The Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show grows ever closer, and we must face it with brave, determined resolve. This week on the GamesBeat Decides podcast, co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti determine whether the outlook for Microsoft’s showing at E3 is bright or bleak. … | Continue reading
Google has big plans for virtual reality Vice president of virtual reality at Google Clay Bavor announced that the company is working on standalone Google Daydream VR headsets during the Google I/O event in San Francisco today. It is working with HTC, the company that made the Vi … | Continue reading
Google is bringing its Daydream VR technology to more devices later this year, revealing that the new LG flagship and the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will support it. There’s no word on which specific LG model will be named, but some are positing that it could be the V30. As for Sa … | Continue reading
Google's keynote for its annual I/O developer conference has wrapped, and it's obvious that it does not want the Google Assistant to be left behind for the likes of Siri, Alexa, and Cortana. Here's everything you need to know to catch up on the latest from Mountain View, Californ … | Continue reading
Google announced at today’s I/O conference that it was working on a new kind of a DayDream VR headset, one which would work without a phone, a PC, or any kind of cable. New #Daydream standalone headsets from partners like @htcvive won't require a phone or PC. #io17 pic.twitter.co … | Continue reading
Google showed off some of the new features that will be included in Android O, including what it calls Fluid Experiences, during Google I/O 2017. | Continue reading
While discussing the future of Android at Google I/O, Dave Burke, a VP of engineering, announced a new version of TensorFlow optimized for mobile called TensorFlow lite. The new library will allow developers to build leaner deep learning models designed to run on Android smartph … | Continue reading
Google is adding support for a new coding language to Android - Starting with Android Studio 3.0, Kotlin is available to build your Android apps. | Continue reading
Today, at Google’s I/O developer conference, the company teased that it will be working on Daydream all-in-one virtual reality headsets with partners like HTC, maker of the Vive VR headset, as well as Lenovo. These headsets will be coming in “late 2017.”The big announcement is t … | Continue reading
Google is bringing its room-sensing augmented reality tech to the classroom.Two years after bringing VR field trips into schools with its Expeditions program, the company is expanding the project to include a new type of lesson: augmented reality.SEE ALSO: Google's new AutoDraw w … | Continue reading
At the moment artificial intelligence lives in the cloud, but Google — and other big tech companies — want it work directly on your devices too. At Google I/O today, the search giant announced a new initiative to help its AI make this leap down to earth: a mobile-optimized versio … | Continue reading
Today Google announced Android Go, a lightweight configuration of Android created for devices with 1GB of memory or less. This is Google’s plan to bring Android to more devices, now that it runs on 2 billion gadgets a month. The modified OS was designed for cheaper, less powerful … | Continue reading
Google is working with partners on a standalone VR headset that will support inside-out tracking similar to Project Tango augmented reality. It’s creating a reference design with help from Qualcomm, and it’s also working with HTC and Lenovo for standalone headsets.There’s no rele … | Continue reading
Für Geräte, die mit eher spärlichen Ressourcen arbeiten, hatte Google bislang nicht wirklich ein gutes Konzept. Android Go soll da jetzt helfen. In Android O integriert, soll dies eine spezielle Konfiguration für alle Geräte... | Continue reading
Get ready to engage “Loot Box hoarding” mode once again. Blizzard announced today that Overwatch’s first anniversary event will start on May 23 and end on June 12. The team-based shooter came out last year on May 24 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It has become a huge hit fo … | Continue reading
There are 2 billion Android devices currently in use around the world. Google is now thinking about the next 2 billion devices. In order to do this, Google has a new project called Android Go. It’s a lightweight version of the upcoming version of Android (Android O) with optimiz … | Continue reading
Google and Qualcomm have announced new standalone Daydream headsets, rapidly expanding the platform beyond the current set of devices. | Continue reading
Google Home, the tech giant's digital assistant and answer to the popular Amazon Echo, is adding a long list of new features, Google vice president Rishi Chandra announced at the company's I/O conference Wednesday. The laundry list of upgrades includes more helpful notifications, … | Continue reading
It’s been a year since Google announced its Daydream VR program, and we’ve been wondering whether other companies’ flagship devices would support Google’s platform. Today at Google I/O, the company confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and LG’s next flagship devices will … | Continue reading
Speaking at Google I/O 2017, Sundar Pichai unveiled details about the company's latest machine learning TPUs and Google.ai initiative. | Continue reading
The Dead Sea, on the border between Israel and Jordan, is the lowest and saltiest body of water in the world—and experts say it is on course to dry out by 2050, now shrinking by one meter per year. A water shortage in the already-dry region has been compounded by a growing popula … | Continue reading
Google just announced that it will officially support Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is a super new programming language built by Jet Brains, which also coincidentally develops the Jet Brains IDE that Android Studio — Google's official developer tool — is based on. Like Java, which is … | Continue reading
Onstage at Google I/O, VR Head Clay Bavor announced that Daydream support for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be coming this summer. Last year, when Google announced that Samsung would be a partner on Daydream, many expectedly guessed that the upcoming Galaxy S8 would add Daydream su … | Continue reading
