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Google Photos Library API now publicly available to developers
9to5Google - Kyle Bradshaw
Google has announced the general availability of its new Google Photos Library API, designed to help developers create new experiences for (or at least help organize) our Google Photos libraries. The Google
Google rumored to launch three Pixel smartwatches in 2018
phonearena.com - Cosmin Vasile
Android Google Wearables Google tipped to launch three Pixel-branded smartwatches this year / May 10, 2018, 5:03 PM It looks like 2018 shapes up to be a …
Jabra Elite 65t review: Put down your AirPods
Engadget - Billy Steele
Whether you like it or not, true wireless earbuds are having a moment. They actually have for a while now, and Apple's introduction of AirPods only added fuel to the fire. Most of the big names in audio
Galaxy Note 9 won’t have the feature everyone wants, so Samsung confirmed something no one wants
bgr.com - Zach Epstein
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 9 flagship phone will undoubtedly be one of the best smartphones on the market following its release this summer. …
5 smartwatches to check out if you don’t want an Apple Watch
bgr.com - Maren Estrada
If you use and iPhone and you want a smart watch, the Apple Watch is the obvious answer. There’s simply nothing out there that will integrate with an …
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LG’s next flagship phone revealed? Render and prototype photos emerge
trustedreviews.com - Joe Roberts
This week has provided a good amount of LG V30 leaks, from the revelation that the series’ second screen was to be removed on the upcoming handset, …
Stock Android is no longer the best Android
TNW - Napier Lopez
Android fanboys hold two truths to be self-evident: Android is better than iOS, and the closer to stock (or AOSP), the better. To the tech-saavy user, an Android skin is, at best, an unnecessary inconvenience.
Huawei set to launch a flagship device with AT&T next year
talkandroid.com - Jared Peters
Huawei is one of the world’s biggest handset manufacturers, behind only Apple and Samsung. If you live in the US, though, you’d probably have no …
Google Pixel is up to $200 off with a free Daydream VR Headset
9to5Toys - Trevor Daugherty
This morning, the Google Store kicked off its Back to School event, discounting some of its most popular devices. Certainly the standout deal here is Google Pixel/XL discounted by up to $200, with prices
Samsung will reportedly introduce an in-display fingerprint reader with the Galaxy Note 9
The Verge - Andrew Liptak
Apple has apparently dropped the feature, and Samsung doesn’t want to rush it When Samsung released its Galaxy S8 smartphone earlier this year, it did so with an unfortunate design choice: the fingerprint
Truecaller app adds new messaging and SMS blocking features
thatandroidguy.com - That Android Guy June 18, 2017 Apps No comments
Truecaller now introduces flash messaging, where you can avoid calling or writing a full text message. Instead, you just tap the ‘thunder bolt’ …
Best Android smartwatches you can buy [June 2017]
9to5Google - Ben Schoon
With new hardware and software options that continue to get better and better, there’s no time like now to buy a smartwatch. While iOS users are pretty limited in what they could buy, Android users have
Galaxy Note 8 May Arrive Sooner Than Expected
Tom's Guide - Don Reisinger
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 might make its debut a bit sooner than expected. The folks over at Galaxy Club claim to have spoken to a source who says …
OnePlus
The OnePlus 5 is officially being launched on June 20th
bgr.com - Chris Mills
After all the rumors, leaks, and rampant speculation, we finally have a launch date for the OnePlus 5. The company has confirmed it’s coming on June …
Exclusive: this is the Essential Phone
The Verge - Dieter Bohn
Another stab at making phones modular The Essential Phone, brought to us by the person who created Android, is finally ready for the spotlight. It’s an incredibly audacious and ambitious project, with
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OnePlus 5: Cheap Samsung Galaxy S8 rival is coming this summer
independent.co.uk - Aatif Sulleyman
OnePlus has confirmed that its next smartphone will come out this summer. The Chinese manufacturer is relatively new to the smartphone game, but is …
Operating Systems
Here's the new Google software that may one day replace Android
CNBC - Todd Haselton
Images of Google's new operating system — which is being built from the ground-up and may power the next-generation of smart devices — recently …
Android just got incredibly good at helping you manage your apps
The Verge - Chris Welch
It’s so much easier to find the apps you rarely ever use If you’ve opened the Google Play Store on your Android smartphone recently, you might have noticed something different: the “My Apps” section, is
Google engineer shows the spectacular extremes of nighttime mobile photography
The Verge - Vlad Savov
The Google Pixel and its predecessor, the Nexus 6P, are two of the best mobile cameras we have today, owing to Google’s algorithmic wizardry behind the scenes. I’ve been endlessly impressed with the low-light
Anybody can make a Google Assistant gadget with this new toolkit
The Verge - Dieter Bohn
Go grab your Raspberry Pi Today, Google is announcing the general availability of the Google Assistant SDK. What that means is that anybody can download and run the Google Assistant on a gadget of their
Google Wifi is now available in Canada
The Verge - Chaim Gartenberg
Google Wifi is now available in Canada, which joins the US and the UK in offering the company’s mesh router system. The Wifi device in Canada will cost $179 CAD for a single unit, and $439 CAD for a triple
Amazon is shutting down Underground, its free Android app program
The Verge - Andrew Liptak
The storefront will close at the end of this summer Yesterday, Amazon announced that it would be ending its Underground Actually Free Program, a shopping app that offers free versions of apps such as Wars
Motorola may be working on its first Android tablet in years
The Verge - Jacob Kastrenakes
Motorola appears to be working on its first tablet in more than five years. Android Police reports that a 9-to-10-inch tablet with a “premium look and feel” is in development, and the site published a
Truecaller and Google Come Together to Improve Video Calling
thatandroidguy.com - That Android Guy March 29, 2017 Uncategorized No comments
PAKISTAN, March 28, 2017: Truecaller today announced a strategic agreement to integrate Google Duo, a high quality video calling service, within the …
Press shot of the Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks
androidpolice.com - Ryan Whitwam
It has leaked in various forms about a zillion times, and now the Galaxy S8 has leaked as an apparently official press render. This leak comes …
Google quietly launches ‘Meet by Google Hangouts,’ a new video conferencing app for business
9to5Google - Stephen Hall
Google has today launched yet another communication app (via TechCrunch), this time for business. It’s called “Meet by Google Hangouts,” and it’s made for high-definition video calls between as many as
Google brings Keep to G Suite, launches Docs integration
VentureBeat - Jordan Novet
Google today is announcing the addition of the Google Keep notetaking app to its G Suite portfolio of cloud services for organizations. Now employees at companies that pay for G Suite (formerly known Google
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2017 release calendar: All the major smartphones we’re expecting this year
Android Authority - Mitja Rutnik
We have already seen quite a few great smartphones announced this year including the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, LG G6, and the Huawei P10, but there are plenty more high-end devices coming this year