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Jan 18, 2016

HTC rumored to be making two Nexus smartphones in 2016

Abhijeet Mishra

Huawei's first attempt at a Nexus smartphone worked out pretty well, with the Nexus 6P getting rave reviews and offering the most complete experience on a Nexus device. It was rumored that the Chinese

GOOGLE

Jan 15, 2016

Google Play gains support for promo codes for paid apps, games and IAPs

Rajesh Pandey

Google has silently updated the Google Play developer console to enable support for promotional codes on the Play Store. This will allow app developers to generate promo codes for their paid apps or IAPs, which

GOOGLE

Jan 13, 2016

Google Maps adds ‘Driving Mode’ to automatically guess where you want to go, help you get there

Evan Selleck

Utilizing a navigation app, or, like in the Stone Age, a GPS unit, typically means starting your trip by tapping a few screens, inputting an address, and then getting on your way. Google's looking

GOOGLE

Jan 6, 2016

Google announces new partners for Android TV and Google Cast

Rajesh Pandey

Google today announced a bunch of new partners for its Android TV and Google Cast platform. With a bunch of new partners signing up for the platforms, it is likely that your next TV or

GOOGLE

Jan 2, 2016

How to quickly access Google Now in Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Ben Patterson

One of the key new features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow is Now on Tap, which is an evolution of Google Now. Before Marshmallow and Now on Tap, one could invoke Google Now either by

GOOGLE

Dec 30, 2015

Google to ditch Java in favor of OpenJDK with the next version of Android

Rajesh Pandey

Google has confirmed to VentureBeat that it will stop using Java APIs in Android with the next release of the OS. The company will be doing this to avoid a copyright lawsuit from Oracle. The

CHROMECAST

Dec 23, 2015

Chromecast gets new compatible games for the holidays

Abhijeet Mishra

Just in time for the holidays, Google is giving existing and prospective Chromecast users some new options for gaming on their TV using their smartphone. Both new and existing games now support streaming via Google'

GOOGLE

Dec 23, 2015

Google is working on a new intelligent messaging app with support for chatbots

Rajesh Pandey

The Wall Street Journal citing "people familiar with the matter" has published a report that claims Google is working on a new messaging service for mobile that will take advantage of its AI and "so-

GOOGLE

Dec 22, 2015

Google testing new login method that won’t require a password

Abhijeet Mishra

Google will soon make a user's smartphone the only key they need to log in to their Google accounts on any device, thanks to a new login method that the internet giant is testing

GOOGLE

Dec 17, 2015

Google might just conduct a poll to name Android N

Rajesh Pandey

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, is currently on a week-long tour to India under the Google for India initiative. Since his arrival he has given numerous interviews and taken part in various Q&

GOOGLE

Dec 16, 2015

Rumor suggests Hangouts could be losing SMS/MMS functionality

Evan Selleck

Ever since Google rolled out versions 2.0 of Hangouts, the application has carried with it support for standard text messaging and sending multimedia messages, too, to a contact's phone number. That could be

ANDROID WEAR

Dec 15, 2015

Android Wear gets new designer watch faces from nine fashion brands

Abhijeet Mishra

The collection of watch faces for Android Wear smartwatches has been steadily growing since the platform was launched (and so has the number of watches powered by the platform), and Google has today launched new

GOOGLE

Dec 15, 2015

Now on Tap update adds support for flight and package tracking, six new languages

Rajesh Pandey

Google today rolled out the first update for Now on Tap since launching it first with Android 6.0 Marshmallow in September this year. The update makes Now on Tap recognise more content and display

GOOGLE

Dec 10, 2015

Google Wallet will now let you send money to contacts with just a phone number

Evan Selleck

Google Wallet didn't get completely shoved into the background with the introduction of Android Pay, as made evident by the fact the development team keeps adding new features. Recently, Google Wallet was updated with

GOOGLE

Dec 10, 2015

Shared albums come to Google Photos

Rajesh Pandey

At its Nexus launch event in late September, Google announced that it would be bringing 'Shared Albums' feature to Google Photos later this year. True to its words and just before the holiday season, the

GOOGLE

Dec 9, 2015

Google Play Music’s $14.99 Family Plan for six people is now rolling out

Evan Selleck

At the end of September, Google officially announced that its streaming music service, Play Music, would be getting a family plan. Back then, there wasn't a hard launch date penned into the calendar, but

GOOGLE

Dec 8, 2015

Google Pixel C goes on sale for $499 through the Google Store

Rajesh Pandey

After being completely mum about its existence since its announcement in September earlier this year, Google has finally put its premium Pixel C tablet available for sale through the Google Store. The tablet features a

ANDROID 6.0

Dec 7, 2015

Android 6.0.1 brings power button camera shortcut to older Nexus devices

Abhijeet Mishra

Samsung added a simple yet powerful feature to its smartphones this year: the home button can be double tapped to launch the camera from anywhere in the interface. Google implemented a similar feature in the