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Jun 24, 2016

HTC’s 5-inch ‘Sailfish’ Nexus to Sport 12MP Rear Camera, 4GB RAM, and 2770mAh Battery

With Q3 of the year fast approaching, the anticipation and hype regarding the next HTC-built Nexus have slowly started building up. While we do know that HTC is building two new Nexus handsets for

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Jun 22, 2016

Google’s Support Site Lists End of Guaranteed Update Timeframe for Nexus Devices

Google has listed the exact dates until which it will be providing guaranteed software updates for its Nexus devices. It is already widely known that Google provides its Nexus devices with software updates for at

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Jun 17, 2016

Now on Tap Updated with Nearby Places and Quick Actions Cards

Google's Now on Tap has not exactly turned out to be a success as the company had hoped for. Now, in a bid to make the feature more useful, the company has rolled out

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Jun 16, 2016

Google Photos Gain Support for Slideshows

Google today added the ability to play slideshows of your favorite albums in Google Photos. The self-explanatory feature works even when you are casting photos to a Chromecast. The feature is available for all

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Jun 9, 2016

Google Introduces Nearby to Promote Apps Based on Your Location

Our apps are far more aware of our location than ever before, and Google wants to make it easier to find one that might help you based on that location. Google has officially announced "Nearby,"

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Jun 9, 2016

India Rejects Google’s Plan to Capture Key Cities and Tourist Spots For Street View

The Indian government has rejected Google's plan to capture major cities, tourist spots, and rivers for Street View. Using a 360-degree camera on a car, Google captures cities and other tourist spots that

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Jun 9, 2016

YouTube’s Smart Offline Feature Lets You Download Videos Overnight in India

While YouTube users in the United States, Canada and other parts of the world have to subscribe to YouTube Red to gain the ability to save videos offline, Google has been offering this functionality for

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Jun 9, 2016

Google Plans on Changing Revenue Split for Subscriptions on Play Store

Earlier today, Apple announced its new revenue sharing split with developers that would see the usual 70:30 split change to 85:15. However, this split ratio will only change once the subscriber has been

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Jun 8, 2016

Google Store Offering Discounts on Nexus 6P, Chromecast, and More for Father’s Day

To celebrate the upcoming Father's Day, Google is coming some hefty discounts on the products that it sells on the Google Store. If you are looking to gift your dad a smartphone, this discount

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Jun 2, 2016

Google Maps for Android Gains a Beta Version

Beta apps are common enough for Android, allowing developers to push out new software, and test out future updates, before rolling out the update to the public. Google has its own Search app that offers

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Jun 2, 2016

Hangouts v10 Introduces Direct Share, Group Invitation Links, and More

With the announcement of Allo and Duo at Google I/O last month, many -- including me -- thought that Google is done with Hangouts. Even though the company suggested otherwise, Google has always treated Hangouts like

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Jun 2, 2016

Google Now on Tap Update Brings Word and Image Search Support

Last year, Google had released Now on Tap, a quick search and information tool that was easily available at your fingertips; however, it has not been as big a success as Google would like it

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Jun 2, 2016

Google Keep Gains Support for Link Previews, Duplicate Prevention, and Grocery Autocomplete

Google is making Keep, its note taking service even better today, by introducing some minor new features to it. Firstly, now when you paste a link in Keep, you will get a small preview of

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Jun 1, 2016

Google will be ‘More Opinionated’ When it Comes to Design of Nexus Devices

Google has been launching Nexus-branded smartphones and tablets for quite some time, thanks to partnerships with companies like Samsung, HTC, Huawei, and others. But it sounds like Google will be getting more involved in

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Jun 1, 2016

Google’s My Account Will Help You in Finding Your Lost Phone

On the first anniversary of My Account, Google has added three new features that makes it easier to find your lost phone and quickly access the service from your phone or PC. Firstly, to help

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May 27, 2016

Nexus Devices Could be Getting Unlimited Original Quality Storage from Google Photos

Last year right around this time, Google officially announced Photos, a brand new, cloud-based storage option for photos and videos. One of the many bonuses of Photos was the fact that it offered free

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May 27, 2016

Jury Rules Google Makes ‘Fair Use’ of Java APIs in Android

A federal jury today bought an end to the patent infringement fight between Google and Oracle, with the former winning the battle. Oracle had accused Google of using 37 Java APIs without its permission and

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May 26, 2016

Google Reportedly Pressuring OEMs and Carriers to Speed up Android Updates

Bloomberg reports that Google is getting serious about OEMs updating their Android devices to the latest version of Android. The company is not only pressuring OEMs and carriers to roll out updates faster, it is