Google’s next foray into virtual reality is a platform called Daydream that lets you use an Android phone or iPhone as a VR screen. The company is introducing a series of hardware specs for Daydream-ready phones, which means that developers can target those specs and be sure that anyone with a Daydream-ready device should be able to run their apps and games.
Phones will need to have low persistent displays, high-performance processors with support for 60 frames per second video, and low-latency sensors for tracking your head movement when the phone is strapped into a headset.
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Google’s next foray into virtual reality is a platform called Daydream that lets you use an Android phone or iPhone as a VR screen. The company is introducing a series of hardware specs for Daydream-ready phones, which means that developers can target those specs and be sure that anyone with a Daydream-ready device should be able to run their apps and games.
Phones will need to have low persistent displays, high-performance processors with support for 60 frames per second video, and low-latency sensors for tracking your head movement when the phone is strapped into a headset.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11E features an 11.6 inch touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge that lets you use this small notebook like a big tablet.
It has a relatively low-power processor, but the ThinkPad Yoga 11E is available with more memory and …
The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11E features an 11.6 inch touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge that lets you use this small notebook like a big tablet.
It has a relatively low-power processor, but the ThinkPad Yoga 11E is available with more memory and storage than most other convertibles in this size range. And right now Woot is offering a pretty great price: for $270 you can pick up a model with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of solid state storage, and an Intel Celeron N2940 processor.
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As promised, Microsoft has released a new version of its Cortana app for Android that allows you to sync notifications between a smartphone and Windows 10 PC.
In other words, you can view alerts about missed calls, incoming messages, or other information on your computer without unlocking your phone. You can also dismiss notifications from your PC and they’ll automatically be dismissed from your Android device at the same time.
In order to take advantage of the new feature you’ll need a version of Cortana for Android from May 19th or later and you’ll need to be a member of the Windows Insider program, which lets you test new features before they’re more widely available.
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As promised, Microsoft has released a new version of its Cortana app for Android that allows you to sync notifications between a smartphone and Windows 10 PC.
In other words, you can view alerts about missed calls, incoming messages, or other information on your computer without unlocking your phone. You can also dismiss notifications from your PC and they’ll automatically be dismissed from your Android device at the same time.
In order to take advantage of the new feature you’ll need a version of Cortana for Android from May 19th or later and you’ll need to be a member of the Windows Insider program, which lets you test new features before they’re more widely available.
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The NVIDIA Shield TV may have been the first Android TV set-top-box to support 4K video, but when the Xiaomi Mi TV launches later this year, it’ll give NVIDIA’s TV box some competition. But NVIDIA isn’t sitting still.
While the company isn’t ready to launch any new hardware just yet, NVIDIA has announced a new software update that will bring new features to its Android-powered media streamer and game system.
The software update brings support for streaming videos from Vudu at 4K resolution and for streaming High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos from Netflix.
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The NVIDIA Shield TV may have been the first Android TV set-top-box to support 4K video, but when the Xiaomi Mi TV launches later this year, it’ll give NVIDIA’s TV box some competition. But NVIDIA isn’t sitting still.
While the company isn’t ready to launch any new hardware just yet, NVIDIA has announced a new software update that will bring new features to its Android-powered media streamer and game system.
The software update brings support for streaming videos from Vudu at 4K resolution and for streaming High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos from Netflix.
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Chinese company Xiaomi is probably best known for making smartphones that you can’t buy in the United States. But the company started offering a few products in the US last year, including headphones, a fitness tracker and portable battery.
Soon the company will be launching its first Android TV box for the US market. The upcoming Xiaomi Mi Box is a device that lets you stream internet video or play Android games on your TV.
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Chinese company Xiaomi is probably best known for making smartphones that you can’t buy in the United States. But the company started offering a few products in the US last year, including headphones, a fitness tracker and portable battery.
Soon the company will be launching its first Android TV box for the US market. The upcoming Xiaomi Mi Box is a device that lets you stream internet video or play Android games on your TV.
