Google Photos is adding an important feature on iOS with the latest update. The iPhone and iPad app for Google Photos now supports Live Photos, a feature Apple rolled out along with the 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices.
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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The Android version is still at Android 6.0.1, but the latest update fixes several critical issues, including issues in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and libvpx, Elevation of Privilege in Conscrypt, Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in the Qualcomm Performance Component, MediaTek Wi-Fi Driver and in Keyring Component. Continue reading “Google rolls out March Android security update for Nexus devices”
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 has file couple of patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The first patent is for an interactive book with motion and pressure sensors embedded within its pages. Another patent is for a media enhanced pop-up book that uses a phone or tablet to add to the reading experience. Continue reading “Google files patent for AR-based pop-up book”
Earlier this week a couple of leaked images showed us a glimpse of Android N UI. Now, Android Police has revealed a bunch of leaks that shows how the UI will be for the Settings on Android N.
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 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 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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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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Months after Google Maps for Android got the feature, the iOS app has finally received the option add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation. This feature is available in over 100 countries worldwide where Google Maps navigation is available. The latest update also brings several bug fixes. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets option to add detours to your route”
Google has started selling Cardboard VR Viewers on its official US store, apart from its Cardboard viewer. It also has a separate Virtual Reality (Via) page on its store that lists all the cardboard viewers. Continue reading “Google Store starts selling View-Master and C1-Glass Cardboard VR Viewers”
Google has updated Inbox by Gmail app with two new features. Last year Inbox got custom snooze time option so that users can set up custom times for morning, afternoon, and evening snooze. Now the app has received two time-saving improvements. Google said that these new Snooze options have been added based on feedback from users. Continue reading “Inbox by Gmail updated with new Snooze and weekend options”
YouTube has added a new tool that will allow creators to blur moving objects in a video without going through the hassle of removing, editing and uploading their videos. The company had first introduced the face blurring tool in 2012 and is now building further on the feature.
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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 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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