Teenager Ahmed Mohamed was arrested when his home made digital clock was suspected to be a bomb. The 14-year-old was falsely accused of bringing a bomb to school after a teacher heard the alarm clock go off. After the story of the young teen going viral, many famous personnel's reached out to the scared and confused young inventor. President Barack Obama personally reached out to Ahmed inviting him to visit the White House.
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Pinterest reached 100 million users, will add 'Buyable Pins'
Pinterest announced it had reached 100 million monthly users this week. The company will include 'Buyable Pins' on the site soon. Tim Kendall, Pinterest Monetization GM, told Fortune that the startup had crossed 100 million monthly users. Kendall said the number of shared links and images have doubled over 18 months as well. Added to that, searches to Pinterest had risen to 81% over the previous year.
Huawei Nexus: Rumored as First-Ever Google Developer Device with 128GB Internal Storage; Release Date on September 29
Huawei Nexus is expected to come with 128GB internal storage, making it the first-ever Nexus smartphone to receive such a high capacity. Its launch date will be on September 29.
Google Rolls Out Android Pay; Features Also Available on Wallet App
Google has launched a new payment platform that would allow users to pay with their smartphones that is the Android Pay. The new app can be linked to the user's bank account's and is now being accepted by various businesses.
Google App v5.3 Update Rolls Out; Google Now on Tap Exclusively Available for M Preview 3 Users
Android M Developer Preview 3 users can now see how Google Now on Tap works as Google App v5.3 rolls out. Google Now on Tap is set to be unveiled later this fall alongside the debut of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Google is reportedly teaming up with Twitter to provide users with instant access to articles, reviving speculations the search giant may be acquiring the micro-blogging site. Re/Code reports the two tech giants are now working on a publishing tool that will enable users to view articles instantly on their mobile phones. That's a departure from the current set-up where users have to wait several seconds for a story to load.
Google named John Krafcik, a former Hyundai Motors CEO, as the new chief executive for its self-driving car. Krafcik will serve the company later this month. John Krafcik, a former CEO of Hyundai Motors will join Google as the chief executive to handle its self-driving car. Krafcik is currently the president of TrueCar, an eCommerce site for automobiles. He's also been a chief engineer of Ford.
Samsung will issue Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Galaxy S6, Note 5, S5, Note 4 and other variants once it becomes available in the public. Enhanced features are also noted on the new Android OS.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg invited India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for a Q&A session on Facebook HQ in California. The event will be held on September 27, 9:30 am PST.
Google confirmed that it will not include dark theme feature in the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The company confirms the decision but doesn't have any formal statement yet for the public.
Google releases Android Pay starting September 10 in various locations. The firm also plans to gradually introduce the app accross U.S. and add payment support.
Google shifts Flash advertisements to HTML5 to prevent malware. This is an update that will benefit both surfers and advertisers which will start in September 1.
Lenovo, Motorola, and Google are releasing Moto 360 smartwatch in a closed-door country, China. Mobvoi and Sogou will replace Google services in the Android Wear.
Google has released a new update with the entire Nexus smartphones lineup. This security-focused OTA update is expected to tweak and fix minor bugs.
