Motorola releases Android 5.1 update for Moto X (2nd Gen) Pure edition Motorola has started rolling out Android 5.1 update for the Moto X (2nd Gen) Pure edition in the United States. The update is now available over-the-air and will automatically reach all Moto X pure edition units over the next few days. As per […]
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Micromax launches Canvas Doodle 4 with 6-inch qHD screen
Micromax on Friday announced the launch of its Canvas Doodle 4 smartphone. It will succeed the company’s Canvas Doodle 3, which was released last year. According to Micromax, Canvas Doodle 4 has been priced at INR 9,499 and is now available in the country via all major retail stores in White colour. Coming to the […]
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NVIDIA Shield Android TV box goes on sale in US & Canada
NVIDIA has announced that its Shield Android TV box is now available in the United States and Canada via Amazon, Best Buy and its own webstore. The company is offering two versions of the device – Shield (16GB) and Shield Pro (500GB) and these will retail at $199.99 and $299.99 respectively. The latter includes a […]
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17 million Chromecasts sold worldwide: Google
HBO Now coming to Google Play with cast support soon Sundar Pichai, Google’s SVP of Products, revealed during the I/O 2015 keynote that the company’s $35 Chromecast media streamer has seen over 17 million sales around the world. It might not be the most popular media streamer out there (Apple TV has over 25 million […]
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Google makes it easier to find family-friendly content on Google Play
In addition to Android M, Android Pay and Photos, Google announced at the I/O conference that it is making Google Play family-friendly. A fruit of the company’s “Designed for Families” developer program, the new family-friendly experience will roll-out to Play Store on Android devices around the world over the next couple of weeks. What is […]
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Google Maps for Android to get offline search & navigation support
As we all know that data connectivity on-the-go is a big problem and while Google Maps still manages to provide seamless experience with minor data interruptions, it is of little use in areas with no data coverage. To help you with this, Google has announced that it is expanding the offline maps support to include […]
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Play services 7.5 brings Smart Lock for Passwords, a password manager for your Android device
Google revealed at the ongoing I/O developer conference earlier today that it has started rolling out Google Play services v7.5 for the Android devices around the world. The new version brings a number of new APIs for developers (details here), but the most important consumer-centric feature is Smart Lock for Passwords. According to Google, Smart […]
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Google releases Android M preview SDK & factory images for Nexus devices
Soon after taking the wraps off the new Android M at the ongoing I/O developer Conference, Google released the Android M Preview SDK for the developers, so that they can begin making their applications ready for the final Android M release in Q3 this year. The search giant has also published the Android M preview […]