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Just like previous years, there’s a lot of speculation regarding the nomenclature of Android. Eventually, hours before the official launch tipster @evleaks spilled the beans and clarified that Google will be calling the last build as Android Oreo, after the famous biscuit from Cadbury. Apparently, the MountainView based giant has an affinity for the sweet tooth, as so far all of its Android iterations are named after sugar-based edibles. Android 8....

Two recent studies have shown that Google Assistant is smarter and beats the competition by far, leaving Alexa and Siri behind. The work that the tech giant Google has done with Google Assistant shows well the company’s commitment in this area. Increasingly intelligent and savvy, it helps users on both Android and various devices where it is present. Google Assistant – The smartest virtual assistants Several studies have shown that Google Assistant is the most intelligent and most capable of understanding the users....

Google today announced that it is bringing SOS Alerts in Google Search and Maps to help one quickly get up to speed and decide what to do during a crisis. Google will automatically display an SOS Alert at the top of search results when one searches for any crisis or location. The search results will then display useful local information like phone numbers, emergency helplines, websites, and other relevant data....

According to the reliable sources, the launch of the platform is not yet official, and it might be that, for now, this platform thought as a meeting point for professionals is just one test among many. But we are going to analyze the possibilities that the service would have. At the moment, the information that has transcended around this platform Google Hire are quite diffuse. However, most of the sources do seem to coincide with the same point: the main objective of the platform would be contractors and scouts....

Google has just unveiled ‘Now on Tap’ feature for Google Now. The feature will only be available to devices running Android M, which will be released later this year. One example of Now on Tap is when you receive an email from a friend asking you about watching Tomorrowland this weekend. With the email open, users can long press the home button to get a relevant card with relevant actions in relation to the context, which in this case is a Now card containing details about the movie, a link to its trailer and more....

One of the side effects of using free apps in the mobile world are ads. They help support the development of the app and allow the apps to be used by a wider base of people. Some developers, however, implement ads in shady and annoying ways in their apps to garner maximum views and clicks. This includes sub-par apps showing ads on the lock screen even if their functionality has nothing to do with it....

The company first announced its VPN service with the launch of its Pixel 7 lineup, firstly, it was said to be exclusive to Pixel 7 only, but now it is also coming on all the other platforms too. Google One’s Subscription Now Also Includes VPN Service This new VPN service from Google is included in the premium subscription plans of Google One, but it is only included in 2 TB/ “Premium” or above plans, and this tier costs around $9....

With the Google Pixel and Pixel XL releasing earlier this week, it was only a matter of time before the first teardown of the handsets hit the web. Doing the deed, iFixit has posted the teardown of the HTC-made Google Pixel XL. Despite their expertise, the iFixit team broke the Samsung AMOLED panel of the Pixel XL during the teardown. The OLED panel separated pretty easily from the digitizer glass, which likely occurred due to the super-thin components and no frame or bezel behind the display for extra rigidity....

Earlier this year, reports started floating around the Internet that Google is killing the Nexus line-up for handsets in favour of its new Android Silver program, where it would team up with all the major OEMs and carriers, and release high-end Android devices running stock Android. Apparently, Google was also planning on setting up booths in retail stores to promote these devices, and was also going to be responsible for their marketing and customer support....

Huawei today launched the honor 8 the United States, a month after its launch in China. The mid-range handset packs in impressive specs inside a beautiful glass design. In a nutshell, the Honor 8 is a cheaper version of Huawei’s more premium P9 handset. The handset packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display at the front, with a fingerprint scanner located at the rear. As with other devices from Huawei, the fingerprint scanner can be used to navigate around the UI, take photos, and more....

Being powered by an AMD chip, the all-new variant of the Honor Magicbook is indeed a cheapest among all its siblings. That said, the processor inside the new Honor laptop is a pretty capable one. It’s powered by the new 14nm technology based Ryzen R5 2500U quad-core processor. The AMD chip comes with a default core frequency of 2.0GHz and a top speed of 3.6GHz. Alongside the Ryzen CPU, the Honor Magicbook feature a Radeon Vega 8 graphics....

In some of our new articles, we have discussed the work and visuals of all new Snapchat features. Today we have again come up with the all-new function of the snap chat through which anyone can add a link to their snap chat snaps. Before going to our article, we will tell you about Snapchat first; this is for new users who are not familiar with social media yet. Snapchat is one of the most popular social media networks in the world....

So, yeah, I’m a frequent flyer. For the most part, I tend to be okay with the default options found within Google Docs. But every so often, I need to expand or change a few things. Such is the case with adding fonts. It’s not that I go crazy adding hundreds of fonts so that I can spend hours deciding on the perfectly formed characters for a document. That’s mostly because what I’m writing is either published online or in book format, where fonts tend to be pretty standardized....

While Android messaging services have been basic and lackluster, Apple’s built-in text messaging offers users a rich experience with a variety of unique elements including bubble and screen effects, Tapbacks, Digital Touch, stickers and apps. Google has changed all that. Last year the company announced it was working with wireless providers to slowly roll out RCS messaging to the U.S. and here it is. This new feature enhances Android and Samsung Messages, and helps Google catch up to Apple, at least in the messaging mêlée....

What is Gmail Priority Inbox? Priority Inbox is like your personal assistant, helping you focus on the messages that matter without requiring you to set up complex rules. Gmail has always been top notch when it comes to classifying certain messages as spam. But now, with this experimental feature, it will help you classify and prioritize the non-spam messages as well. Users can help improve the feature by customizing it to their needs and it will learn with the time....

Google Is Teaching a Free Online Course The class on the educational website, Udacity will provide deep learning which is a machine learning technique that is using numerous layers of neutral networks which will help to understand data sets clearly. Google basically uses deep learning in products like its Photos App which can automatically sort user’s images based on objects in them. The duration of the course is three months, which needs about six hours of work each week....

As I mentioned with the ‘3’, there’s a significant market for Android phones with no manufacturer skin, no bloat, no add-on services to push. Anyone who has used a Sony, Samsung, LG, or Huawei/Honor phone in the last decade will recognize all of this and there’s a massive ‘breath of fresh air’ factor with Google’s first party phones. You build up your software load out almost from scratch, with just the stuff you want included, just the online services you choose....

Google today announced an update for Google Play Services (v6.1) which brings with Enhanced Ecommerce analytics, a refresh of the Google Fit Developer Preview and more. Enhanced Ecommerce is an analytic extension that provides developers with “richer insights into pre-purchase shopping behavior and into product performance. It’s a great way to gain visibility into the full customer journey, helping you understand how different user acquisition campaigns are performing at a granular level....

Along with announcing Android O, Google also dropped the first Developer Preview of the OS for compatible Nexus and Pixel devices. Google is not making the first Developer Preview of Android O available to consumers through the Android beta program since this build is strictly for developers and comes with a fair share of bugs and stability issues. The devices for which Google has released the first Developer Preview of Android O are as follows:...

The next time you do a Google Search from your Android smartphone (or tablet) for your favourite artist, music, TV show or movie, you will be greeted with more contextually relevant information in a beautiful layout. The changes were announced by Google in a brief blog post. The feature is not completely new, since searching for artists or popular movies on Google Search already displayed the results in a different layout with all the important information relevant to the search term....