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GOOGLE

Jul 30, 2014

Google can now show what you can do near your hotel

Thanks to its integration with Gmail, Google Now cam sometime be borderline creepy. Today, Google is rolling out another feature for Now that takes advantage of this integration to help make the lives of travelers

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Jul 29, 2014

Google Play Developer Publishing API aims to give devs better control of their apps

At this year's Google I/O, the company announced quite a few things, with many of the announcements geared directly towards developers. One of those announcements was the API known as Google Play Developer

ANDROID PHONES

Jul 29, 2014

Confirmed: Google-Motorola are working on a Nexus ‘phablet’

A couple of days ago, the folks over at Android Police reported that Google is working with Motorola on a 5.9-inch Nexus device codenamed Shamu. Today, The Information has confirmed this piece of

GOOGLE

Jul 24, 2014

Google brings Material Design to Chrome Beta for Android

Google's true vision with Material Design might not be fully realized until Android L comes along later this year, but the company is already beginning to bring over some of its new design philosophy

COMPONENTS

Jul 24, 2014

Google celebrating Chromecast’s 1st birthday by giving away All Access subscription for free

The proud papa of Chromecast, Mario Queiroz, today announced that Google’s little experimental device has turned a year old today. Google had initially launched the Chromecast to allow users to quickly and

GOOGLE

Jul 24, 2014

Google Maps now features an enhanced Explore Nearby, makes it easier than ever to explore

On July 21, we got word that Google was experimenting with a new, more robust "Explore" feature within Google Maps. While there wasn't any word at the time when the feature could start rolling

GOOGLE

Jul 23, 2014

Google Play Store Material Design update reportedly now rolling out

When Google introduced Android L, they did so with gusto, showcasing what they call Material Design. With it, Android gets a major facelift (along with other Google-based properties). Google wasn't open about when

GOOGLE

Jul 21, 2014

Google reportedly testing an ‘enhanced’ Explore Nearby feature with Google Maps

Google Maps continues to get improved, with a big update landing on the app last week. However, it looks like Google is also busy testing out a new, enhanced feature to an already existing element

GOOGLE

Jul 18, 2014

Google and Samsung are at odds again, and this time over smartwatches

It looks like Google and Samsung are having another tiff. The topic this time is Android Wear with Google's Larry Page frustrated with Samsung for pushing their own in-house developed Tizen platform smartwatches

APPS

Jul 16, 2014

Chrome for Android updated with improved text rendering for non-mobile sites

Chrome for Android is perhaps the best browser available for Android devices, especially because of the fact that it can sync with Chrome on other devices as long as a user is signed in with

GOOGLE

Jul 13, 2014

Google is working on a Material Design makeover for the Play Store

Google's new Material Design is not only limited to Android and its apps. The company has made its clear that all its current and future products will make use of the Material Design guidelines

GOOGLE

Jul 10, 2014

Google Play Games version 2.0 brings level-up notifications, visual tweaks, and more

Google announced at Google I/O that Play Games would be receiving numerous new features going forward, and the first update towards that end has begun rolling out. Play Games is getting updated to version

ANDROID WEAR

Jul 8, 2014

Android Wear bug preventing installation of paid apps [Update: Fixed]

Despite two Android Wear smartwatches now available worldwide, Google's wearables platform is in its nascent stages, and is therefore expected to suffer from a few issues. Well, a rather nasty bug has already been

GOOGLE

Jul 2, 2014

Google rolling out Play Services 5.0, plenty of changes in store

Google's I/O conference may have ended, but the announcements are far from over. Today, the search giant announced that some major changes are coming to their Google Play Services, and that the update

APPS

Jul 1, 2014

Google Docs update brings support for Android L, editing Word documents [Update: Sheets, too]

Google Docs hasn't been available for Android devices for long, but Google is already pushing out a rather huge update to its document editing app. Among the major changes are support for Android L,

CUSTOM ROMS

Jul 1, 2014

Cyanogen Nightlies – living on the cutting edge

There's one aspect of the Android world which is pretty unique - invest some time getting a popular custom firmware like Cyanogen installed on your device (usual caveats about warranty apply!) and a whole new

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Jun 27, 2014

VivaLnk’s ‘Digital Tattoo’ makes it easy to unlock your Moto X

It has been just over a year since Motorola's Advanced Technology and Projects Group first showcased what they thought would be a great new way to unlock your phone: a digital tattoo. Since then,

ANDROID 5.0

Jun 27, 2014

Android Studio updated to beta, now supports Android L, Wear and TV

During Google's I/O 2013 event, Android wasn't nearly as big of a focus as it was at this year's event. New features for developers, like Android Studio, were mentioned during the