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Android Studio – An IDE Just For Android Developers
May 15th
Android developers are getting a huge boost today. Google at Google I/O today announced the release of Android Studio – an IDE built just for Android developers so they can build and deploy Apps faster. This is nothing completely unique to the platform, but instead a much needed tool as most of the other major players in the market like Apple and Microsoft provide their own set of tools to ease the life of developers. Android Studio is a replacement for Eclipse. Read More
Android Developers Can Now Beta Test Before Pushing Out Updates
May 15th
If you are a successful Android developer, chances are that you wouldn’t want to push out an update that is unstable and might cause distress amongst your loyal user fan base. At Google I/O today, Google announced that starting today, Android developers will be able to beta test their Apps before pushing it out to the masses. Within the developer console, there will now be three tabs – “alpha testing”, “beta testing” and “product”. Read More
Google Launches Unified Messaging App for iOS, Android and Chrome
May 15th
At Google I/O today, Google launched a new unified messaging App for iOS, Android and Chrome dubbed “Hangouts”. Hangouts is now a standalone application instead of simply being a feature of Google+ and as Google describes it – “conversations which last” and “with people that you love.” Just like any other messaging App, you will find all your friends with whom you can chat, share photos, emoji and voice calls for free. Read More
Google Glass Kernel Now Available for Download
Apr 29th
The much anticipated hi-tech futuristic hardware Google Glass is on its way. The blog Karthik’s Geek Center noted last Saturday that a Google Glass kernel source code is already available for download. According to a note on the download page, the Google Glass Kernel source code will be relocated adjacent to other Google Android kernel source releases from its current location at google code. Read More
Google Glass Has Been Jailbroken
Apr 27th
Google released a developer’s version of Google Glass to App developers last week (it is set to be released to the public some time in 2014), and just a few days later the device has already been hacked. Well-known “jailbreaker” Jay Freeman who has the nickname “Saurik” in the hacker circles announced via a Twitter post last Friday that he has hacked his device. Jailbreaking is a term used by hackers to describe hacking into the root software of the device and modifying it to circumvent most manufacturer restrictions. Read More
Google Launches Site To Inspire Us For Earth Day
Apr 22nd
Google, in line with Earth day celebrations launched theirGoogle Nature’s Engineers site to show their support for green technology. The site features some plants and animals that Google deems to have abilities and qualities that humans can emulate to protect nature and the environment. The Bear which Google says is an example of energy conservation during hibernation, the Remora (fish) for ride sharing and Aspens (trees) for communities. Read More
60K Low Quality Apps Dropped from Google Play
Apr 8th
Google just dropped an estimated 60,000 low quality, and potentially malware carrying apps from the Google Play store. It is estimated by many and openly stated by Google that their store contains around 700,000 apps. The reason for most of the deletions is that the content directly violates some of Google Play’s Terms of Service. The most affected apps are those in the mp3/ringtone category, some of the deletions are due to the fact that some of these apps violate their terms of service regarding music but most are taken down for quality purposes. Some of the deletions also include apps that violate their spamming and ranking terms of service. Shown here is the section of the terms of service that removed apps violated. Read More
A new story coming in from Google’s All New Gmail Blue Is Here
Mar 31st
Google never fails to do something for April Fool’s Day, and this time its the all new Gmail Blue. What’s that all about? Nothing so highly fascinating, just that everything in Gmail will now be completely blue. The entire screen will be full with shades of blue when you’re on Gmail. Read More
Gmail’s New Email Compose Option Will Now Be The Default Option
Mar 28th
Google has just rolled out a new change to Gmail whereby the all new email compose option that the company introduced last October will now be the default option for all users. The new compose window opens in the bottom right corner of the screen and allows the user to multitask by not covering the entire screen. Read More
