One of the known issues associated with Android smartphones (excluding Google Branded devices) is the delay in the arrival of updates to the latest OS version. Ahead of the Google I/O 2017 next week, the search giant has announced the launch of Project Treble to put an to this lingering problem. Already live on Google […]
With the guarantee of a new Android OS version every year, Google has released the next generation of its popular mobile OS. This version is codenamed Android O (final name should follow tradition of naming after a dessert or sweet) and it is still a preview version. The Android O Developer Preview is already available […]
At the ‘Made by Google‘ event in San Francisco yesterday, Google made its entry into the consumer hardware market with the announcement of new products ‘designed and built by Google’. Steadily taking the same approach as Apple, the search giant wants to be actively and heavily involved in both the hardware and software aspects of […]
Earlier today, at the ‘Made by Google’ event in San Francisco, Google announced the Daydream View VR headset for phones along with the all new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. The new VR headset is based on the Daydream platform which was announced at the Google I/O 2016 back in May. Baked into the Android […]
At the I/O 2016, Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) division and Levi Strauss (Levi’s) jointly announced a Smart Commuter Trucker Jacket powered by Project Jacquard. The Levi’s Commuter x Jacquard by Google Trucker Jacket is expected to hit the stores by Spring 2017 although a limited beta version is scheduled for Fall 2016. […]
Along with the Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, Google also debuted a flagship tablet – the Google Pixel C. The 2-in-1 or hybrid tablet has a detachable keyboard is developed in-house by the team behind the Chromebook Pixel brand but this time around the tablet runs Android OS not Chrome OS. The Google Pixel […]
Google has officially confirmed Android M is Marshmallow and the new build starts at Android 6.0; which means the next OS build for Android will be called Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Those suggesting M&Ms, Maple Syrup, Milk Shake and others know they are all wrong by now. Asides revealing Android M is Marshmallow, Google has also […]
Google Maps for Android Wear is now official; the new API for Android wear allows you receive directions on your wrist without having to consult your smartphone and thereby helping you keep your eyes on the road. The Maps API for Android Wear was announced at the Google I/O 2015 Event back in May to […]
At the Google I/O 2015, event, Google took to the stage to announce Project Brillo – a new software platform for Internet of things (IoT). This new OS will power lower-level connected devices with little minimum memory such as lighting bulbs, car parks, airport kiosks and more. Much of the core of Brillo is derived […]
At the Google I/O 2015 event, Google announced the a new payment platform for Android – the Android Pay which will take on Apple Pay and also Samsung Pay in some form. It could also be said to be a repackaged Google Wallet. The new Android Pay API would be available to developers to incorporate […]