In an effort to make apps run better and with greater security on Android O, Google has unveiled "Vitals" during its Google I/O keynote. One of the key aspects of it, Google Play Protect, provides "comprehensive security services for Android," as we'...
Android O focuses on reducing boot time and battery drain
In an effort to make apps run better and with greater security on Android O, Google has unveiled "Vitals" during its Google I/O keynote. One of the key aspects of it, Google Play Protect, provides "comprehensive security services for Android," as we'...
Yep, you were all excited about playing with Google's Daydream VR headsets, but never bought one of Google's very own Pixel phones (or a handful of other niche Android options). Fortunately, you'll have some more familiar phone choices later this yea...
It's no secret that Google has been working on improving its apps and operating system for those using less-powerful devices or unreliable connections. It's optimized its apps to use less data and memory, but now it's expanding its focus OS-wide. At...
If you have an Android phone, you probably live through the notification panel. The bite-sized alerts become a to-do list of sorts, summarizing which apps and messages require your attention. With Android O, Google is giving the experience a bit of a...
We got here a little too early, but the fatigue will be worth it. Google's I/O developer conference kicks off today with a 1.5 hour keynote address that'll shed a whole lot more light on the company's updated vision of computing. Naturally, we're gon...
Last week we heard the latest Windows plans from Microsoft at Build and now it's Google's turn. The company kicks off its annual Google I/O developers conference today at 1PM ET and we'll bring you all the news as it's announced from the stage. As al...
Once again, Google isn't straying too far from its home turf for its annual I/O conference. Like last year it'll be held at Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheatre. It'll be a bit around the same time again too, running from May 17th to the 19th, acco...
From two hours to under twelve minutes, we've distilled, titrated, evaporated and reconstituted Google's annual launch event into something a little bit more palatable. There's more on Google's VR plans, more on Android's latest iteration, and someth...
Google's new VR platform, Daydream, wouldn't be complete without a sleek input system for its headsets and mobile devices. That's where this little white controller comes into play. At the I/O keynote this morning, Google VP of Virtual Reality Clay B...
Google surprised us all with an Android N developer preview two months before we landed at I/O, and updated it with new performance-enhancing features just a few weeks back. Now, as revealed during this morning's I/O keynote, there's a new update for...