When Apple introduced Siri for iOS, it started a new trend that was previously shared by individual apps, but nothing system-wide. Google answered soon with Google Now, and while it didn't have Siri's finesse, it still did the job. For quite a while, it was between these two that the battle raged on, until Microsoft entered the foray with Cortana - a virtual assistant that in some ways was arguably better than both Siri and Google Now. After first launching on Windows Phone and then later on Windows 10, Microsoft committed to bring Cortana to iOS and Android, and back in July, a leaked APK became available that gave users hope. Today, however, Microsoft has released an official beta version of Cortana for Android, and it's available for you to download and test away right now.
Rumors of a new Moto 360 2 (2015) have been abound for a good while now, and new leaked photos purporting to be of the unannounced wearable have now started to appear.
Google has announced version 1.3 update to Android Wear that brings support for interactive watch faces and adds a new feature called Translate that will let users speak to their watch and let it translate it on the fly to any of 44 available languages. The new update is rolling out to Android Wear watches around the world as we speak.
Ever since the movie Minority Report arrived, people have been waiting for computers to progress to the point where we can wave our arms around to control on-screen interfaces. Despite a few false dawns, we haven't quite got to that point yet, and while the likes of Microsoft's Kinect have proven that the technology is there, things haven't quite taken off like some may have expected. Instead, touch-based interfaces like those on smartphones and tablets have become the norm.
You can now download the official Android 6.0 Marshmallow Google Now Launcher, wallpapers and boot animation for any of your existing Android device.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow Developer Preview 3 is now available to download for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and the Android TV Nexus Player device. Formerly called Android M, the bits released today are part of final developer preview program which should be pretty close to what general public gets on their devices when the final version is released this fall.
It feels like Samsung has been launching new phones left right and center, and today they've announced a new one. The freshly-unveiled G9198 is aimed at the Chinese market and is unlike most Android phone out there, because Sammy's gone old-school, again. Yes, the G9198 is a clamshell flip phone with dual screens and an actual, physical T9 keypad. Details to follow.
It's official now. Google has announced that the next version 6.0 of Android, previously dubbed M, is called Marshmallow.
Here's a specs comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Galaxy Note 4 vs Galaxy S6. If you're in the market for a new Samsung Android device, which do you go for? This side-by-side specs comparison should help.
Here's a specs and features comparison between Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ vs Galaxy S6 Edge vs Galaxy S6 in a head-to-head chart.















