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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.

Google announces Android Wear 2.0 with standalone app support and a tiny keyboard

Nick Statt May 18, 2016 02:39 pm5 hours ago 22

Google today announced Android Wear 2.0, the biggest update to its wearable operating system since its release back in September 2014. The biggest change with the software, which releases this fall, is...

And new fitness and messaging capabilities

Poncho's playful weather app launches on Android

Jacob Kastrenakes May 18, 2016 03:00 pm5 hours ago 5

Somehow, Poncho is the only app genius enough to have a cartoon cat tell you about the weather. And now, fortunately, Android phone owners will be able to partake in that wonderful experience, too.

Also:...

Let a cat tell you about the weather

Watch a video of Google's new video chat app Duo

Nick Statt May 18, 2016 02:32 pm5 hours ago 6

Google wanted its very own version of FaceTime, so the company built a video chat app called Duo. Announced today onstage at the I/O developer conference, Duo is a dead-simple and blazing fast way to start...

A new video chatting app

Google's latest Android N beta is meant for everyone

Jacob Kastrenakes May 18, 2016 02:20 pm5 hours ago 21

Want to start trying Android N early? Google is making it way easier today. It's launching a public beta of N that's supposed to be polished and stable enough to run on your primary phone.

N has been out...

Start your downloads

Android users have installed more than 65 billion apps from Google Play in the last year

Nick Statt May 18, 2016 02:08 pm6 hours ago

Google kicked off the Android segment of its I/O developer conference this year as it has in the past with a list of new facts and figures to tout. The company says more than 600 new Android phones have...

While 600 new Android phones have launched

Google details Android N features ahead of late summer release

Vlad Savov May 18, 2016 02:03 pm6 hours ago 13

It wouldn't be a Google developer conference without some time dedicated to Google's most important software platform: Android. The next iteration, codenamed N, was announced super early in March of this...

Performance improvements married to a big push into VR

Huawei P9 review: good design outshines dual cameras

read the review

Google wants you to name Android N

Jacob Kastrenakes May 18, 2016 02:01 pm6 hours ago 32

Google wants your help naming Android N. It's launched a website that'll let anyone suggest names for N, and Google says it'll search through them to pick out a final name. Does that mean it could choose...

Nerds? Just make it nerds.

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

Google I/O 2016: Keynote, live stream, and schedule

Chris Plante May 18, 2016 08:00 am12 hours ago 19

Google I/O is an annual developer conference at which the company announces new hardware and software, hosts educational sessions pertaining to its various products and services, and broadly tries to build...

Let's go I/O

Nokia is coming back to phones and tablets

Vlad Savov May 18, 2016 05:53 am14 hours ago 156

With Microsoft's epic mishandling of Nokia's mobile business coming to an end today, a new chapter for the storied Finnish brand is about to begin. Nokia has just announced that it will license its brand...

Nokia Android phones are coming!

Amazon’s next Alexa device could have a tablet-sized display

Nick Statt May 17, 2016 05:19 pm05.17.2016 4

Amazon's secretive hardware unit, Lab126, is working on an Alexa-powered display that resembles a tablet, according to a report today from The Wall Street Journal. Described only as having a "tablet-like...

To combine cooking and voice control
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