Google I/O 2018 will be about “responsible” use of Android

With the past year gone by and a trail of data devastation, we're still stuck with the companies we have to deal with. What's Google doing to make it more bearable?

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LG Watch Timepiece may have been tracked at FCC

It has a model number of W315 to follow on from the LG Watch Sport (W280) and the Watch Style (W270) of last year. But will it float the ambitions of Google's Wear OS?

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LG Watch Timepiece may have been tracked at FCC

It has a model number of W315 to follow on from the LG Watch Sport (W280) and the Watch Style (W270) of last year. But will it float the ambitions of Google's Wear OS?

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5 updates in Android P Developer Preview scheme, final launch in Q3

The second developer preview will be released at around the time of Google I/O. Even with five scheduled updates in total, Android P is expected to go public in the third quarter.

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Pole position: Galaxy S9, LG G7, RED Hydrogen One | #PNWeekly 289 (LIVE at 3p ET)

On this week's show: the flagship smartphones of 2018 begin to reveal themselves in mysterious ways and the app and ecosystem shutdowns that flew by.

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Google I/O 2018 teasing games begin with possible Android Pineapple Cake hint

It could be a false hint, but what if this Google I/O 2018 teasing game is actually confirming the dessert name of the next Android version will be Pineapple Cake?

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Android Oreo, Android Pocky: Hiroshi Lockheimer picks his poison

The SVP for Android is tweeting grocery occurrences and BuzzFeed-style recipe ideas. Will he make enough Oreo cake for all of us?

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Reuters: Project Ara dead under Google, could be licensed to OEM

The four-year-old modular smartphone project that began with Motorola’s skunkworks has ended under Google’s control, according to sources to the Reuters news agency. Google may elect to license the technology to manufacturers, but that’s only a possibility at this point.The word inside Mountain View? Consolidation. It has been apparent that Google has been exerting more control over areas it has had demonstrated success or publicity on —

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Google moves forward with Android password-nixing Project Abacus

While it was fairly easy to overlook some of Google’s lower-key I/O 2016 announcements and demos of experimental technologies not yet ready for primetime during the actual jam-packed conference, now that the event is in the past we almost have to talk about things like Project Soli and Abacus.Abacus, as some of you might recall, is the provisional name given to an Android security-modifying initiative that’s both ...

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Google shows off Project Soli evolution in gesture-controlled smartwatch

It’s practically impossible to keep count of Google’s innumerable groundbreaking, sometimes weird, sometimes downright nutty “projects”, especially as they often evolve and unite towards a common goal.Of course, you also have the occasional nonstarter, but in recent years, we’ve seen Aura, Ara, Tango and

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Google’s Project Jacquard is a touchy Levi’s Commuter trucker jacket

Who says we don’t cover pockets at Pocketnow?Google’s Advanced Technologies and Products unit — you know, the one that’ll make sure Project Ara gets out to consumers next year — is working on another little ditty called “Project Jacquard”.It is essentially trying to work with denim crafting company 

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New Moto G, Google I/O recap, and Nokia Returns to Phones | Pocketnow Weekly 201

There’s a new Moto G coming soon. How will it compete in a market full of mid-range and entry-level phones? Google I/O delivered some exciting developer news, what might consumers have to look forward to on Android? The Nokia brand is returning to smartphones! What might we see out of Finland?Plus, we’ll be announcing the winners of our 200th episode giveaway!We’ve been hard at work covering news stories and producing the next generation of phone reviews. We recently started a new series of videos delving deeper into

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10 things that we’re excited about from Google I/O

Yesterday, we asked Google a series of questions that weren’t answered to our satisfaction at Google I/O’s keynote. But we’re not completely negative Nellies here at Pocketnow. But while that list of questions is pretty long, the list of great things coming out of Google I/O thus far is pretty great in and of itself. So, to balance the negative with the positive, here are nice things from Google I/O that have impressed us here at Pocketnow.Split screenIt has been asked for for years. Samsung has been doing it, first on the Note, then on the S-series of phones. So we all asked ...

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