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Report: Samsung Ditching KNOX in Favor of Google Taking Over Android Security

Eric July 10, 2014 81

The last news that we heard in regard to KNOX, Samsung's answer for a secure Android platform, was that it had just gotten approval from the American government for use by government officials. After receiving such a vote of confidence, it looked like KNOX was...

Gmail Update to Version 4.9 Brings Streamlined Google Drive Attachment Feature

Tim July 9, 2014 19

A new update to Gmail brings a streamlined Google Drive file attachment feature, which should make sharing files from your account to another person a few seconds faster. Before, users would hit "attach file" through an email draft, then select to share a file...

Android Distribution Updated for July 2014 – Kit Kat Now at 18%

Tim July 7, 2014 55

Google updated its Android distribution numbers this afternoon, showing yet another steady increase to 18% of the Android user base being Kit Kat users. Last month, Kit Kat - the most recent version of Android available to the public - was listed at about 14%,...

Google May Spend As Much As $500 Million To Expand Shopping Express Nationwide

Kyle July 7, 2014 20

Google has nationwide ambitions for Google Shopping Express, its subscription-based product delivery service that seeks to rival incumbent online marketplaces like Amazon. According to a Recode report, Google has set aside as much as $500 million to expand the...

More HTC Volantis Details Leak (Updated)

Tim July 2, 2014 179

Update: Ignore. This was fake; @evleaks got "hoaxed." Talk of Google's next Nexus tablet, codenamed Volantis, has been heating up over the past month. Back in June, the world received what it thought was an early render and specifications for the device, aka...

Google Acquires Songza to Make Google Music Better, Other Products Too

Kellen July 1, 2014 44

Google announced this afternoon - oddly at the same time that the USA's World Cup match started - that they had acquired Songza, a music service that uses "contextual expert-curated playlists to give you the right music at the right time." The goal for the...

Android L Features: New Multi-tasking

Kyle July 1, 2014 127

Android's current implementation of multitasking is serviceable, but hasn't substantially changed since Honeycomb. With the Android L release, the team at Google has radically redesigned the Recents menu's UI and framework to make switching between apps faster...

Android L Features: Notification Manager Introduced in “Sound & Notifications”

Kellen June 30, 2014 28

In the past, if you didn't want an app showing notifications on your Android device, you had to either long-press on a notification from the app, then head into the app's specific info page, and disable notifications or take the longer route to unchecking its...