could be rolling out to a collection of Chromebooks as pictures of a pre-release version of Chrome OS featuring Android 7.1 integration have surfaced. Continue reading “Google is testing Android 7.1 Nougat for Chrome OS with multi-window support”
Google is out with its monthly Android distribution chart which is also the first one of 2017. Android Nougat 7.0 is still crawling at 0.5%, up just 1% from last month. However, Android Nougat 7.1 has made its debut in the chart at 0.2%. This means the Google’s latest Android OS is currently available only on 0.7% of all Android devices. Continue reading “Android Nougat now on 0.7% of Android devices, Froyo finally bids adieu”
It looks like Google will have a new voice in 2017. A new banner on Google Voice website has suggested that new Google Voice is available to try out.
Continue reading “New Google Voice is in the works, confirms Google”
The search engine giant, Google has announced the acquisition of Sweden’s Lime Audio company, in order to boost the voice quality on Hangouts. Continue reading “Google acquires Lime Audio to enhance voice quality on Hangouts”
Google introduced Goals feature for its Calendar app back in April last year that lets you find time to meet your personal goals such as fitnes. Now you can connect Google Fit and Apple Health to your fitness goals in Google Calendar. Continue reading “Google Calendar goals now have Google Fit and Apple Health integration”
Google has finally released Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Nexus 6 smartphone, as expected. The update was released for several Nexus devices and Pixel devices last month. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 finally gets Android 7.1.1 Nougat update, OTA and factory images available”
Google released Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones back in October last year, which are the first smartphones to support its Daydream View VR headset for an immersive VR experience. Later the Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones received the Android Nougat update that brought Daydream support. At the CES, Asus introduced Zenfone AR smartphone, which is the first smartphone to support both Google Tango and Daydream. Continue reading “Google adds Daydream support to Huawei, Asus and ZTE phones, new Huawei Daydream VR headset”
At the ongoing CES 2017, the search engine giant Google has made an announcement about integration of Google Assistant making its way to Android TV in the coming months. Continue reading “Google Assistant coming to Android TV and Android Wear soon”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced new initiatives aimed at small and medium businesses in India. The company has launched Digital Unlocked, a training program to empower thousands of Indian SMBs with essential digital skills that will enable them to get online. In addition, Google also previewed My Business Websites to help businesses have a rich, mobile optimized digital presence that will be launched later this year.
Continue reading “Google India launches Digital Unlocked, My Business Website for SMEs”
Google Play had launched carrier billing for Idea customers in India in May last year. Now, it has expanded the service to Airtel as well as Vodafone. Carrier billing will now allow Airtel and Vodafone customers to pay for apps, games, and books on Google Play directly from their pre-paid or post-paid account. Continue reading “Google Play carrier billing officially launched for Airtel and Vodafone customers in India”
Software update for Nexus 5 has been stopped with Android Marshmallow as the device reached its end of life. When Google released the Alpha version of Android Nougat, the Nexus 5 wasn’t included in the list itself. Continue reading “How to get Android 7.1 Nougat on Nexus 5”
