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Google today announced a change that should help Android developers who are building more complex apps and games: The size limit allowed on Google Play has been increased from 50MB to 100MB. While it’s possible to build an Android app or game of any size, the Play store has a cap. This limit serves two […]... →

OPINION: When the latest round of Android phones was announced earlier this year, I was mainly interested in the flagship devices from two competing South Korean companies. The Samsung Galaxy S6 (and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge cousin) was intriguing because it reset a lot of what the Galaxy product line had achieved. The LG G4 […]... →

With the arrival of Apple Pay and, more recently, Android Pay, consumers are becoming more comfortable with alternative ways of paying that don’t involve credit card swipes. And now, with the U.S.’s transition to EMV – smart cards that store data on chips instead of magnetic stripes, which offers increased security – many business owners will have to upgrade their… Read More... →

PayPal Here is announcing the roll out of a new chip card reading dongle in the U.S. that will also accept contactless mobile payments including Android Pay and Apple Pay. The announcement comes as Visa and Mastercard are shifting account holders over to chip-based credit cards. The new reader is set to debut on September 30 and will be available […]... →

You wait ages for the next gen of pro-privacy smartphones to come along and then a couple of contenders start making noise at once… Today Silent Circle’s Blackphone 2 has gone on sale — with an RRP of $799 (excluding taxes) — a few days after BlackBerry CEO John Chen finally confirmed the various leaks pointing to a forthcoming Android-powered BlackBerry, due to go on… Read More... →

Google AdWords объявил о запуске двух новых продуктов: Customer Match, который позволит рекламодателям нацеливать рекламу на существующих клиентов с помощью списка email-адресов; и универсальных кампаний для приложений (Universal App Campaigns). Customer Match позволяет загружать в сервис списки email-адресов и соотносить их с авторизированными пользователями Google в Gmail, Поиске и YouTube для показа им рекламы. Новый функционал будет доступен в ближайшие недели. Старший вице-президент по рекламе Google... →

Dropbox has released Zulip, a group chat app, under an open-source Apache license. The move, announced today, comes after Dropbox acquired Zulip in March 2014. The client and server code is available on GitHub. You can download the client for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android here. “The world of open source chat has for a […]... →

BlackBerry confirmed today that the new ‘slider’ phone it teased at Mobile World Congress earlier this year will indeed be its first Android device. While the imminent launch of the new Priv Android smartphone isn’t a huge surprise given the wealth of recent leaks, BlackBerry CEO John Chen has explained why the company is finally […]... →

Власти США начали разбирательство против Google по подозрению в нарушении компанией антимонопольных норм при распространении операционной системы Android. Об этом сообщает Bloomberg со ссылкой на собственные источники.... →

BlackBerry has finally confirmed its intentions to launch an Android smartphone, after months of speculation and leaks. In its second quarter financial results, BlackBerry said it “plans to launch a flagship handheld device that will run on the Android operating system with BlackBerry security.” Originally rumored to be called the BlackBerry Venice, sporting a BlackBerry-esque […]... →

Already in the crosshairs of European regulators because of Android’s dominance, Google could now be facing a second antitrust investigation in the U.S. involving its mobile operating system. According to a report by Bloomberg today, the Federal Trade Commission will lead the investigation to determine whether Google hurt competition by limiting competitor’s access to Android. […]... →

Организаторы мероприятия приглашают на конференцию Droidcon Moscow 2015. В программе трехдневной конференции: Более 40 докладов от ведущих технологических компаний и экспертов Google Developer Groups (GDGs). Выставка – более 10 стендов от мировых и локальных IT-компаний, демонстрирующих Android Wear, Android TV и возможности платформы в автомобиле и доме. DemoCamp – формат, в рамках которого перспективным стартапам предоставляется возможность продемонстрировать свои проекты ведущим венчурным фондам. Золотой... →

Google объявил об улучшении функционала голосового поиска в поисковом приложении. Компания внедрила новые вычислительные модели – более точные, устойчивые к шуму и быстрые при ответе на голосовые поисковые запросы. В результате нововведения голосовой поиск в приложении Google стал в среднем на 300 миллисекунд быстрее. Этот показатель может достигать 500 мсек в зависимости от устройства. Точных метрик улучшения точности Google не предоставил. Однако представители компании заверили, что этот показатель знач... →

Google has rolled out a series of updates for Google Play and Android 6.0 Marshmallow today aimed at giving better support for developers. The company announced that Marshmallow now has a new permissions model aimed at improving the way app installs and updates are handled. Additionally, Google Play services 8.1 offers support runtime permissions, a […]... →

Posted by Genevieve Cuevas, Software Engineer (Cross-posted on the Google Docs Blog .) Forget fumbling with sticky notes or trying to recall that last item on your to-do list. When you're trying to capture a moment or remember a task, Google Keep can help. And starting today, the things you love about Keep on the web and Android are now available on iOS: Find what you need, quickly by searching and filtering your notes by color and type like images, audio and text.... →

Recently, we announced the availability of native ads for apps in DFP . Here, we're going to introduce you to creating native creatives with the DFP API using the ads Java client library . A native creative consists of a set of assets (headline, image, etc.) which are sent to mobile apps for custom rendering in their own code (see our Android and iOS developer guides for details). Native creatives are actually just another type of template-based creative .... →

Fledgling European mobile phone brand Wileyfox announced its arrival in the smartphone realm a month ago, and now the London-based company is preparing to launch its first ever product: The Wileyfox Swift. Initially slated for launch this week, Wileyfox revealed that shipping for the $200 Android device has been delayed until September 30. But while […]... →

Google today launched Google Keep for iOS. You can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store. It’s a little surprising it took Google this long to debut an iOS app. Google Keep first launched way back in March 2013 for Android and the web. Google even brought Google Keep to Android Wear […]... →

Microsoft today launched a new standalone app for scheduling meetings called Invite. Available only for iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada for now, you can download Invite now directly from Apple’s App Store. Here is how it works. First you suggest times that work for you, and then invite attendees to vote. You can […]... →

A newly-found bug in Google Chrome for Android means incognito mode really isn’t as locked-down as it’s designed to be. Some sites you visit while using the privacy feature are still saved, and can be retrieved simply by opening the browser’s settings. Google Chrome for Android has had incognito mode since February 2012. Here is […]... →