Статьи по тегу «android»

Earlier today, we sat down with Rich Miner, a serial entrepreneur who may be best-known for cofounding a company called Android, which was acquired by Google a decade ago and then relegated to the dustbin of history. (Kidding!) Four-and-a half years later, Miner joined Google Ventures and he continues to work from Cambridge, Ma., making investments on behalf of his new parent company… Read More... →

We are busy and lazy, so we forget to send friends the photos we take of them. But Facebook Messenger’s newest feature Photo Magic scans your newly taken photos with facial recognition, and immediately notifies you with an option to send pics to friends that are in them. The test is rolling out in Australia today on Android and later this week on iOS. “What we’ve seen is… Read More... →

155-year-old Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer today unveiled the “Connected Watch,” a $1500 smartwatch built in partnership with Google and Intel. It’s made of titanium and runs Android Wear. Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver: We want to be connected to tomorrow. How could we get connected to tomorrow in our Watch Valley? In theWatch Valley, as the name […]... →

Pinterest запускает новый инструмент визуального поиска, с помощью которого можно выделить на фото конкретный объект и найти по нему визуально похожие пины. Новая возможность будет доступна всем пользователям сервиса – как в веб-версии, так и в приложениях для iOS и Android. «Иногда вам попадается что-то действительно интересное в Pinterest, но вы не знаете, как найти эту вещь в реальной жизни и даже, как она называется. К примеру, это может быть красивая лампа на фотографии чьей-то гостиной, или же витрин... →

Opera today announced that its Opera Max data-management app is now integrated into phones from 14 OEMs. These include previously announced partners like Samsung and Xiaomi, as well as three newly announced partners: Acer, Hisense and TWZ. Thanks to these partnerships, Opera now believes its Max software will be on more than 100 million Android phones by 2017. Opera Max essentially works as… Read More... →

The BlackBerry Priv is here — we reviewed the phone but there’s a lot more to say. This is BlackBerry’s first Android device. I had the opportunity to talk to Dave Kleidermacher, BlackBerry’s chief security officer, and pick his brain about the Priv and more broadly about the company’s decision to finally go Android. First […]... →

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BlackBerry’s first Android phone is a gallant effort, touting a full slide out physical QWERTY keyboard and premium hardware, but can it compete? Read More... →

REVIEW: BlackBerry has finally given in: The Canadian company has created an Android phone. Not only that, but the BlackBerry Priv is a beautiful, expensive, and powerful device. My first smartphone was a BlackBerry. Like many fans, I have long missed having a hardware keyboard that made BlackBerry phones so popular. But as I have said […]... →

I was really excited this morning when I found out that Google has added support for its Cardboard virtual reality headset in any video in the YouTube app for Android. But when I tried it out, I was disappointed. It’s basically like sitting on a couch and turning on a TV in a dark living […]... →

Facebook has brought on a new software engineer named Lior Gonnen at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters. The hire is interesting because Gonnen is founder and chief executive of an unpopular but nonetheless pretty good news app for Android called Roundup. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the hire but wouldn’t talk about what Gonnen is doing […]... →

Google today announced the release of version 8.3 of the Google Play Services software development kit (SDK) for building Android apps. Among other things, this update will allow developers to make it easier for end users to sign in to apps. “Previously, users would have to touch a sign in button, and then follow several […]... →

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Today Twitter is making its Answers analytics tool available as a kit for everyone from developers to executives. The new kit is available on Fabric for both iOS and Android. Since Answers first broke out of Crashlytics last winter, Twitter has been busy adding new features to the toolkit. In July, the company released a new version […]... →

One in four Android devices is now running Lollipop, but this isn’t even the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. The company released its monthly update to the Platform Versions page for Android today, and the latest version has only managed to capture a third of a percent. Android Marshmallow debuted just over a […]... →

Google’s YouTube app for Android now supports virtual reality (VR) video in combination with its Cardboard VR viewer. VR video takes the 360-degree videos you may already be familiar with a step further by using VR techniques like stereopsis and binocular disparity to give you a stronger feeling of immersion (which is what VR is all about, after all). “VR video gives you a sense… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs. While that name probably doesn’t ring a bell, the company’s MileIQ app is one of the most popular Android and iOS mileage tracking apps for getting deductions and reimbursements. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded by Dan Bomze and Chuck Dietrich in 2011, MileIQ now has over 1 million… Read More... →

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs, a startup that built MileIQ, a mileage-tracking app for iOS and Android. The app isn’t going anywhere. But the people behind the app will begin working on integrations with Microsoft software. “The team will continue to build and offer mobile productivity solutions and look to […]... →

Google today announced new features coming to its Google Drive apps for Android and iOS. Some are available today while others will be trickling out “in the coming week or so.” You can download the latest versions now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. First up, Android and iOS users will now start […]... →

Google Drive for iOS and Android has becoming pretty important for me. Whether I’m taking notes or writing up a post, I’ve used it to share my docs with colleagues from the road. Today, the team announced a few new features to help speed up sharing and collaboration, which if you’re not on your desktop can seem slow at times. Yeah, Google Drive sends share requests and… Read More... →