Google wants to make you Jump! Jump! with new VR video creation tools
After bringing us a new Cardboard viewer at I/O, Google's Clay Bavor announced Jump, the company's attempt to bring VR content creation tools to everyone.
Jump is a combination of three components - a custom-designed camera rig that holds sixteen(!)...
Google announces Expeditions – a new way for teachers and students to use...
As part of their Google Cardboard 2.0 announcement, Google has also announced a new initiative aimed at schools - Expeditions.
Expeditions is a way to use Cardboard in a group format, allowing teachers to take students on a virtual field...
Google posts Android M preview images for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and...
For those of you who really can't live anywhere else but at the bleeding edge of all things rational and sane, Google has now posted the first preview images for Android M on the Google Developers website. Initially available...
Play Store Gains Better Parental Control
A big criticism I have had of the Play Store has been their lack of decent parental control over the content visible to kids. I had a mini-rant about it on last week's podcast. It seems someone at Google...
Google Announces Cardboard 2.0
Google's Clay Bauer just announced Cardboard 2.0 at Google IO 2015. This release is simpler to assemble (3 folds instead of 12) and now supports larger form factors, up to 6 inches. Google's Cardboard 2.0 goal was to "Make...
Google announces the Android Nanodegree, a six-month course in Android development for everyone
As part of its push to help bring on board the next tranche of would-be Android developers, Google has partnered with Udacity to announce an Android learning course that will teach students the basics of developing for the platform...
Google Brings Many Changes For Android Developers
With the keynote at Google IO 2015 now finished, and everyone watching for new Android announcements it is easy to forget that the conference is actually a conference for developers. Google has brought a host of changes to the experience of...
Google announces new Google Photos app and service
The much awaited new Google Photos app has been announced, described as a great example of how we are going to change the way we think about photos on our devices. Anil Sabharwal announced the Google Photos app as a "Home...
Google Adds Offline Navigation and Search to Maps
One of the big criticisms of Google Maps Navigation is that it can use a lot of data. With an eye on minimising data usage in developing countries, Google has announced an update to Google Maps that will bring...
Google Now On Tap
With announcements flying thick and fast at the Google IO 2015 keynote, it was not surprising to see Google Now front and centre. Google has made Google Now their central hub for your information (and theirs) in the last...
Google Photos will give users unlimited high-res photo and video storage
Google has announced at Google IO 2015 something that users have been wanting for a very long time -- the ability to store an unlimited number of high resolution, quality photos and videos, forever. Yes, that's right -- Google...
Android Pay arriving on Android M
Android Pay has been announced at Google IO 2015 and it looks like everything we've been waiting for. It builds on NFC and HCE protocols that have been used on Android phones for a while now, so there's nothing...
Meet Project Brillo, Googles Internet of Things OS
Google purchased NEST a while back but have yet to move into that ecosystem fully. Today at Google IO 2015 they have announced their new operating system for their internet of things (IoT). Working with the Android and ChromeOS...
M Developer Preview Announced at Google IO
Just as they did at last year's Google IO, Google has today announced the release of a developer preview of the next version of Android during the keynote of the 2015 conference. The Android version M developer preview was...
Google introduces cross platform App deep linking with shortened goo.gl URLs
Google has today announced a new feature of their goo.gl short URLs which will work with the previously announced app deep linking. The new feature will allow developers to share a link and have the URL let users open...