Indian Sundar Pichai is Google’s new CEO. Several schools meanwhile claim to be Pichai’s alma mater.
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Samsung vows to speed up security update system for its Android users
Some OEM and carriers have various processes in updating security updates to their Android devices which delay the security update issued by Google. Samsung though, promised of speeding up their security update systems to fight against the Stagefright bug virus.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow Confirmed; Third Developer Version Released
It's official that the latest Android version will be called Marshmallow. While it is not yet officially released to the public, a developer preview version is already available.
TrackIF helps shoppers and businesses save money; Raised $5 Million in a Series A funding
TrackIF is a company that brings online retailers and customers closer together by helping potential buyers track products through an embedded browser extension, and giving them intelligent information through email alerts.
Project Sunroof: Google uses maps and weather history to help owners calculate solar power consumption
Google launches Project Sunroof in San Francisco, Fresno and Massachusetts. The project uses high-resolution aerial mapping and local weather guide to identify the amount of sunlight that hits the roof and how much dollars homeowners will save for the whole year.
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Apple hired over 11,000 women across its global operations during the past one year and this is 65% higher when compared with the previous year. In the US, Apple reportedly hired over 2,200 Black employees, a 50% rise compared to the previous year; and 2,700 Hispanic employees, representing a 66% increase.
Google is beefing up their Google for Work lineup once more with the introduction of another Chromebook variation, partnering this time with Dell.
Google and its partners are relaunching Android One in India in September. Android One will offer a very low cost smartphone with an Android OS. The primary goal of this project is to increase the online profit of India by allowing their people to engage online with their smartphones.
Google Nexus 5 powered by LG will be launched this year. The company did not yet confirm on the exact date of release for their new phone. Nexus 5 is consists of the most upgraded version from previous Nexus series which will be offered at a reasonable price.
Android Lollipop now comprises18.1 percent in the Android platform distribution numbers, setting an impressive 6 percentage points increase compared to the June update, reports said.
Google secured a patent for their Watch Time which gives the scores to video contents and uses a scoring system to determine the searchability of the video content. If users tend to watch a video for a longer period of time, it will get a higher score that will make it searchable, and vice versa.
Google is restructuring its organization with an announcement of a new corporate name- Alphabet Inc. Google founder and CEO Larry Page will lead as the Alphabet CEO while co-founder Sergey Brin will be its president.
With the hack scare rising (specifically the Stagefright hack), Google and phone vendors has drastically changed the way they approach things by releasing security updates, on the devices that are prone to hacks and viruses, on a monthly basis.
Google announced new tools to ease up beta testing of apps for developers, July 30. Developers can now test to test titles and gather user feedback via closed betas using email addresses and open betas.
