Breaking News! And it’s literally “Breaking”! Google has just announced that they have acquired Motorola Mobility for a whopping $12.5 billion, all in cash! Google Eyes Motorola’s Patent Portfolio This is for sure a game changer in the mobile industry. No one really expected such a big news and this must be a serious WTF moment for Apple and Microsoft. In his announcement blog post, Larry Page, the new Google CEO clarifies that the acquisition is aimed at growing threats to Android ecosystem through innumerable lawsuits from Apple, Microsoft and others....

While rumors have already surfaced about features, a recent benchmark of a supposed Google Pixel XL 2 has offered us many more clues than we can see when these devices are introduced in the last quarter of the year. At the end of the year, we will not only have devices like the Galaxy Note 8 or iPhone 8 but can expect the new Google Pixel. The larger version, the XL, could have already made its appearance in the Geekbench benchmark showing some features like its particular aspect of the screen and its camera....

Google Chrome’s Task Manager could be handy if you know how to use it. Most of the users don’t even know that the Chrome browser has a task manager to deal with extensions and unresponsive tabs. The built-in task manager of the Chrome browser could help you troubleshoot tabs and extensions. Here’s How to Use Google Chrome’s Built-in Task Manager So, in this article, we have decided to share the best method to use Chrome’s built-in Task Manager....

Honor 9X Pro: Design and Display In terms of design, the 9X Pro features a 3D curved glass design with a pop-up camera module for the front-facing camera and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for authentication. Towards the front, it has a 6.59-inch Full HD+ panel with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 92% screen-to-body ratio. Besides, the display is also TÜV Rheinland certified to cut down on the blue light and reduce eye strain....

Suppose your phone is in silent mode, and we all know that we can’t listen to any noise of incoming calls or message tones. However we used to get vibration, but that is not enough nowadays because modern phones don’t have a decent vibration. Activate Android’s Camera Flash As Incoming Call Notification In such cases, Android’s Camera Flash blink for incoming call notifications seems to be the savior. You can use a third-party app to activate Android’s camera flash as an incoming call notification....

If you’re getting rid of your old computer or maybe you’re just clearing out your files to make space, you’re probably diligent about cleaning out your recycle bin to get rid of data, right? If you do that, then those files should be gone forever and they’re completely safe from hackers, right? Wrong! You might think your files are deleted, but really they’re only hidden. The thing is, if you haven’t properly shredded private documents, they can still be found later on down the road....

A digital library of games is so much more convenient. You never have to worry again about losing or scratching a disk or struggling to find new games. Your games are backed up to the cloud, so they go where you go, allowing you to play them on any Xbox One. All you have to do is sign in using your Microsoft account and you can even pick up your saved games right where you left off....

While Ubuntu Touch is still in development stages, its development build provided enough peek into the OS UI and UX for Android users to drool over. If you are drooling over the lock screen of Ubuntu Touch, fret not since developer’s Rotary Heart app, Ubuntu Lockscreen, is here! The app will replace the stock lock screen of your Android device and instead emulate Ubuntu Touch’s lock screen. In the center of the lock screen will be a circle which will show if you have any new notification or not....

Both Ice Cream Swich lly Bean also boast relatively low crash rates, which bodes well for those with relatively recent phones who are still waiting for updates to KitKat. However, 19 percent of Android users are still on Gingerbread, though a majority have moved on to lly Bean, that’s still an astonishing number of users dealing with a less-than-optimal Android experience. The report also adds that rivaling operating systems like Apple’s iOS have crash rates that are just as high as Gingerbread, with iOS 7....

The iPhone doesn’t have Bluetooth file sharing or file sharing of any sort for that matter. If you have an iPhone, your friend has an iPhone, and you want to send them a photo, it has to go through the cloud. This was what inspired the creation of “Bump” back in 2008. Simply open the Bump app on your iPhone, bump it against another iPhone that also has the app open, and boom, file transfer....

