android

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Google Debuts Personalized ‘Discover’ Feed
Google Debuts Personalized ‘Discover’ Feed
October 28, 2018  |  Google

Google is rolling out an overhauled Discover feed on google.com for Android and iOS devices. According to a report in Engadget, users should see a...

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Google Loses Anticompetitive Lawsuit Vs. Portuguese App
Google Loses Anticompetitive Lawsuit Vs. Portuguese App
October 23, 2018  |  Google

A Portuguese court has ruled against Alphabet’s Google in a landmark case involving a local app. Portuguese app store Aptoide revealed that the court has...

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Essential Products To Lay Off 30 Percent Of Its Workforce
Essential Products To Lay Off 30 Percent Of Its Workforce
October 18, 2018  |  Startups

Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, is slashing its workforce by around 30 percent. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with...

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Paytm Tests Biometrics For Digital Payments
Paytm Tests Biometrics For Digital Payments
September 25, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Paytm has started working on a facial recognition tool to enable digital payments. According to The Economic Times, the company plans to expand the feature...

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Beam Links Blockchain, Retail Mobile Payments
Beam Links Blockchain, Retail Mobile Payments
August 08, 2018  |  Blockchain

Global tech startup Beam Wallet is ready to launch a new mobile payment solution, which will link smartphones and blockchain technology to enable faster and simpler...

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Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
July 26, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet’s Google released on Thursday (July 26) its Android P Developer Beta 5, as the company moves closer to rolling out the release of its mobile...

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Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
July 24, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted financial results Monday (July 23) that beat analyst expectations, and included a 26 percent year-over-year revenue increase to...

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Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
July 23, 2018  |  Regulation

In the regulatory realm (for Google, at least), call it a case of adding insult to inquiry. A bit of pun there, but the Federal...

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FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
July 19, 2018  |  Google

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday (July 18) that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine Google $5...

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