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Google highlights 6 major features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Google highlights 6 major features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. These include App permissions, Now on Top, Fingerprint support, App links, Doze, and Automatic backup and restore.


President Obama invites Ahmed Mohamed to the White House following 14-year-old homemade digital clock inventor’s wrongful arrest

Teenager Ahmed Mohamed was arrested when his home made digital clock was suspected to be a bomb. The 14-year-old was falsely accused of bringing a bomb to school after a teacher heard the alarm clock go off. After the story of the young teen going viral, many famous personnel's reached out to the scared and confused young inventor. President Barack Obama personally reached out to Ahmed inviting him to visit the White House.

Google, Twitter teaming up to create new publishing tool

Google is reportedly teaming up with Twitter to provide users with instant access to articles, reviving speculations the search giant may be acquiring the micro-blogging site. Re/Code reports the two tech giants are now working on a publishing tool that will enable users to view articles instantly on their mobile phones. That's a departure from the current set-up where users have to wait several seconds for a story to load.

Ex-Hyundai CEO John Krafcik joins Google Self-Driving Car project as chief executive

Google named John Krafcik, a former Hyundai Motors CEO, as the new chief executive for its self-driving car. Krafcik will serve the company later this month. John Krafcik, a former CEO of Hyundai Motors will join Google as the chief executive to handle its self-driving car. Krafcik is currently the president of TrueCar, an eCommerce site for automobiles. He's also been a chief engineer of Ford.


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Google confirmed that it will not include dark theme feature in the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The company confirms the decision but doesn't have any formal statement yet for the public.
Google releases Android Pay starting September 10 in various locations. The firm also plans to gradually introduce the app accross U.S. and add payment support.
Google shifts Flash advertisements to HTML5 to prevent malware. This is an update that will benefit both surfers and advertisers which will start in September 1.
Lenovo, Motorola, and Google are releasing Moto 360 smartwatch in a closed-door country, China. Mobvoi and Sogou will replace Google services in the Android Wear.
Google has released a new update with the entire Nexus smartphones lineup. This security-focused OTA update is expected to tweak and fix minor bugs.
The long wait is over for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition owners! Android 5.1 firmware is now available to this device.
Toyota announces that the company is venturing into creating more intelligent car industry. According to the announcement, the Japanese car manufacturer is investing $50 million for research purposes in collaboration with Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The updated Google+ for Android will feature native post sharing and a new icon following Google's rebranding. Other apps like Google Maps also get updated and adopt the new brand.
The Developer Preview of Android 6.0 Marshmallow's final version is now available for Nexus handset owners. As expected, it wll be officially released on September 29.
Google will hold an event on September 29 which is believed as the unveiling date of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Along with the release date are the innovated features that the new OS will offer.
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