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The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2016

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Google Home: a speaker to finally take on the Amazon Echo

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Google reveals plans for new VR headset and motion controller

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All is not well with Android in Nexus 5X

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Here's how Google Home could be Amazon Echo's worst nightmare

Paul Miller May 18, 2016 06:36 pm1 hour ago 5

Google jumped into the smart assistant game today with its new Google Home device: an answer to Amazon's Echo and the rise of personal-assistant things that sit in your kitchen and listen to everything you...

Who's the better listener?

Google is launching Family Library to let you share apps

Nick Statt May 18, 2016 05:46 pm2 hours ago 5

Google began sending letters to developers today notifying them of an upcoming feature called Family Library, according to a report from Android Police. Releasing on July 2nd, Family Library will let as...

With up to six family members

Google's Allo runs on the same encryption tech that powers WhatsApp

Russell Brandom May 18, 2016 05:56 pm2 hours ago 4

Earlier today at the I/O conference, Google announced a new chat app called Allo, complete with an "incognito" mode that boasts full end-to-end encryption. But the technology powering that encryption is...

Allo will be available later this summer

Google I/O 2016: the biggest news from Google’s biggest event of the year

Verge Staff May 18, 2016 01:33 pm6 hours ago

Google I/O is done for the year. The company showed off Android N, along with new apps for messaging and video calls. Plus, it unveiled an Amazon Echo competitor called Google Home, and outlined its plans...

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Google Duo makes mobile video calls fast and simple

Dieter Bohn May 18, 2016 01:48 pm6 hours ago 56

Google is releasing a new video calling app later this summer. It's called Duo, and it's probably the fastest and simplest video calling app I've ever seen. Like its companion chat app, Allo, Duo is...

Mobile first, mobile only

Allo is a messaging app with Google built right in

Dieter Bohn May 18, 2016 01:33 pm6 hours ago 109

Google is announcing a new messaging app today. It's called Allo and its main feature is a Google assistant that's built right in. Google says it'll be available later this summer — for free — on both iOS...

Google sliding into your DMs

Xiaomi’s 4K Mi Box is Google’s newest Android TV device

Lauren Goode May 18, 2016 05:06 pm3 hours ago 6

Today's announcement of Google Home is likely to be the most exciting "living room" news that comes out of the company's annual developers conference, but that doesn't mean TV has been completely...

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Daydream will be the reason you'll want a 4K phone

Vlad Savov May 18, 2016 04:56 pm3 hours ago 38

The Android spec race is back on. With the announcement of a far-reaching Daydream VR initiative, Google effectively rebooted the quest for the biggest and baddest spec sheet among Android manufacturers....

Yeah, but can it run VR Crysis?

Google and Qualcomm are showing the future of Android in cars

Dieter Bohn May 18, 2016 04:35 pm3 hours ago 5

I just got finished spending some time in the plush leather seats of a Maserati Ghibli, but I wasn't there for the luxury or the speed. I was taking a look at a concept of how Android N could be combined...

Thanks to a Maserati Ghibli

Android Instant Apps lets you use apps without downloading them

Ben Popper May 18, 2016 02:56 pm5 hours ago 12

At its I/O developer conference today, Google showed off a new feature for Android called Instant Apps. With deep links, Android users will be able to use apps from a link without having to download...

Apps on the fly

Google might name Android N after Kanye and Kim's daughter or seaweed

Kaitlyn Tiffany May 18, 2016 04:04 pm4 hours ago

Google is taking public submissions to help name Android N, after realizing that there just weren't that many "N" desserts to choose from. While it seems like Nutella would be the obvious answer, it's...

A first look at Android Wear 2.0

Dan Seifert May 18, 2016 03:59 pm4 hours ago 34

One of the surprise announcements from Google's keynote session at I / O this year was Android Wear 2.0.

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