Waze, a crowdsourced navigation app owned by Google, is coming to Android Auto. As one of the most popular mapping apps for mobile devices, Waze will be a popular addition to the platform. While announcing the feature at I/O, Google noted Waze has been the most requested feature.
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Android N Runs Natively In Vehicles
There will be much more integration between Android and the cars its running in when Android N is released. Google says the OS can run natively in vehicles, meaning users will control a lot more than they currently can with Auto. You'll be able to control things like heating.
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117 Million LinkedIn Credentials Stolen In 2012, Passwords Reset
A data breach at LinkedIn in 2012 resulted in hackers gaining access to 6.5 million user passwords, or at least that's what LinkedIn believed. It turns out the breach actually exposed around 117 million user credentials. LinkedIn now wants people to reset their passwords.
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Apple Hiring 4,000 Developers In India To Work On 'Maps'
Apple is opening a new, large office in India and it's bringing in 4,000 developers to work on Apple Maps. The office will be located in Hyderabad and it'll be dedicated to Maps. Apple is placing the Maps development facility in the WaveRock SEZ campus.
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Chromebook Shipments Surpass Macs For First Time In US
More Chromebooks were shipped than Macs during the first quarter of 2016, according to IDC analyst Linn Huang. This is the first time Chromebooks have performed better in the US market than Apple's Macs, which are both more established and more expensive.
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Uber Reveals Its First Self-Driving Car
Uber has been working on self-driving vehicle technologies for more than a year and it's finally shown off an autonomous car. The car, a hybrid Ford Fusion, is being tested in Pittsburgh. An earlier prototype of the vehicle was spotted last year in the same area.
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Google Filing Appeal In France To Combat Global Right To Be Forgotten
Google is strongly opposed to a global application of Europe's "right to be forgotten" and as such, it's in opposition to an order in France that would make Google apply RTBF changes to all searches. To fight that order, Google has filed an appeal against the order.
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Google Home Unveiled, Directly Competes With Echo
Google's rumored virtual assistant speaker has been unveiled at Google I/O. The device, which is called Home, will be in direct competition with Amazon's Echo. While the Echo uses the Alexa virtual assistant, Home runs Google's new Assistant software.
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Installs From Google Play Reached 65 Billion In Past Year
Android users have installed items from Google Play 65 billion times in the past year, says Google VP of Engineering Dave Burke. Back in June 2015, the install figure was only 50 billion over the previous 12 months, showing Google Play has grown considerably.
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Fitbit Acquires Coin's Wearable Assets, May Look To Add Payment Abilities To Wearables
Fitbit appears to be planning expansions beyond fitness tracking with its wearables. It has acquired assets from Coin, meaning it could soon move to add payment capabilities to its products. The deal only applies to the company's mobile payments solution.
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ZUK Z2 Pro Goes On Pre-Order In China
ZUK Z2 Pro is the company's newest flagship smartphone that was announced back in April, featuring latest high-end hardware. Now, the handset is available for pre-order, priced at RMB 2,699, which is $415 at current exchange rates, with shipping starting on May 24.
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Shadwen: Performance Analysis
Performance was actually fantastic. The game looks super slick, not quite as bright and shiny as Trine, but still pretty damn excellent. Despite the heavy focus on physics my system didn't take a remotely large hit to performance except when fire got involved.
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ZTE Axon 7 To Launch In The US
ZTE's attempt to launch a smartphone in the United States started with the Axon lineup and its first ZTE Axon smartphone, which was described as "a flagship phone designed in the US for the US." Unfortunately, the phone wasn't as available as we would like to.
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Shadwen Review
Shadwen is the new piece of IP from Trine developers Frozenbyte, diving head first into the foray of 3D stealth adventure after the poorly received Trine 3. Despite being shiny new in terms of character and story, there are clear throwbacks to their old titles, particularly in
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Apple iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus Renders Leak Online; Rumoured Again To Feature Intel Modem
We are a few months away from the next-generation Apple iPhone 7 series and just like with every other iPhone in the past, various details have leaked online. There are some information that we could see three variants, including the Pro variant, but those are not yet confirmed.
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ASUS Teases ZenFone 3 Lineup
ASUS' upcoming smartphone lineup is scheduled to be announced on May 30. As we are less than two weeks ahead of the introduction, the company has started teasing the three smartphones of the ZenFone lineup, including ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Max.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update To Be Released On July 29
Back in 2015, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Threshold update on July 29. If the rumours are true, then the company plans to announce the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on the same date this year. This was also confirmed by the leaked screenshot of the timeline.
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Microsoft Updates Band 2 With New Features For Hikers
Microsoft's second-generation Band tracker has already received several updates that brought some new features to the device, but they are not stopping there. Now, the company has released another software update and hikers will definitely appreciate the update.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Sport Also Spotted
If none of the current Galaxy S7 models interest you, nor the upcoming Galaxy S7 Active, then maybe the Galaxy S7 Sport could be for you. The unannounced Samsung smartphone has been spotted in an Indian import database Zauba with a model number SM-G880.
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OnePlus 3 Leaks In A New Render
We already had a chance to see the OnePlus' upcoming flagship smartphone in several live images, but new press renders are always welcome. Evan Blass strucks again with that looks like the official promo rendering of the upcoming OnePlus 3 smartphone.
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