Android
LG had few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed
The LG V30. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The US smartphone market just got more boring Continue reading…
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Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle’s API copyright case
Supreme Court 1 (Verge Stock) In a ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court found that Google could legally use elements of Oracle’s Java application programming interface (API) code when building Android. “Google’s copying of the Read more…
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Google is limiting which apps can see everything else you have installed
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google will soon be more selective about which apps on the Play Store can see all of the other apps you have installed (via XDA-Developers). As Ars Read more…
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Google’s next Pixels will reportedly switch to a custom in-house GS101 processor
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google’s next Pixel flagship — the presumably named “Pixel 6” — will reportedly feature a Google-designed GS101 “Whitechapel” SoC (system on a chip), a first for the Read more…
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Google Wifi router management is getting rolled into the Google Home app
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google is killing off its dedicated Google Wifi app for managing its routers, rolling that functionality over to the Google Home app as the company continues to “help Read more…
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Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, replaced by two co-CEOs
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Waymo CEO John Krafcik has announced that he’ll be stepping down from his role as CEO. Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s chief operating officer, and Dmitri Dolgov, the company’s Read more…
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MAD Skills WorkManager : Wrap-Up
Posted by Caren Chang, Developer Relations Engineer In case you missed it, we’ve just finished a MAD Skills series on WorkManager. We started by introducing WorkManager for those new to the library and then proceeded Read more…
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Trump’s H-1B visa freeze is over
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s ban on guest worker visas has expired, allowing foreign workers to reapply for entry into the United States. The news is a win for tech companies Read more…
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Caterpillar is bringing its newest rugged phone to the US for $699
An integrated thermal imaging camera is a central feature on the S62. | Photo: Cat Phones The Cat S62 Pro — and that’s Cat as in Caterpillar, the construction company — is now available in Read more…
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Google’s AI reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 states
Duplex uses AI to make phone reservations through Google Assistant. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge More than two years after it initially began trials, Google’s AI-powered reservation service Duplex is now Read more…