May 8, 2018
Android P Beta is available today
There was plenty of talk about Android P at today’s big I/O kickoff — but when can you actually download the thing? Right now, as a matter of…
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May 8, 2018
Google rolls out app time management controls
Google today announced at its I/O developer conference a new suite tools for its new Android P operating system that will help users better manage their screen time,…
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Android P leverages DeepMind for new Adaptive Battery feature
No surprise here, Android P was the highlight of today’s Google I/O keynote. The new version of the company’s mobile operating system still doesn’t have a name (at…
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Watch Google I/O keynote live right here
How did you find Microsoft Build yesterday? We don’t really have time for your answer because Google I/O is already here! Google is kicking off its annual developer…
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Without its own phone OS, Microsoft now focuses on its Android Launcher and new ‘Your Phone’ experience
Microsoft may have retreated from the smartphone operating system wars but that doesn’t mean it has given up on trying to get a foothold on other platforms. Today,…
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Rapchat raises $1.6 million to help you make and share your def jams
The first thing to understand about media-sharing app Rapchat is that co-founder Seth Miller is not a rapper and his other co-founder, Pat Gibson, is. Together they created…
Read articleApril 17, 2018
ZTE said to be meeting with Google over US export ban
Yesterday was a rough one for ZTE. A year after pleading guilty to violating sanctions with Iran and North Korea, the U.S. Department of Commerce brought the hammer…
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Are hardware makers doing enough to keep Android phones secure?
For all the good of Android’s open-source approach, one of the clear and consistent downsides is that the onus to issue software updates falls on the manufacturer. That…
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LG promises to speed up bringing Android updates to its smartphones
LG is making efforts to improve the user experience on its devices after it opened a “Software Upgrade Center” in its native Korea. The new lab will be…
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Our digital future will be shaped by increasingly mobile technologies coming from China
Since the dawn of the internet, the titans of this industry have fought to win the “starting point” — the place that users start their online experiences. In…
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