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Presentation Image only. Source:Google search Android operating system has received a major update every year since 2012, so we expect to see Android 8.0 this year. While 2016’s Android 7.0 Nougat added split-screen mode and direct reply to messages, we’re hearing that this year’s update will add more features that make the OS more efficient to use, and also a candy codename. Google has been developing new assistive features for its Android mobile operating system.The features might or might not make their debut in the next version of Android, a source familiar with the matter told VentureBeat. Google’s working on a feature called Copy Less that would let the operating system automatically copy data to your clipboard in order to save you the time of selecting text and hitting copy. It’s unclear whether the feature would be added to Google’s standard-issue Gboard virtual keyboard app or Android itself. Accordingly,for instance, if you and a friend ...

Android phones and tablets have replaced computers in many ways and a lot of people are depending on their android devices for many of their tasks. So there might be a situation or incident where one have to unzip a  zipped file . While there are a lot of options and simple ways to do that on personal computers, the android devices also have a few. So today, in this piece of article, let us have a look at the  android apps  that may help you to  unzip files. Let us go through a few apps that are available in the Google Playstore that might help you to unzip zipped files. EXPLORER: This is a combination of a file explorer and a file extractor. This is a perfect choice for those who are looking for a file explorer as it has in it inbuilt file extractor to unzip your  zipped file.  To unzip a  zipped file , you just have to long press it and from the menu select extract . ZARCHIVER:   This application allows you to crea...

It’s no longer called an S Pen, but the Samsung Chromebook Pro has a PEN. All all caps pen, so you know it’s a big deal, even if it does look exactly like an S Pen pulled from the cold dead fingers of the  Galaxy Note 7  (too soon?). All jokes aside, this new Chromebook from Samsung actually looks really nice, and it can be picked up right now on Samsung Korea’s website. The Samsung Chromebook Pro is a $499, 12.3-inch transformer laptop with a touchscreen, stylus and Chrome OS, meaning it has access to all your favorite Android apps as well. Its 3:2 aspect ratio, 2,400 x 1,600 pixel screen is of the 360-degree rotating variety, meaning it can be used like a laptop or folded all the way back to make a tablet. The Chromebook Pro features a hexa-core chipset with two Cortex A72 cores and four Cortex A53 cores, along with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage.                              ...

The Google app for Android is quietly rolling out a small but pretty neat new feature. Users will be able to receive small sub-widgets underneath the search bar of the Google app to get quick and easy access to items like commute, weather, local information and more. Android device owners can check out the new 6.6.14.21 version of the Google app which adds the widget feature. Inside the app, they can go to Settings, and they should see a Widget option. Tapping on that should turn on the feed.It’s worth noting that there won’t be a widget under the search bar at all times. We’ve only been able to make a small weather widget appear once, and it went away after only a few minutes. We imagine there will support for more cards from the Google Now pane in the future, but for now we’ve only seen weather and traffic widgets.      The new widget feature for the Google app is still rolling out. Keep in mind that this new version of the Google app has just been rel...

Playboy  has finally released the digital edition of its 63 years old print magazine.It can now be bought in the Google play store .Buyers can pick up a subscription to the digital edition for $17.99 a year,or they can chose to purchase individual issues for $5.99 each. Playboy has been trying its best to reinvent itself as more of a men`s mainstrem media property in the past few years,thanks in part to the internet making it much easier to find photos of naked ladies.As a result the magazine`s print subscription has dwindled down to less than 600,000 readers,versus its peak of 5.6 million in the mid-1970s. As part of this change to the mainstream, the magazine recently made the once unthinkable move of ditching nude pictures as part of the classic pictorials of its monthly Playmates, although the photos are still very racy. That likely allowed the magazine to make its long awaited way to the Google Play Store, which does not allow magazines that are considered to be pornogra...

Many call the Honor 8 a flagship killer, due to its great performance, powerful camera, quality design and low $399 price point. It gets very close to the big guys for only a fraction of the price. The manufacturer managed to sell  1.5 million units in just two months , so it’s safe to say the phone has been a hit. But those who need an even sweeter deal will be able to have it soon. Honor has just announced a $50 discount in commemoration of Columbus Day, bringing the price down to $349. This offer is available for one day only – October 10th. Furthermore, it is applicable to purchases from Best Buy, Amazon and Newegg Honor 8 specs: Android 6.0 with EMUI 5.2-inch IPS LCD 1920×1080 display HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor 4 GB of RAM 32/64 GB of internal storage Dual 12 MP main cameras 8 MP front-facing camera 3,000 mAh battery We say this is a good chance for anyone looking to get a a powerful phone without splurging all your money on a commercial high-end smartph...

The benchmarking website, GFXBench has an interesting addition to its latest database. The device goes by the name Google Nexus Foo has appeared on the popular benchmarking website. According to the GFX Bench, the Google Nexus Foo will feature a 10.3-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels resolution) display, a 1.9 GHz Tegra 4 processor and 2GB of RAM. Although, it is notable that the screen present on this device is not the touch screen, which initiate the prime concern that the information posted regarding this device on GFXBench is probably false. So, we’re not sure that this is a tablet, let alone a real device. Additionally, it has no rear-camera, but features a single (unspecified pixels) front-facing camera. And the device also poorly lacks in the sensors, there is an absence of accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, lightsensor, proximity, compass, and GPS. The only connectivity options present on this device are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There is no SIM card slot present in this device, ...

Samsung has released the Android marshmallow update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8.4.The update is about 900 MB in size and it comes in stages.With this update the tablet will get features like Google Now on tap,individual app permission,Doze mode for battery saving etc.Version is v6.0.1 which is the latest version of Marshmallow version.

Google has finally made a decision of renaming the Nexus smartphones. We have potential new names now, and it is reported that the new smartphones will be called the Pixel & the Pixel XL.  It is also reported that Google is planning to market the Pixel & the Pixel XL, as the first smartphones built by Google. Several reports and leaks have  suggested  that HTC is working on this year’s Nexus devices, which are allegely codenamed the Sailfish and Marlin. Google is expected to unveil the new Nexus phones sometime in October. Ahead of the unveiling, the 5-inch Nexus Sailfish was leaked earlier this week in a handful of  live images . Now the bigger 5.5-inch Nexus Marlin has been spotted on  AnTuTu , which has revealed a few key specs of the phone. Leaked Live image As the launch of the new Nexus smartphones from Google draw closer, we're seeing a bunch of  leaks  and  rumours  about the upcoming devices. While HTC is al...