Google’s Wear OS will add support for 3rd-party Tiles

Something that has been requested by both developers and users alike may soon be available on Wear OS devices. Google is reportedly working on letting third-party developers create their own custom Tiles for their apps that are available on the Wear OS platform. Currently, only Google’s built-in apps are allowed to have official Tiles but … Read more

Google’s killing support for Android Things – shutdown time announced

Back in 2015 when Android Things, an Android-based embedded OS was announced at Google I/O, it was a big deal for the future of IoT. The platform then launched in 2016, as it allowed developers to build apps on top of hardware platforms, primarily ones to be used with low-power and memory constrained IoT devices … Read more

Google’s Gmail is experiencing an outage that is hitting thousands of users worldwide

Gmail is down AGAIN! Google’s email service is experiences an outage that leaves thousands of people worldwide without access to inboxes or ability to send messages – just one day after the tech giant’s massive outage Gmail is experiencing issues in the US and UK that started around 3pm ET Users say they cannot access … Read more

Google’s top searches of 2020 are revealed and the list is dominated by coronavirus-related phrases

How to make hand sanitiser and cook your own KFC: Google’s top searches of 2020 are revealed… and the list is dominated by coronavirus-related phrases Google’s list of ‘big hitter’ search terms for 2020 is dominated by coronavirus Millions of questions were lodged around making face masks and hand sanitiser Searches for ‘KFC recipe’ and … Read more

Google’s Ultra-wideband API hints at future standard of phone communication

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have been the trusted, long used technologies for data communication, but there’s another kind on the block that looks to claim the space. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless protocol that was first introduced on the Apple iPhone 11, and then adopted by the Samsung Galaxy Note 20/20 Ultra, is now picking up pace and … Read more