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Forget Home Button Fingerprint Scanners, It’s All About Power Button and Rear Placements

Kellen October 13, 2015 258

I'm fully on board with fingerprint scanners in phones. They make sense. Security is as important as ever, so if implemented correctly, they not only add a layer of protection, but they do so in a way that doesn't really change much of the user experience....

Hangouts 5.0 Update Rolling Out to Google Play

Tim October 12, 2015 109

Hangouts 4.0 has not been around all too long, but today, Google is slowly starting to roll out Hangouts 5.0 for all through Google Play. The overall feel of the 5.0 update should be very similar to 4.0, although, Google has likely gone through and squashed a...

Here’s Our First Look at the TAG Heuer “Connected” Smartwatch

Tim October 12, 2015 33

According to TAG Heuer's official Twitter, plus a countdown happening on the company's website, Connected, the apparent name for its Android Wear smartwatch, is officially coming November 9. The date has been known since late September thanks to TAG Heuer's...

Sundar Pichai Gives Key Android Heads More Power

Kellen October 12, 2015 17

In his first set of executive moves as CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai has handed out more power to a couple of key Android heads that you can expect to see for the foreseeable future. Hiroshi Lockheimer and Dave Burke, those are two names you should probably get...

Save Your WhatsApp Chat History and Media to Google Drive

Tim October 7, 2015 27

Set to roll out to users over the next couple of months, WhatsApp is implementing native cloud storage of chat history, voice messages, and media for users to Google Drive. Once available, users can back up all of their personal WhatsApp data to the Drive...

Google Intros AMP Project, Aims to Dramatically Increase Speed of the Mobile Web

Tim October 7, 2015 13

This morning, Google announced a partnership with publishers and technology companies to build a faster mobile web experience for everyone. Named the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, or AMP for short, Google states that the goal of AMP is quite simple - ...

Google Creative Labs Releases Meter Live Wallpaper to Google Play

Tim October 6, 2015 19

The Google Creative Labs team published a new live wallpaper app called Meter to Google Play this week, one which visually displays your active WiFi connection, battery status, and even notifications right on your home screen. When applied, the wallpaper uses...

You Can Now Translate Languages Inside of Apps Thanks to Google Translate Update

Tim October 6, 2015 17

Thanks to an update for Google Translate, users running Android 6.0 Marshmallow can now translate text from within applications. Previously, all translations would need to be done from within the dedicated Translate app, but now, apps that often feature...