Google Play Store and Android apps coming to Chromebooks starting mid-June

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Google already confirmed that Google Play Store and Android apps will be coming to Chromebooks. Now it has announced that the Google Play Store that will let you download and use Android apps that run on phones and tablets can run on select Chromebooks from June. Continue reading “Google Play Store and Android apps coming to Chromebooks starting mid-June”

LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days

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LeEco on Thursday announced that it has sold 5 lakh Superphones in its first 100 days in India, since first sale from February 2nd, 2016. Continue reading “LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days”

Android N features set coming to Android TV and Chromecast: Google I/O 2016

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Google at I/O 2016 announced that it is bringing some of the Android N features to Android TVs, along with the release of OS later this year. Continue reading “Android N features set coming to Android TV and Chromecast: Google I/O 2016”

Google and Qualcomm developing futuristic Android-based In-car infotainment platform

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Qualcomm at I/O 2016 announced that it is working with Google on an initiative bringing the power of Android OS embedded directly into the car. Continue reading “Google and Qualcomm developing futuristic Android-based In-car infotainment platform”

Google Play Store beta tests, app discovery improved; Play Console and Playbook apps released

Google Play store beta tests and app discovery

Google at the I/O 2016 announced that Google Play now has over 1 billion monthly active users and Play users installed apps 65 billion times last year. It also announced improvements to beta tests and app discovery on Google Play and also released two new apps – Playbook and Play Developer console for developers.

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HTC confirms Android N for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9

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HTC has become the first smartphone OEM to confirm upcoming Android N update for some of their smartphones. During the Google I/O, HTC has tweeted that it will roll out Android N update for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9 smartphones, which will be the first set of devices to get the update. Continue reading “HTC confirms Android N for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9”

Android Wear 2.0 gets revamped UI, standalone apps, gesture keyboard and more

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Google announced Android Wear 2.0 with a slew of new features, design tweaks and more at the I/O developer conference yesterday. The Android Wear platform has received a significant update since its launch two years back.

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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV box announced, coming soon to the US

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Xiaomi has announced Mi Box, its new 4K box powered by Android TV. Xiaomi is also one of Google’s first Android partners for making Daydream-ready devices, Google VP Clay Bavor announced at the Google I/O conference keynote few hours back. It also comes bundled with Bluetooth voice remote that supports voice search and commands and has optional Mi Game Controller that also connects to other Android devices other than the Mi Box. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV box announced, coming soon to the US”

Android N Developer Preview 3 with automatic background updates, VR Mode released

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Google has released developer preview 3 images for Android ‘N’, the next major Android for compatible Nexus devices, a month after the release of developer preview 2. This update brings several new features, including seamless updates that lets Android devices built on N install system updates in the background, similar to Chromebooks.

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Google introduces Android Instant Apps, works without installation

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Google at I/O 2016 introduced Android Instant Apps platform for developers. What this will do for normal users is that when they will tap on an Instant App URL, it will run that that particular app without having to install it. Continue reading “Google introduces Android Instant Apps, works without installation”

Google Daydream high-quality Virtual Reality platform for Android N announced at I/O 2016

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Google at its annual developer conference (Google I/O 2016) in Mountain View announced a new VR platform dubbed ‘Daydream’, built for smartphones, headset & controllers, and apps. Continue reading “Google Daydream high-quality Virtual Reality platform for Android N announced at I/O 2016”

Video calling is now simpler than ever thanks to Google’s Duo app

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Google seems to be emphasising a lot on keeping people connected at Google I/O 2016 and the Duo app is quite similar as its companion app, Allo. Duo is a no nonsense mobile only one-one video calling app that focuses on making the process as simple as possible for the user.

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Ever wanted to search while chatting? – Now you can with Google’s Allo app

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Google I/O 2016 is going on at full swing and we already have quite a few interesting announcements.  Allo is a chatting app made by Google and announced at I/O 2016.

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Samsung Galaxy C series smartphones to be announced on May 26

Samsung Galaxy C Series launch invite

Samsung has sent out invites for the launch the new ‘Galaxy C’ series on May 26th.  According to earlier rumors, the Samsung Galaxy C-Series smartphones are expected to come with a metal body, pack 4GB of RAM, 16MP rear camera, 8MP front-facing camera and a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C series smartphones to be announced on May 26”