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Jun 1, 2015

Nintendo’s codenamed NX console rumored to use Android

Over the many years that Nintendo has released home video game consoles, the company has used its own proprietary software to run the show. If a new report pans out, though, that could be changing

APPS

May 29, 2015

Age-based app ratings are now live in the Google Play Store

At the beginning of March this year, Google confirmed that a pretty noteworthy addition was coming to the Google Play Store for apps: age-based ratings. Ratings for ages, whether it's "T for Teen"

GOOGLE

May 29, 2015

Google Photos compresses photos uploaded under the ‘Unlimited’ storage option

At its I/O event yesterday, Google unveiled its new cloud photo sharing service -- Google Photos. The service is actually just a rebranded version of Google+ Photos, but comes with a few enhancements and features,

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

May 29, 2015

Google showcases ‘Best-In-Class Android Design’ with new Play Store section

Google has opened up a new "Best-In-Class Android Design" section in the Play Store that showcases a bunch of beautiful apps with Material Design. The roundup includes titles like Pocket Casts, Weather Timeline,

ANDROID M

May 28, 2015

6 most exciting new features in Android M

At its I/O event today, Google announced a new build of Android that focuses on "polish and quality" and "literally fixes thousands of bugs." With Android M -- the current codename of the OS -- Google

GOOGLE

May 28, 2015

Google partners with Udacity to announce the Android Developer Nanodegree

Apart from announcing Android M, offline turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps, Android Pay and more, Google also announced a nanodegree in Android development at I/O 2015 today. The company has partnered with

GOOGLE

May 28, 2015

Google Photos now official, will help catalog and organize all your photos

The Google I/O conference is still going strong, and now, while on stage, the company has unveiled Google Photos, a brand new way to organize and catalog all of your photos from your devices.

APPS

May 28, 2015

Chrome 43 for Android comes with touch to search and faster checkouts

Google today announced the release of Chrome 43 for Android. The latest version of the browser comes with a number of new enhancements and features, including Touch to Search. This new feature will allow you

GOOGLE

May 26, 2015

Google is working on a 5.2-inch LG Nexus and a 5.7-inch Huawei Nexus

Nexus devices from Google are not perfect in any way, but they are still among the most anticipated devices to be announced every year. Last year, Google launched the Motorola-made Nexus 6, which featured

APPS

May 25, 2015

Google bringing signatures and one-tap delete to Inbox app for Gmail

Google's Inbox app has quickly become my favorite Gmail client on both Android and iOS, but with a few basic features still missing, it's far from perfect. However, two important features -- signatures and

GOOGLE

May 25, 2015

A look at the new Photos app from Google

Rumors about Google separating Photos from Google+ have been floating around the Internet for a long time. A report from Bloomberg from last week indicated that the new photo sharing service will also allow users

GOOGLE

May 22, 2015

Google developing Internet of Things OS based on Android called Brillo

Yesterday, we heard for the first time about "Brillo" -- a special version of Android developed by Google for Internet of Things. The report from The Information claimed that Brillo would be launched under the Android

GOOGLE

May 21, 2015

The NSA and other agencies planned on injecting malware into smartphones through Google Play Store

Security on our smartphones and tablets, the devices that hold plenty of attention about us, is an incredibly hot topic as of late. With programs from a variety of agencies and organizations built to track,

ANDROID 5.1

May 21, 2015

Android 5.1.1 OTA update and factory images now available for Nexus devices

Google has started rolling out the Android 5.1.1 OTA updates for the Nexus 5, Nexus 4 and the Nexus 9 (LTE). Along with the OTA update, Google has also uploaded the Android 5.

GOOGLE

May 21, 2015

Google and Skrillex collaborate to create cases for Android phones

Google today announced Editions, a creative collaboration where it will develop limited-edition cases for Android phones. The first cases for Editions has been created by Skrillex -- a Grammy award winning producer -- who has designed

ANDROID WEAR

May 20, 2015

Android Wear gets its own Google Maps app in latest update

Google has rolled out an update for Google Maps on Android that gives Android Wear its very own Maps app. In addition to displaying your current location, the app can help you find places nearby,

GOOGLE

May 20, 2015

Google to announce a new photo sharing service that is not linked to Google+

A report from Bloomberg claims that Google plans on rolling out a new picture sharing and storage service that will not be a part of Google+. According to sources of the site, the new picture

GOOGLE

May 12, 2015

Google confirms Hangouts does not use end-to-end encryption

Ever since Edward Snowden's revelation that NSA is able to read messages of users from services that do not use end-to-end encryption, a lot of messaging services have upgraded their encryption system