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  • YouTube VR app sneak peek in Daydream VR

    YouTube VR app sneak peek in Daydream VR

    By now, you should have heard about Daydream VR which is part of Google's I/O 2016 highlights. During the presentation, Clay Bavor mentioned how Google is redesigning several of their in-house apps with an interface just for virtual reality, one of them was, of course, YouTube and this is how the Youtube VR app will look like in the Daydream headset.

  • Google wants your help to name Android N

    Google wants your help to name Android N

    After announcing a whole new slew of features of the upcoming Android 7.0 N, Google is now asking the internet to help it name the next version of the operating system. As Google I/O is currently underway, they also went to the internets and using the hashtag #nameandroidn, wants suggestions from the public.

  • Android N – what can we expect from it?

    Android N – what can we expect from it?

    Google I/O is now happening in California, and early this morning (1am Malaysian time) Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage and gave the opening keynote. One of the things that he mentioned was that the Android 7.0 N is now heading to Nexus phones as many more manufacturers are still updating their devices with Marshmallow. A whole slew of new features are introduced with the yet-to-be-named - in fact Google is asking for your help to name it. The list of new features looks like it can and will change Android in the near term. These are some of the upcoming features we can expect from Android 7.0 N.

  • Daydream VR is the name of the Android VR Platform

    Daydream VR is the name of the Android VR Platform

    With the upcoming release of Android N, Google has taken steps to create a more robust VR experience for the Android platform. During Google I/O, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai was on stage to introduce DayDream, the VR platform that will be built into Android itself.

  • Android Wear 2.0 upgrades revealed at Google I/O 2016

    Android Wear 2.0 upgrades revealed at Google I/O 2016

    In other news during Google I/O 2016 event earlier today in the USA, Google has also revealed Android Wear 2.0 with several important smartwatch upgrades aimed to make the user's wearable experience to the next level. Presented by David Singleton, below are some of the upgrades from the new upcoming version:

  • Google Assistant and Google Home introduced as new virtual home assistant

    Google Assistant and Google Home introduced as new virtual home assistant

    In just a few hours ago, Google I/O 2016 kicked off in California, USA and they didn't waste any time announcing several Android and Google features, on this topic, we will take a look at their first two announced features - Google Assistant and Google Home. But what are they?