Google today announced that it is making Kotlin, a statically typed programming language for the Java Virtual Machine, a first-class language for writing Android apps. Kotlin’s primary sponsor is JetBrains, the company behind tools like IntelliJ. It’s 100 percent interoperable w … | Continue reading
Google is attempting again to create a budget Android platform for developing markets with Android Go, a program that seems similar to Google’s Android One strategy to create a version of Android for lower powered devices.Android Go will be focused around building a version of An … | Continue reading
Sharing is caring, weiß man ja. Auch bei Google, wo man sich für die immer noch beeindruckend gute Foto-Software Google Photos ein neues Feature ausgedacht hat: Sharing-Vorschläge. In Googles Logik funktioniert das ungefähr wie... | Continue reading
It’s been two months since Google first announced Android O, but today’s the day we’re really learning about what’s inside the operating system’s next big update.Google says the big feature this year is a focus on phones’ “vitals” — their battery life, security, startup time, and … | Continue reading
Google today launched the first Android O beta (think of it as the second release of the Android O developer preview). You can start testing your apps against this release by downloading the new preview from developer.android.com/preview. The preview includes an updated SDK with … | Continue reading
It’s already been available for a few months as a developer preview, but now the rest of us can finally get our hands on an upcoming version of Android. Android O Beta starts shipping today, if you point your browser over to android.com/beta. The company used the opportunity to … | Continue reading
Eine der wichtigsten Neuigkeiten in Googles Android O dürfte ein Feature werden, dass man eher nebenher bemerkt. Durch Verbesserungen des Systems sollen Apps bis auf das Doppelte beschleunigt werden. Natürlich ist bislang unklar, ob sich das... | Continue reading
Two months ago, the Trump administration unveiled its so-called “skinny budget,” which envisioned cutting funds for the National Institutes of Health by 18 percent, or $5.8 million. Scientists were appalled. As my colleague Adrienne LaFrance reported, one doctor said that the cut … | Continue reading
At its I/O 2017 developers conference today, Google announced Android is gaining official support for the Kotlin programming language, in addition to Java and C++. The news received the biggest applause from the audience so far. You can download the Kotlin plugin today for Androi … | Continue reading
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Google is bringing its Assistant to the Android TV platform later this year, the company announced at its I/O conference today. The arrival of Assistant will be accompanied by a brand new launcher as well, Dave Burke, Google’s VP of engineering for Android announced on stage.The … | Continue reading
Google took to the stage at its big developer conference, Google I/O, on Wednesday and announced several new features in Google Photos. And we have to say: the updates are pretty robust. The updates came with a feature called Suggested Sharing, an addition powered by machine lear … | Continue reading
Google’s 360-degree video obsession is coming to your TV. Today YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the service’s two-year-old 360-degree feature will “soon” land on smart TVs and streaming devices that run the YouTube app, including Google’s cheap Chromecast streaming dong … | Continue reading
Google Photos is coming to the real world. At its I/O keynote today, Google announced a new Photo Books feature, which is exactly what it sounds like: it lets you print physical picture albums from your Photos app. But this is Google of course, so AI is involved. Rather than simp … | Continue reading
Wie schon im vergangenen Jahr hat Google auch heuer die nächste Android-Version schon im Vorfeld der aktuell stattfindenden Entwickler-Konferenz vorgestellt, zunächst aber noch keine öffentliche Beta aufgesetzt. Zum Start der Google I/O... | Continue reading
Google is adding support to create physical Photo Books with the use of its Google Photos app and services in a matter of minutes. | Continue reading
Check out all the new features Google has added to the popular Assistant. | Continue reading
New Google Photos features announced at Google I/O 2017. Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries and Photo Books. Taking advantage of new Google Lens. | Continue reading
Google today announced an upgrade for its popular Google Photos application, which is now being used by 500 million people every month. The app now has a new social feature called Suggested Sharing, which uses facial recognition to suggest which photos you should send to your fr … | Continue reading
Home is about to get a lot more powerful with voice-calling, new notifications and response systems and a bunch of new music/video services.Google’s Rishi Chandra announced a bunch of new additions to the company’s home voice assistant onstage at I/O. Perhaps the biggest additio … | Continue reading
Actions on Google is bringing loads of new Assistant integrations to mobile, allowing you to get instant information through different app services. | Continue reading
Mokase can make you a shot of espresso, thanks to its coffee-filled cartridges. All you need to do is click a button on the app and wait a few seconds for your coffee to come right out of your phone. There is a special built-in tube for the liquid to come out. Read more...More a … | Continue reading
Overwatch was released almost a year ago on May 24th, 2016. To celebrate the occasion, Blizzard has put together a pretty slick video recapping the first year of the competitive team shooter.Additionally Blizzard will be marking the occasion with the Overwatch Anniversary event, … | Continue reading
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY actor Judah Friedlander, maybe best known for playing Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock, took the stage to announce a new show that will air right here on TechCrunch. Titled Judah vs. The Machines, the show follows Judah Friedlander as he meets the “world … | Continue reading
Led by Trump-appointed Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC is set to vote tomorrow on a proposal to roll back net neutrality protections. Ahead of that vote, a group of Senate democrats have published an open letter in TechCrunch defending the rules.“This does not have to be the future of … | Continue reading