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Two years ago, a Google senior vice president named Sundar Pichai flew back to his birth country of India to launch a major new initiative aimed at connecting “the next 5 billion.” He was referring to the vast number of people who did not yet have a smartphone. The effort was called Android One, and …

Looking for more integration between voice control and your TV? Google is here to help. 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 Today the company announced …

Google Assistant will start letting you order and buy things, thanks to an update to the tools Google makes available to developers. The search giant on Wednesday unveiled the new transaction features for its digital helper at Google I/O, its annual conference collecting the legion of developers who work in the far-flung corners of its empire. The three-day event is …

Now playing: Watch this: Google Lens is smart enough to identify flower species 1:32 What’s Google got in store for us in 2017 and beyond? We tuned in to its Google I/O developer conference on its 10th anniversary to bring you the lowdown. Unlike the hardware-centric announcements of last October, I/O focuses mostly on software and how to to get …

Move over, Siri. Google is reportedly planning to launch its Google Assistant iOS app this week, according to Android Police. The annual Google I/O conference takes place Wednesday through Friday near the company’s global headquarters in Mountain View, California. CNET will be on the ground covering the event live. Assistant is Google’s AI helper designed to compete with Apple‘s Siri, …

Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, runs from Wednesday through next Friday in Mountain View, California. Aside from workshops and on-hand technical help for developers, I/O includes announcements of upcoming projects and endeavors. Read on to see what you can expect from Google. A look back at Google I/O highlights +12 more See all photos Android O Google’s mobile OS, Android, …

Now playing: Watch this: Android O will make your battery last longer 1:28 Google is hoping its newest version of Android is sweeter than the last. The search giant on Tuesday announced the next generation of its mobile software, which powers almost nine out of every 10 smartphones on the planet. For now, the software is just called Android O, …

Xiaomi‘s latest phone, the Mi Mix, has definitely kicked up an online storm. It certainly caught me by surprise. Not only did Xiaomi manage to keep the device a complete secret — tech journalists were gathered at a Beijing event expecting only the Mi Note 2 — the company initially introduced the phone in vague terms, calling it a concept …

Now playing: Watch this: With Pixel and Home, Google gets serious about hardware 2:47 It feels like forever since the first rumors about Google’s announcements for this event started cropping up, but now we can finally lay at least some of them to rest. Just joining us? Here’s what you’ve missed thus far. The event opened with a cute video …

Those shelling out for Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 will be treated to a “Game Pack” bundle of mobile goodies, including several that will make use of the phone’s support for Vulkan API, software that promises to soup up your game’s graphics and playing performance. Visually intense slasher Hit is one of those Game Pack titles — another is Need …