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Android 6.0.1 with new emojis starts rolling out, factory images for Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, 7 (2013) and 9 released

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Google has announced that it has started rolling out minor Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for some Nexus devices, after it started rolling out for the some Android One devices recently. Google has also released Android 6.0.1 factory images (build MMB29K) for the Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9 and also for the Nexus Player (build Nexus MMB29M). This update  brings updated emojis for these Nexus devices that include, volleyball, taco, middle finger, champagne bottle, as well as new faces for sickness, thinking, and rolling eyes. Continue reading “Android 6.0.1 with new emojis starts rolling out, factory images for Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, 7 (2013) and 9 released”

Google Calendar for Android and iOS gets Reminders

Google has updated Calendar apps for Android and iOS with a new Reminders feature. This will allow users create Reminders in Google Calendar to keep a track of all the scheduled events and appointments.
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Sundar Pichai might launch Android One v2.0 in India on December 16th

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google will be visiting India later this month and will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as President Pranab Mukherjee. New reports suggest that there is one more agenda to the trip and that is to launch v2.0 of Android One.

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Google announces the best games and apps for Android in 2015

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Google has just announced the list of best games and apps for smartphones during 2015. This list also includes other things available on the Play Store such as movies, books, newsstand etc.

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Google Chrome 48 beta for Android gets custom notification buttons, cast presenting and more

Google has released Chrome 48 beta for Android with a bunch of new features. The latest release comes just two days after Google had rolled out the stable version of Chrome 47.

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Google launches Cardboard Camera app to create VR Photos

Google has launched Cardboard Camera app for Android that will allow you to turn your phone into a 3D virtual reality camera. Available on the Play Store, the app lets you create VR-style photographs.

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Android to get new emojis next week, starting with Nexus devices

Your conversations are about to get more lively and fun as Android is all set to receive a bunch of new emojis. Google has confirmed that beginning next week new set of emojis will hit Android devices.

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Google now lets you bookmark images via mobile search

Google has added a new feature to mobile search that allows users to bookmark images at the time of searching from mobile. The new feature allows you to select the image and save it.

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Chrome for Android gets improved data saver mode

Google has updated Chrome for Android with an improved data saver mode that reduces the amount of data used when you visit a webpage. With the latest update, Chrome will now save upto 70 percent of data.

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Chromecast owners can get 3 months of free Spotify Premium

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Chromecast owners are also being treated to Black Friday deals. If you are the owner of a Chromecast, then you are eligible to get 3 months free subscription of Spotify Premium.

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Google to launch Accelerated Mobile Pages in early 2016

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Last month Google announced Accelerated Mobile Pages, its new open source initiative to improve the performance of the mobile web pages. Now the company has announced that first accelerated pages will come sometime in early 2016, so all the traffic from Google Search will go to Accelerated Mobile Pages. This competes with Facebook Instant Articles that was launched earlier this year for iPhone. It was also launched for Android users in India this month. Continue reading “Google to launch Accelerated Mobile Pages in early 2016”

Google releases Star Wars themes for its apps – Choose between the Light Side or Dark Side

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Google, like most of us, are fans of Star Wars. With the release of Episode VII scheduled to release next month, they have decided to release themes for their apps that celebrate one of the most famous movie franchises of all time.

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Android 6.0.1 rolling out to some Android One devices

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It seems that some Android One devices are already receiving the update to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. What is even more surprising is that the update includes the security patch for the month of December 2015.

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Google Nexus 5X 16GB and 32GB price drops to Rs. 24573 and Rs. 31550 in India

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Google launched the LG Nexus 5X smartphone in India last month priced at Rs. 31,900 for the 16GB version and Rs. 35,900 for the 32GB variant. Now the price of 16GB and 32GB variants have dropped by over Rs. 7000 and Rs. 4000, respectively. The Nexus 6P that was launched for Rs. 39,999 for the 32GB version and Rs. 42,999 for the 64GB version haven’t received a price cut yet, but we can expect it in coming weeks, since it has only been few weeks it’s on sale. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X 16GB and 32GB price drops to Rs. 24573 and Rs. 31550 in India”