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GOOGLE

Jul 15, 2015

‘Purchases on Google’ will add a buy button to certain mobile search results

Google search on a mobile device is about to get another button added to it soon, aimed directly for the folks that love to shop. Google has recently confirmed that it will be adding a

GOOGLE

Jul 14, 2015

Google Nearby allows you to easily communicate with the world around you

Google today officially unveiled Nearby through which it aims to make it simpler for users who are in close proximity to each other to easily communicate and share information between their devices. Nearby makes use

GOOGLE

Jul 10, 2015

Google and Huawei are working together on a Nexus phone and an app store for China

We have heard numerous times on previous occasions that Huawei is working with Google on a Nexus handset due to be unveiled later this year. Today, a new report from The Information has revealed more

ANDROID PHONES

Jul 5, 2015

8GB smartphones are a disaster waiting to happen

One of the areas commonly cut down on by manufacturers is internal storage - slashing the flash memory from (say) 16GB to 8GB will save $10 or $20*, which is a lot in terms of a

GOOGLE

Jul 2, 2015

Nexus 6 gets a hefty price cut in the UK

Google and Motorola have heavily reduced the price of their gigantic Nexus -- the Nexus 6 -- in the United Kingdom by more than £100. The 32GB variant of the Nexus 6, which was available for £479

GOOGLE

Jun 23, 2015

Google Play Music gains a free, ad-supported streaming option

Google today announced a free, ad-supported tier of Google Play Music in the United States. The free version of Google Play Music will play ads in between songs every once in a while. In

ACCESSORIES

Jun 22, 2015

Building Google Cardboard and enjoying Virtual Reality (VR) on an Android smartphone

Google's announcement of Cardboard a year ago introduced an era of Virtual Reality using little more than the smartphone already in your pocket. But with screen sizes and resolutions increasing, the VR experience is

GOOGLE

Jun 16, 2015

Google launches Android Security Rewards program to reward developers for finding security vulnerabilities in Android

Google today launched an Android Security Rewards program to help reward and encourage the community and security researchers to find and disclose vulnerabilities in Android. As a token of gratitude for the time and money

GOOGLE

Jun 16, 2015

Google Play prepaid vouchers come to India

Google today announced that it is bringing its Google Play gift cards to India. The card can be used by Android users in India to purchase apps, games, e-books, movies and more from the

APPS

Jun 12, 2015

YouTube Gaming brings 60fps livestreams and more this summer along with an Android app

Today, Google finally put an end to all of the rumors that YouTube was looking to take on Twitch, the company focused on bringing gaming to as many screens as possible. And sure enough, Google

ANDROID PHONES

Jun 12, 2015

Google makes it easier to pick your next Android smartphone

With the sheer number of Android smartphones available in the market, it can get pretty confusing and overwhelming for a new buyer to zero in on a phone. To help make their decision easier, Google

ANDROID M

Jun 8, 2015

Your Nexus 5 will get significantly better battery life with Android M

Google has promised that Android M will be much more power efficient than its predecessors, and its preview firmware running on a Nexus 5 confirms that to be the case. In fact, during testing, standby

GOOGLE

Jun 5, 2015

Chrome for Android updated with faster ways to search with just a tap

Chrome for Android continues to get better, as Google has just showcased a brand new feature for the browser that should make searching even faster. This new feature, what's called "Tap to Search," is

GOOGLE

Jun 4, 2015

Google to launch a new Street View app in mid-August

Google will launch a new Street View app in August that will make it easier for users to upload their own photo spheres to Google Maps. The new app will display photo spheres from Googlers

APPS

Jun 4, 2015

Google Keyboard update brings cross device dictionary sync and more

Google has updated Google Keyboard to v4.1 today that brings with it some new usability enhancing features, including the option to sync user dictionary across devices. The option to sync the dictionary across devices

GOOGLE

Jun 3, 2015

Google developing new technology that will count calories in your food pics

Google is developing new technology that will count the calories in the food photos you upload to Instagram. Dubbed “Im2Calories,” the tool aims to identify the food in a picture and

GOOGLE

Jun 2, 2015

Google Maps gets real-time transit information in latest update in several locations

One of the many features baked into Google Maps is transit information, allowing users to keep track of mass transit options while in certain cities. That ability is getting a bit better in the latest

GOOGLE

Jun 1, 2015

New Google Photos app gives you an option to easily free up space on your Android device

At its I/O conference last week, Google unveiled Photos -- a rebranded cloud based photo backup service with unlimited storage space. Initial impressions of the service have been overwhelmingly positive, with almost everyone praising the