Android 5.0-5.1.1 Lollipop status update for Google Nexus, Motorola Moto, HTC One and Desire, Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, LG, Sony Xperia, Asus Zenfone and Padfone, OnePlus One, and Oppo Find 7.
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Apple HomeKit Features And Safety: Apple Watch (OS 2) Connects To HomeKit Even Without Phone
On the on-going Worldwide Developers Conference unveils Apple's HomeKit features and security system. What's more, the company introduces Apple Watch support system; the Watch OS 2 which you can connect to your Apple HomeKit to regulate your home even without your phone.
Tests show Android M delivers up to 500 hours standby time; New feature holds key to extra battery life
Tests show that a feature in Google's Android M OS dramatically improves battery life on supported devices.
Facebook earns 51 percent of ad revenue overseas - executives
Overseas markets bring in more advertising revenue than the United States for Facebook Inc, amounting to 51 percent of global ad sales in the first quarter, with growth in Asia the fastest in the world at 57 percent, company executives told Reuters.
GoPro Helps Google Create Jump; Teachers Can Take School Kids on VR Field Trips Using Google Cardboard Version 2
Google partners wth GoPro to produce the high-end VR rig called the Jump. Meanwhile, the company also works on the Cardboard which is its economic VR headset initiative.
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The 2015 Google Nexus devices are expected to run Android M, featuring a native finger support. The native fingerprint support would bring two new APIs: Confirm Credential and fingerprint API.
Dave Burke reveals 6 key areas that Android M would be focusing on in order to improve core use experience upon its release around Q3 2015. In Google’s I/O event, M is set to enhance app permissions, web experience, app links, mobile payments, fingerprint support, and power and charging.
Google recently presented its second version of the Google Cardboard which will enable school children to go on virtual field trips. The Google Cardboard is the cheaper alternative to Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus.
Apple’s iOS 9 will only have limited features in order to have a “big focus on quality,” while Google’s Android M is designed to “focus on quality end-to-end.” A table shows the comparison between the “qualities” that each mobile OS focuses on.
2015 LG and Huawei Google Nexus devices are expected to run Android M. Features that could be included are App Ops, fingerprint reading, “Doze” mode, USB-C port, and Google Now on Tap.
Swedish fingerprint sensor firm Fingerprint Cards said it had cooperated with Google on fingerprint recognition in the new Android software platform, as the U.S. software group looks to boost the use of fingerprint sensors on mobile phones.
An alleged reliable source tips that there is going to be two Google Nexus devices being worked on. Perceived to be the 2015 Nexus 5, Google is working on a 5.2-inch screen device codenamed as LG Bullhead. The 2015 Nexus 6 is codenamed as Huawei Angler, and would be coming out with a 5.7-inch display.
Android M is set to improve battery performance and RAM usage as well as bringing the fingerprint authentication. The mobile operating system will be run by 2015 LG “Bullhead” Nexus 5 and Huawei “Angler” Nexus 6.
The latest update for Chromecast, update 1.11.4116 brings a new look to the interface and background.