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If you purchase an app from the Google Play Store you can download and install it on multiple devices. That means you can pay for a game on your smartphone, but install it on your tablet as well, or install it on a new phone when it’s time to upgrade.
But if multiple people in your household have their own phones or tablets, odds are that they also have their own Google accounts.
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If you purchase an app from the Google Play Store you can download and install it on multiple devices. That means you can pay for a game on your smartphone, but install it on your tablet as well, or install it on a new phone when it’s time to upgrade.
But if multiple people in your household have their own phones or tablets, odds are that they also have their own Google accounts.
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Google’s Android Auto platform provides a way to safely interact with Android apps in your car, so you can use music, navigate with Google Maps, and more. But up until now the only way to use Android Auto has been to buy a car that comes with the feature, or buy a third-party head unit that you could install in your car.
Soon you’ll be able to use Android Auto in any car, because all you’ll need is an Android smartphone.
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Google’s Android Auto platform provides a way to safely interact with Android apps in your car, so you can use music, navigate with Google Maps, and more. But up until now the only way to use Android Auto has been to buy a car that comes with the feature, or buy a third-party head unit that you could install in your car.
Soon you’ll be able to use Android Auto in any car, because all you’ll need is an Android smartphone.
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The rumors were true. Google is bringing the Google Play Store to Chrome OS, which means it’ll be much easier to find and install Android apps on Chromebooks or other devices running Google’s Chrome operating system.
We’ll probably have to wait until May 19th for Google to officially announce the feature, but a summary for an upcoming session at the Google I/O developer conference spilled the beans a little early.
According to the description, Google is “adding the best mobile app experiences in the world, Android apps and the Google Play store, to the best browser in the world, Chrome!”
Google is encouraging developers attending the session to get help from Google engineers in testing their Android apps to make sure they support Chromebooks.
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The rumors were true. Google is bringing the Google Play Store to Chrome OS, which means it’ll be much easier to find and install Android apps on Chromebooks or other devices running Google’s Chrome operating system.
We’ll probably have to wait until May 19th for Google to officially announce the feature, but a summary for an upcoming session at the Google I/O developer conference spilled the beans a little early.
According to the description, Google is “adding the best mobile app experiences in the world, Android apps and the Google Play store, to the best browser in the world, Chrome!”
Google is encouraging developers attending the session to get help from Google engineers in testing their Android apps to make sure they support Chromebooks.
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Google says a bunch of new Android TV devices are on the way, including smart TVs with Google’s software baked in, and several set top boxes.
RCA is launching its first Android TV and Sony is adding Android TV to its 2016 Bravia TVs.
Sharp, meanwhile, is launching a TV box called the Net Player, and Xiaomi is introducing a new 4K-ready set-top-box running Android TV.
Google says there will also be new products for the European market from Beko, Grundig, and Vestel.
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Google says a bunch of new Android TV devices are on the way, including smart TVs with Google’s software baked in, and several set top boxes.
RCA is launching its first Android TV and Sony is adding Android TV to its 2016 Bravia TVs.
Sharp, meanwhile, is launching a TV box called the Net Player, and Xiaomi is introducing a new 4K-ready set-top-box running Android TV.
Google says there will also be new products for the European market from Beko, Grundig, and Vestel.
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Google’s smartwatch platform is getting a major overhaul. Among other things, Android Wear 2.0 includes a new system user interface, support for text input through a keyboard and handwriting recognition, and support for standalone apps that work even if your phone isn’t nearby.
Android Wear 2.0 will be coming this fall, but Google has already released a developer preview for folks that want to try the update a bit early (or develop apps that take advantage of the new features).
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Google’s smartwatch platform is getting a major overhaul. Among other things, Android Wear 2.0 includes a new system user interface, support for text input through a keyboard and handwriting recognition, and support for standalone apps that work even if your phone isn’t nearby.
Android Wear 2.0 will be coming this fall, but Google has already released a developer preview for folks that want to try the update a bit early (or develop apps that take advantage of the new features).
Continue reading Google launches Android Wear 2.0 developer preview at Liliputing.