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[Random] Is it 'a' or 'an' HTC phone?

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Do not blame Google Maps when you tear down the wrong house

Jacob Kastrenakes March 25, 2016 06:02 pm03.25.2016 66

I think it's a good thing to give people second chances, and often even third and fourth chances, and to be accepting of people's mistakes, because mistakes happen and everyone makes them and often life...

And do not put total faith in an app

Apple Music now has its own Android widget

Chris Welch March 24, 2016 06:43 pm03.24.2016 28

Home screen widgets still don't exist on iOS, but that's not stopping Apple from taking advantage of Android's unique strengths. Today the company updated its Apple Music app with a new widget that can be...

Apple is embracing Android's strengths instead of ignoring them

Google makes its $149 Nik Collection of photography tools completely free

Sam Byford March 25, 2016 12:11 am03.25.2016 29

Google has dropped the price of the Nik Collection, a suite of seven desktop plug-ins aimed at advanced photographers, from $149 to nothing. The Nik Collection first came under Google's stewardship when...

From $499 to $149 to $0

Gmail’s encryption warning spurs 25 percent increase in encrypted inbound emails

Ashley Carman March 24, 2016 11:00 am03.24.2016 4

Google’s efforts to keep users safe might be forcing other email providers to make better security decisions. In February, the company started flagging unencrypted emails, allowing Gmail users to know...

Yay encrypted emails
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Google is reportedly building an Amazon Echo rival

Chris Welch March 24, 2016 10:57 am03.24.2016 38

Google executives have seen and heard all the positive buzz around Amazon's Echo speaker, and now the company is said to be preparing a similar product for the home. The Information is reporting on a...

But we don't yet know much about it

The best time to buy an Android phone is April

Vlad Savov March 24, 2016 09:28 am03.24.2016 90

The world of Android smartphones can often be chaotic and disorganized, but this year it seems to have settled on the month of April for the debut and availability of the widest range of attractive new...

The diversity of Android smartphone choice is about to explode

Siri and Alexa aren’t speaking my language

Sam Byford March 24, 2016 07:30 am03.24.2016 17

You can’t swing a cat in a San Francisco co-working space these days without hitting someone halfway through a passionate article expressing their love for the Amazon Echo, the voice-enabled speaker...

Or: why I probably won't ever use the Amazon Echo

Nvidia Shield Tablet review: the new Nexus 7

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Google may be working on a Periscope competitor called YouTube Connect

Sam Byford March 23, 2016 11:32 pm03.23.2016 5

Google may be developing a way to make live streaming on YouTube much easier. VentureBeat reports that the company is working on a new mobile app called YouTube Connect that would offer similar...

Another YouTube take on live streaming

Google makes its machine learning platform available to developers

Micah Singleton March 23, 2016 03:47 pm03.23.2016

Google made its Cloud Machine Learning platform, which is used by Google Photos, Translate, and Inbox, available to developers today. During the announcement at NEXT 2016, Google's Cloud Platform...

Available in a limited preview

Google adds ride-sharing tab to Maps for iOS

Nick Statt March 23, 2016 02:37 pm03.23.2016 5

Google today updated its Google Maps iOS app to include a ride-sharing tab it introduced for Android owners just last week. The new tab, which shows up under a taxi icon between walking and biking options,...

Google wants Uber users to use Maps

Nvidia Shield Tablet review: the new Nexus 7

Sam Byford March 23, 2016 09:54 am03.23.2016 69

It occurred to me while using the Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 that I couldn’t think of an Android tablet I’d rather buy.

That’s not the conclusion I’d expected to reach. The Shield Tablet K1 is an extremely...

The most sensible Android tablet to buy

Google's Android Pay is coming to the UK 'in the next few months'

Chris Welch March 23, 2016 06:00 am03.23.2016

Hoping to curtail Apple's head start in the region, Google has just announced that Android Pay is coming to the UK. The company's mobile wallet will roll out "in the next few months" — that's as specific...

And yes, you can use it on the Tube
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