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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Rumors and reports about the LG Nexus (2015) have been looming the online world for quite sometime now. Today, a fresh report from Korea Herald says that the next generation LG Nexus will be equipped with a fingerprint sensor.
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Google has updated Slides app for Android with the ability to share presentations via Hangouts video call. The update will let you start a presentation from your smartphone or tablet instantly.
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 expanded its Android One program to Thailand, which becomes the tenth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Myanmar and Pakistan. Google has partnered with i-mobile to launch the i-mobile IQ II smartphone with 4G LTE support in the country. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released”
Google Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to version 45 with a bunch of new features. The mobile browser is getting custom tabs, media playback tweaks and more.
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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BlackPhone 2, the security and privacy focused phone from Silent Circle has teamed up with Google. Under this partnership, the Blackphone 2 will support Android For Work program that enables businesses to allow their employees to safely use their Android phones for both work and personal use.
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Google has reduced the minimum purchase price of the app from Google Play Store in India to Rs 10. The move comes from the company to make affordable apps available to the ever increasing Android users in the country.
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Google Translate is a veritable part of your travel arsenal as you try to navigate the labyrinthine pathways of a foreign language while on a vacation. Visual translation in particular is a particularly useful tool for a quick way to overlay translated text over the original, remove language related barriers. The app has so far offered visual translation services for about 7 languages. This is all set to be expanded to 20 additional languages which will bring the total to 27 supported languages. Continue reading “Google Translate expands instant visual translation support to 20 additional languages”
Google is making it easier to send an instant message without actually typing them on your mobile device. The latest Google Now update will allow users to dictate messages through a number of third-party messaging apps including WhatsApp, Viber, NextPlus, Telegram and WeChat.
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Google has posted a new support page related to an upcoming verified boot system, which provides warnings about security at the time of booting your device.
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Google has announced that it is dropping the requirement to have a Google+ account in order to share content, communicate with others, and create a channel on YouTube. Users will now only need their general Google accounts to access all the products.
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