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Google's Area 120 launches GameSnacks to bring games to developing markets
By Jason England last updated
The latest project out of Google's Area 120 incubator is GameSnacks, a web gaming portal built on HTML5 that allows for games to load quickly over slow connections for emerging markets.

Google's allowing users to automatically delete location and activity data
By Jason England last updated
Google's new auto-delete feature will help you limit the amount of data it keeps on you.

Google-powered PHAROS AR app creates funky virtual world featuring Childish Gambino's music
By Jason England last updated
Google and Childish Gambino are at it again with a new Augmented Reality experience allowing you to explore the world of Childish Gambino using PHAROS AR.

Ingress: The Animation debuts on Netflix worldwide starting today
By Jason England last updated
Explore the world of Ingress in a brand new way with Ingress: The Animation, now on Netflix worldwide starting today.

Google stops sharing info with wireless carriers over data privacy concerns
By Jason England last updated
After establishing the Mobile Network Insights service to help wireless carriers in 2017, Google shut down the program last April supposedly over data-privacy concerns.

Xfinity Mobile opens its BYOD plan to Android phones
By Jason England last updated
Previously, Xfinity Mobile's BYOD plan only supported iPhones, but now it has opened the program up to a select number of Android phones from Samsung.

Android's new file system could let you play games before the download finishes
By Jason England last updated
Google is working on an Incremental File System for Android that would allow you to start playing games before they finish downloading. Similar to how consoles function when you download a new game.

Amazon Canada launches Prime Reading with free access to hundreds of books
By Jason England last updated
Amazon.ca has just launched Prime Reading giving members access to rotating selection including hundreds of books, comics, and more.

Live Transcribe for Android now recognizes sounds, allows you to save text
By Jason England last updated
On Global Accessibility Awareness Day Google announced some new features coming to Live Transcribe. As of June 3, they are finally here.

Coolpad is launching its FamilyLabs smartphone monitoring app via Indiegogo
By Jason England last updated
Coolpad is launching its new FamilyLabs platform on Indiegogo with an app to help manage your family's phones.

Lyft adds a panic button to its app that allows riders to quickly call 911
By Jason England last updated
Lyft has made several changes to increase the safety of passengers, including adding an in-app panic button that calls 911.

Check in with Santa's Village using Google Assistant this December
By Jason England last updated
Google has new ways for you to get in the Christmas spirit by asking Assistant "what's new at the North Pole?" or exploring the updated Santa Tracker website.

Android AirDrop competitor Nearby Sharing gets shown off in hands-on video
By Jason England last updated
Thanks to the guys over at XDA-Developers, we are getting a first look at Android's upcoming AirDrop competitor Nearby Sharing, formerly Fast Share.

Samsung Galaxy Home Mini expected to launch on February 12
By Jason England last updated
Samsung's Bixby-powered smart speaker, the Galaxy Home Mini, is expected to launch on February 12 in its home country after the announcement leaked out on its South Korean website earlier today.

You can now register for Google I/O 2020, tickets priced at $1,150
By Jason England last updated
Google I/O 2020 will take place between May 12-14 in Mountain View, California. Google has now opened up registration for the event with tickets costing $1,150 for attendees or $350 for academics.

Fingerprint and facial recognition breach leaks records of over 1 million people
By Jason England last updated
Two security researchers out of Israel discovered a mostly unencrypted Biostar 2 database with access biometric data and more for over 1 million people.

Assistant is helping automate booking movie tickets in Chrome
By Jason England last updated
Google has started utilizing its Duplex technology in Assistant to help automate booking movie tickets online with Chrome.

Kik Messenger is shutting down to focus on its Kin cryptocurrency
By Jason England last updated

Files by Google is gaining Chromecast support in the latest beta
By Jason England last updated
The Files by Google app keeps getting better and better, and starting today, Google has begun rolling out Chromecast support to the app. At least for beta users.

Pixel Buds 2 could be announced on October 15 alongside the Pixel 4
By Jason England last updated
Nearly two years after the launch of the first Pixel Buds, a source is now saying that Google is ready to release the Pixel Buds 2 soon.

Project Strobe is making your data more secure in Chrome and Drive
By Jason England last updated
As part of Project Strobe, Google has been adding more protections to secure your data from third-party extensions and apps.

New policies from Google will make apps safer for your children
By Jason England last updated
Google has put some new policies in place to ensure children and families can use the Play Store safely, including a new target audience form that all developers must fill out.
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