Earlier this month, I was sitting in a conventional conference room in Google’s New York office, complete with the standard movable whiteboard, an oblong gray table, a conference phone and an intercom system. This, however, was not the standard product briefing. Roughly two dozen smartwatches sat on the table, bearing the names of trendy brands …
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Google is relegating poorly behaved Android apps to obscurity, making it harder for you to find them when you’re searching the Google Play Store. “We recently enhanced our search and discovery algorithms to reflect app quality,” Google Play Product Manager Andrew Ahn said in a blog post Thursday. “This results in higher quality apps being surfaced in the Play Store …
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Google is following through on its pledge to make sharing files from one phone to another phone without an internet connection easier. The Nearby Connections 2.0 API, previewed at Google I/O earlier this year, offers offline, high-bandwidth peer-to-peer communication by leveraging Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE and classic Bluetooth connections. It’s now publicly available on all Android devices running Google Play services …
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Google’s I/O developer conference last week shows just how far ahead the search company is against Apple when it comes to lots of areas in tech, including digital assistants, smart home and virtual reality. At least that’s the argument of CNET mobile reviewer Jessica Dolcourt. On today’s episode, we debate who’s ahead in the Apple-Google rivalry, especially with Apple’s own …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Google tools will power Star Wars VR high-end mobile… 3:00 The next Star Wars film might be just that much better thanks to a new technology from Google. The search giant unveiled a new tool called Seurat at its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California, on Thursday. It partnered with ILMxLab, the branch …
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There’s something amazing about holding a selfie stick and trying augmented reality. I didn’t know this until I tried Google Expeditions and its new AR-based tech at Google I/O. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I’ll ever have an everyday phone that can use it. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O …
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Google‘s getting real help with its virtual reality efforts. The tech giant said it’s working with Lenovo and HTC to build a new breed of VR headsets, designed to work without a phone or separate computer. Unlike its Daydream headsets, which are powered by a phone, these devices are self-contained. To distinguish them, Google’s calling these new devices Daydream Euphrates. …
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Now playing: Watch this: ZenFone AR scores a first 1:35 This summer, Verizon will be the only carrier to sell the Asus ZenFone AR, the first phone with both of Google’s reality-altering features. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you …
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Google wants to improve Android apps, and it’s not afraid to call out the bad ones. Crashing, slowness and battery vampirism enrage Android device owners and make the appmaker look bad. A whopping 50 percent of 1-star apps are slammed because they’re unstable, the Google Play team said at the annual I/O developer conference. And that’s not great for a …
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Welcome to day 2 of Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference. More from Google I/O 2017 Android O, Google Lens and VR: Everything important from Google I/O Google Photo’s AI is better at sharing your photos than you are 5 ways Google Home just got better See all Google I/O 2017 news Yesterday’s kickoff keynote was jammed full of …
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