Google took the wraps off the much rumoured Pixel - a smartphone designed and build by Google itself. The device has a classic appearance and happens to be the first smartphone with Google Voice Assistant built-in. You can access it simply by touching and holding the home button. It works with various messengers, can gather information from your messages and other apps, so it can display it in a concise way as an...

4 October 2016

After consulting the general public, the guys from Google have decided to name this year's Android version Nougat. Among the other suggestions are Noodles, Nutmeg, New York Cheesecake, and others. It is expected that a stable version of Android 7.0 Nougat will be released by the end of September this year. Last month Google has released a fourth and final preview of the new version for compatible Nexus devices. The...

1 July 2016

The Pixel C tablet was announced back in September, but it goes on sale now, just as Google promised upon its announcement. The all-made-by-Google slate is priced at USD 499 (the 32GB variant). It also has a 64GB variant that costs USD 599. The detachable keyboard itself costs USD 149. This is a full keyboard with smaller than standard keys and arrives as an optional accessory. It can be either placed on the back of...

9 December 2015

Along with the LG Nexus 5X and the Huawei Nexus 6P Google presented the Pixel C - a laptop-tablet hybrid based on Android and "built end-to-end by Google". The device has two main parts - the display one, which alone can be used as a tablet and a classic keyboard. An interesting feature is that the only means of physically attaching the two together is by powerful magnets. When not in use, the keyboard can be placed...

29 September 2015

After India, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey, Google expands its Android One program in Pakistan. This time the company enters in partnership with QMobile and the two have launched the QMobile A1 smartphone. It packs a 4.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, a 1700 mAh battery, 5MP primary camera and a 2MP front shooter. Further, there is a 1.3GHz...

6 July 2015

Google and Symphony have come up with a new Android One device named Symphony Roar A50. It does not differ a lot from the other Android One devices launched in India (if you remember the Micromax Canvas A1, Karbon Sparkle V, and Spice Dream UNO) and is the first Android One smartphone on offer outside India. The features it shares in common with the other three devices include the 4.5-inch IPS display with a FWVGA...

29 December 2014