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Dec 2, 2014

Google to handle VAT payments for developers from January 1, 2015

Google today updated its developer support pages to indicate that from 1st January, 2015 it will be handling, charging and remitting VAT on behalf of developers for content sold through Google Play in the EU

GOOGLE

Dec 1, 2014

The Best Android apps of 2014 according to Google

Google has posted a list of 75 apps on the Play Store, which it claims are the 'Best Apps of 2014.' The list includes apps not only released in 2014, but also those that received

GOOGLE

Nov 21, 2014

Apple backed patent troll Rockstar consortium is winding up

After spending nearly $2 billion dollar in court hearings, fines and patents, Apple has finally decided to end the patent war against Google, Android and other OEMs. Apple had formed a patent consortium -- Rockstar -- with

GOOGLE

Nov 20, 2014

Chinese developers can now distribute apps through Google Play

Google today announced that it has enabled merchant support in China allowing local developers to distribute their apps in more than 130 countries worldwide. Developers in China will be able to upload both free and

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Latest Google Play Services adds ‘Trusted places’ to Smart Lock in Lollipop

Google has tucked in a handy 'Trusted places' in Smart Lock for Lollipop users in the latest update of Google Play Services. Until now, Smart Lock only supported trusted devices and face. The inclusion of '

APPS

Nov 18, 2014

Google Keep finally gets sharing support; Makes searching for your notes easier too

Google today announced an update for Keep that brings one of the most requested features to the service: the ability to share notes with your friends and family. The update also brings an easier way

GOOGLE

Nov 14, 2014

Google Play Music subscribers will get access to YouTube Music Key at no additional cost

Google recently announced YouTube Music Key, another music streaming service with ad-free videos thrown in for good measure, and now one of the biggest questions regarding the new service has been answered. In an

GOOGLE

Nov 5, 2014

Inbox by Google invitations opening up to everyone for a limited time on November 5

At the end of October, Google officially introduced Inbox, a new email app that's meant to revolutionize and streamline your email inbox. The invite system was quickly introduced, but popularity has certainly outpaced that

GOOGLE

Nov 5, 2014

Google Maps is getting the Material Design update, plus plenty of new features

Recently, Google has been on a roll in updating specific apps to match the Material Design aesthetic the search giant introduced earlier in 2014. Now, Maps is getting its own update. Google officially unveiled the

GOOGLE

Nov 5, 2014

Google and LG shake hands for a 10-year cross-licensing patent agreement

Earlier this year, Samsung and Google entered into a cross-licensing patent agreement for 10 years. LG has now followed suit and signed a similar long-term patent deal with Google. The 10-year long

GOOGLE

Oct 31, 2014

Android co-founder Andy Rubin is leaving Google

Andy Rubin, one of the co-founders of Android, is leaving Google. Early in 2013, Andy had handed over the reigns of the Android division in Google to Sundar Pichai to focus on robots and

GOOGLE

Oct 30, 2014

Google Camera gets the Material Design makeover

Individual pieces of the Android ecosystem have been receiving updates to reflect the Material Design aesthetic over the last couple of months, and now another app has received the update. Google Camera, the stand-alone

GOOGLE

Oct 25, 2014

Sundar Pichai is the new product ‘czar’ at Google

Google's CEO, Larry Page, has done a major revamp of the internal structure of the company's management and has transferred the leadership of most of the core products of the company to Sundar

APPS

Oct 22, 2014

‘Inbox’ is Google’s new take on email with Bundles, Highlights and Reminders

Google has just announced "Inbox", its new take on email that better meets the need of today's users. Inbox has been in the making for years by the same team who created Gmail and

APPS

Oct 20, 2014

Gmail 5.0 will add support for Yahoo, Outlook and other email services

Most of the Google apps for Android have already received a partial or complete Material Design makeover except for Gmail, which is undoubtedly, the most important app of them all. Today, the folks over at

GOOGLE

Oct 19, 2014

Google’s Nexus Player gets the required FCC certification

Bummed about the fact that Google stopped taking pre-orders for the Nexus Player because of the lack of FCC certification? Well, here is some good news for you. The device has just passed FCC'

ANDROID 5.0

Oct 18, 2014

Nexus Player goes ‘out of inventory’ due to the lack of FCC certification

Less than 24 hours after Google put the Nexus Player up for pre-order in the United States via the Play Store, it has put up an "out of inventory" tag for it. The reason?

APPS

Oct 16, 2014

Google Keyboard update brings support for 8 new Indian languages

Google has started rolling out a new update for Google Keyboard that bumps the version number to 3.2 and brings with it support for 8 new Indian languages. For non-Indian users, the update