This plugin allows your visitors to authenticate using any OpenID account such as Google, Yahoo, or AIM and then comment on your posts with no need to complete a registration form. The idea behind Friend Connect is to have a unified presence across any number of blogs and sites hosted by various services. This eliminates the need to register and manage multiple, separated accounts on different sites. It can be seen as a Facebook Connect competitor of sorts, though the two tools have different target audiences and goals....

Today, Google’s news regarding Google Home continued with news that playing music will be getting even easier. Google announced that the Google Home smart speaker will support Spotify’s free tier of music playback, so users will be able to play their playlists directly on the speaker. Moreover, another service, Deezer, will be supported by Google Home in the near future. On top of that, Google will be updating all of the existing Google Home units to support Bluetooth streaming....

Today, during Google I/O, the company officially announced Google Lens, which uses a vast knowledge graph, to help users identify objects and much more. With Google Lens, users will be able to identify objects with just the camera on their phone. Google’s Sundar Pichai used a variety of examples, including being able to use the camera in your phone to identify a flower. That could help let folks identify a flower they might be allergic to before they try to touch it, or smell it....

Google is rolling out many new features for Messages to make the core experience more convenient. When chatting with iPhone users or in a group conversation with other Android devices, you can now respond to SMS texts using emoji reactions. You will now be able to respond to individual messages using RCS. You can either long-press and tap the reply button or right-swipe for more direct responses. Until now, Messages allowed you to play YouTube links inline, and now you can do it with picture-in-picture....

In Summary The Pixel Buds Pro sees Google make its debut in the upper price segment of TWS in India and go up against the likes of the Sony WF-1000XM4, the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3, and of course, the AirPods Pro. The Pixel Buds Pro come with ANC, very good controls, and superb audio, although not as bass-accented as in the past. At $199/Rs 19,990, the Pixel Buds Pro are among the best options for anyone looking for great sound, especially from an Android device....

Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change for North America and Europe will support startup companies creating technologies to counteract climate change. The programs supply startups with Google’s technical talent, tools, programs, and products. Startups can apply to the accelerator programs until January 19, 2023, the programs will begin on March 7, and graduation from the program is on May 11. The selected companies will receive Google’s resources equity-free. Also: Singapore looks to drive green fintech development with Google Cloud partnership Since the North American accelerator program launched three years ago, Google says 22 startups have entered and successfully grown their businesses through the accelerator program....

Google to Provide Telephone Services with Fiber Phones after High-Speed Internet Recently, Google had planned to provide high-speed Internet, which will be almost 40 times faster than 4G. Now Google is seeking to offer telephone services. Washington Post has reported that a few of Google’s high-speed Internet subscribers got an invitation to the experimental telephone service. The Report stated that this service is like Google Voice, where the application enables users to link all their telephones, landline, and mobile devices to a single phone number....

So, users can soon be able to check their internet speed or can perform a speed test instantly by just searching some same or related keywords on google like “Check internet speed”, “Internet Speed”, “Speed test” etc. — Dr. Pete Meyers (@dr_pete) June 27, 2016 According to the sources, Measurement Lab (M-Lab) will be doing the actual speed testing. Moz marketing scientist Dr. Pete Meyers shared a screenshot on twitter which clearly shows the Google speed test feature in the search results....

At an event held in San Francisco today, Google unveiled its new Nexus handsets for 2015: the LG-made Nexus 5X and Huawei-made Nexus 6P. The Nexus 5X is the cheaper and less powerful of the two handsets unveiled by Google today, and is a spiritual successor to the original Nexus 5 released in 2013. The LG-made Nexus 5X features a plastic body, with the front being adored by a 5....

Rumors had suggested that Google was scheduling an early October for the unveiling of its newest flagship smartphones, and that is indeed the case. Today, Google has announced that it will be announcing the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL on Tuesday, October 9. Unfortunately, as you can tell from the image of the invite above, there isn’t much else to go on here. “I <3 NY" doesn’t tell us much about the smartphones Google will more than likely be announcing next month....