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Share Google Drive Presentations with your Chromecast
Users of Google Docs have probably long seen a synergy between the Presentations option and Google's Chromecast. In fact, it's the logical (and really simple) way to present on the big screen. Well, imagine...
Google scoops up mobile patents from Foxconn
Over the weekend, the Wall Street journal has reported that Google has completed a purchase of a number of communications-related tech patents from Chinese electronics producer Foxconn for an undisclosed sum.
The patents were originally...
Vic Gundotra leaving Google
Vic Gundrotra, the man behind many prominent Google features like Google+ as well as their developer focused event which is coming up to its 7th year - Google I/O, is leaving Google.
Vic has...
Google shows off a new dialler app design with updated coloured action bar
Google is consistently working on updating their core Android apps, that's a fact, they're also constantly testing those apps by giving them to staff to 'Dogfood' them before going public, and it's this process...
Rumour: MediaTek based sub-US$100 Nexus phone being worked on
It's that time of year, now is generally when rumours surrounding the next Nexus smartphone, which is generally released every year in October/November each year, start heating up. This years rumour has already seen...
Flickr wants to become your new Instagram app
Yahoo has been busy updating the Android app for its Flickr service. The new app is now offering improved sharing through Dropbox and Google+ (something which has been seriously lagging with Instagram) but in...
Google by the numbers – Q1 2014 earnings report
Google has just released their Q1 2014 earnings report, the good news is that they made money. They've also addressed the sale of Motorola to Lenovo, there's no effective dates as yet but they...
You can now add photos from Auto-Backup to your GMail messages
Google has announced this morning that there's a new way to share your photos from your that you've been backing up through Google+ all this time. A new 'Insert Picture' option will now appear...
Ausdroid Podcast 108 – An Abundance of Phils
Welcome to episode 108 of the Ausdroid podcast!
With special guest Phil Nickinson joining us this week, we had to work out the best way to address both Phils. I'm not sure we succeeded on...
Google looks to add “topics” to your Chromecast home screen; could include personal background...
Google may be planning to make the Chromecast's home screen a little more useful. Reddit user asjmcguire overnight uncovered mentions of weather forecast capabilities in the HTML source of the Chromecast's home screen, suggesting...
Google testing new Gmail app
It looks like Google are testing a new Gmail app for Android and from what I can tell there are some nice changes heading our way.
As with most Google updates these days this one...
Google Keep updated with new interface and searchable images
Today is Google’s regular day for updates and there are a few headed our way. One of those is for Google Keep which has a few nice little changes, nothing ground breaking, but nice...
Google set to improve camera app
Google have been talking about cameras on smartphones for a while now and back in February 2013 Vic Gundotra had this to say about the Nexus range
We are committed to making Nexus phones insanely...
Google April Fools Pranks – 2014
Google are the kings of April Fools Day, they often deliver a multitude of pranks starting in our time-zone and continuing on into their own. As there's usually a few, we'll be adding them...
Google mandating that ‘powered by Android’ logo to appear on boot-up screen
Android Central recently noticed that the Samsung Galaxy S5 boot-up screen had one curious addition to the screen, in the form of a somewhat large 'Powered by Android' logo appearing on the bottom of...