Current Android flagship phones are unlikely to receive Daydream VR approval

You probably didn’t pay much attention to ZTE’s secondary announcement of a basic VR headset with Daydream support alongside the exquisite-looking new Axon 7 phone yesterday, but it turns out that might well have been the absolute highlight of the company’s Beijing event.It’s a pretty big deal that the ZTE Axon 7 and its head-strapped partner will be ...

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Watch the Google I/O 2016 live stream here

Although the I/O conference is first and foremost Google’s way of staying connected to software developers, helping them out with new tools, platforms and OS iterations, and even handing them out free hardware, everyone can and should be interested in attending the event at least once.If not for the gifts, the product announcements, prototype showcases and just the chance to hear Sundar Pichai and other top Googlers speak from a few yards away make the experience (and expenses) well worth it.But don’t beat ...

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Immerse yourself in Google I/O 2016 with live YouTube VR stream

In keeping with its secretive nature and tradition, Google let very few things slip in the weeks leading up to the 2016 installment of I/O. We’re pretty sure Android N will be further detailed at the software developer-focused conference in San Francisco tomorrow, perhaps finally getting an

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast 200th Episode Phone Giveaway!

Is Apple Music deleting your downloaded music? What does Lenovo have up its sleeve for the next generation of Motorola devices? What are we looking forward to at this Google I/O? Plus, we’re giving away TWO phones to celebrate TWO hundred episodes!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 camera performance and phone ...

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And there you have it: Google practically confirms Android VR platform

Google is no stranger to serving up subtle (and sometimes, not-very-subtle) hints regarding unreleased software and hardware in the oddest places. A program’s source code could often contain so-called easter eggs confirming names or functions of other apps, platforms and devices, while placeholder listings will occasionally pop up in plain view on the search giant’s many portals.With the Android VR cat effectively out of the bag now, Big G decided to join in the speculation games to further ...

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Google will ‘definitely’ announce standalone Android VR headset at I/O

It’s often hard to make heads or tails of rumors pertaining to upcoming software and hardware launches by Google, since the search giant is particularly secretive about its plans, not to mention crafty for bogus intel, and always capable of changing product roadmaps at the last minute.But you had to be a fool to think there was no truth to VR development gossip, with Samsung,

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