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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2013
HTC's Zoe feature is a perfect way to play with Auto Awesome motion on Google+
Google+ got some great new image tools and toys last week and Google I/O, including the "motion" port...
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by Alex Dobie
May 20, 2013
Official Google+ app hits version 4.0 with Snapseed photo tools and more
Update: The new version of Google+ is now live!
Following on from the 41 new Google+ features announced at Google I/O la...
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by Alex Dobie
May 16, 2013
Update: Dori Storbeck now says Google has "nothing to announce at this time."
Original: If you were wondering why the new Google Hangouts app asked you to confirm your phone number, this ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
At the Google I/O keynote in San Francisco, Google VP Vic Gundotra demonstrated a ton of new features for the company's social network, Google+. Among these is a bevy of photographic capabi...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 13, 2013
A simple and unobtrusive way to suggest more relevant content to users
Website operators with mobile versions of their site can now simply and quickly include code that suggests additional conte...
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by Richard Devine
May 13, 2013
New 15GB shared storage replaces old 10GB for Gmail and 5GB for photos on Google+ and 5GB for Drive
The Google goodies are already coming our way, before we even get to Google I/O. Announced tod...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Audio streaming app gets new Google account capabilities
The Android (and iOS) version of popular streaming and music discovery app SoundCloud has been updated with new Google account features. ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 03, 2013
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360-degree panoramas from supported devices can now be included on websites, thanks to new Google widget
The ability to create 'Photosphere' 360-degree panora...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 21, 2013
It's a work-around, but there is a way to delete those pesky empty Google+ albums from your Gallery
Has your Gallery gone haywire with blank and duplicate Google+ albums? Don't worry,...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 07, 2013
A visual refresh could be coming soon to Google's content portal
The last time the Google Play Store app got a major redesign, it was still called the Android Market. So we're about...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 25, 2013
Snapseed photo filters, other editing tools included in the iOS update
Google today announced an update to its Android and iOS Google+ applications, with a number of new features.
First of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 06, 2013
Google+ today rolled out some interesting improvements to its web version. The biggest, obviously, is the gianormous new cover photos. What was once long and skinny is now long and not-so-skinny. (W...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 26, 2013
How do you know you've started to make it as a social network? When Nokia, that misfit manufacturer that's keeping Windows Phone alive one Lumia at a time, adds Google+ to its new NFC tag ap...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 26, 2013
As part of its new Google+ sign-in initiative that went live today, Google pushed a silent update to the Google Play Services app to support the new feature, which also brought along a new app calle...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 26, 2013
Google announced today that it is rolling out Google+ sign-in support for both apps and the web, giving users one-click login to third party services with their G+ account. Technically called "...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 17, 2013
'Just you wait and see,' senior VP of engineering replies on Google+
Google's Senior VP of Engineering at Google, Vic Gundotra, took to Google+ this morning in a photography-themed p...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 16, 2013
Google Takeout -- or Takeaway as it seems to be calling itself these days -- is the data liberating service of your dreams. Allowing you to export your Google based content should you wish to leave ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 30, 2013
The Google+ app has just been updated to add a few bits of functionality and a new notification system. With the previous update we received a new post composition screen that let you add a photo or...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 14, 2012
Update: The new version of the Google+ app is now live on Google Play. Go get it!
Google's been on a roll with software and feature updates this past week or so. And so when Google ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 06, 2012
The first of Google's big social announcements today is a new addition to Google + -- communities. Communities are groups of people arranged around a Google+ hub page dedicated to a specifi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 27, 2012
When the Play store apk last updated, the folks at Android Police noticed some reference pointing towards a Google+ tie in with user reviews, and now it's live. We figured it was coming when we ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
It's just been brought to our attention that Google+ has rolled out a new feature that integrates Google Play links directly into stream posts. Now when you link to an app in the Play Store, oth...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 13, 2012
As you'll know if you tried to pick up a new Nexus 4 or Nexus 10 today, the first round of stock didn't last long, and server load issues made it particularly tricky to get through the orderin...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 11, 2012
Google has started rolling out a new version of its mobile homepage, featuring an expandable menu on the left, which visitors can use to access a range of the company's mobile services. Similar ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 10, 2012
The Google+ app for Android has just been updated to version 3.2, bringing a few notable features. First and foremost, "Google+ Pages" owners -- like businesses -- can now view, post and c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 05, 2012
Sure, you read all the blog posts. And you listen to the podcasts. And you're active in the forums. But that's just the beginning of all the ways you can let Android Central invade your life...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 17, 2012
Here's one we get asked quite often: How do you share from Instagram to Google+? After all, there's no way to automatically post to Google+ from Instagram like there is to Twitter, Flickr, F...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 23, 2012
Now that we've got one of those new-fangled Google+ URLs, it's never been easier to follow Android Central on Google's social network. Hit up google.com/+androidcentral and follow u...
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by Andrew Martonik
Aug 15, 2012
The newly redesigned Google+ app for Android just keeps getting better. This most recent update brings improvements to hangouts, allowing younger users to initiate them and all users to watch hangou...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 30, 2012
If we were ever in doubt that Google+ is becoming more of a focus for Google, today's Gmail announcement just reinforces it a little bit more. The video chat feature in Gmail is being replaced a...
