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

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 Duo video calling app launched for Android and iOS

Google Duo for Android and iOS

After showing off its one-to-one video calling app Duo at the Google I/O 2016 back in May, Google has released the app for Android and iOS devices. It relies on your phone number to get you started and can keep you in touch with anyone in your contacts list.

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Gmail will now warn you about messages from an unauthenticated senders

Gmail security feature

Google is rolling out a new security feature for Gmail for safer email browsing. Gmail will start receiving security warnings on Web as well as Android.

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

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 Maps for Android gets WiFi only mode and ability to save on SD Card

Google Maps WiFi Only, Offline Maps

Google has officially updated Maps for Android with a Wi-Fi-only option that was being tested last month.

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Google acquires cloud commerce company Orbitera

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

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

nexus sailfish

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

Google Doodle 2016 Fruit Games

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

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

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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Google to expand Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to search results

Google had announced Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) last year in October following which it was also launched in India earlier this year. Now, Google is expanding AMP to search on your smartphones or tablets.

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Google to notify Android users when new devices are added to their accounts

Android Notifications

Google will now start alerting Android users about newly added devices. Whenever new devices are added to your Google account, you will get a push notifications on your Android device. Continue reading “Google to notify Android users when new devices are added to their accounts”

Google tipped to bring redesigned launcher for 2016 Nexus phones

Google Nexus launcher

Google is apparently going to revamp the launcher on upcoming Nexus devices that are rumored to be codenamed as Marlin and Sailfish, according to a latest report from Android Police.

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