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Smart Reply Available in Gmail for Android and iOS

Tim May 19, 2017 9

Inbox has featured Smart Reply since late 2015, but earlier this week at Google I/O, Google announced that this same feature is rolling out to Gmail on Android and iOS devices. With Smart Reply, Gmail will skim your incoming emails, then prompt you with a...

Android Wear 2.0 Launch Pushed to 2017, Third Developer Preview Released

Tim September 29, 2016 59

Android Wear 2.0, the major update for Google's wearable OS that was unveiled at Google I/O this past May, officially got pushed back to "early 2017" this morning. When first announced, Google claimed that Android Wear 2.0 would launch this fall, but since...

Question of the Day: It’s Finally Here, Thoughts on Allo?

Tim September 21, 2016 238

After a long wait, since Google I/O in May to be exact, Allo has finally arrived. Since this morning's release, there have been a few vocal folks who have expressed displeasure with it, while others seem to like it very much. Well, that's why we're here, to...

WATCH: Google Shows Off Android Apps in Action on Chromebooks

Kellen June 6, 2016 28

Select Chromebooks are getting Android apps any day now and if you aren't already as excited as me, we (finally) have the video of the announcement event from Google I/O to help get you there. This video, in case you were wondering, is of the mini press event...

Google: Current Smartphones Unlikely to be Supported by Daydream VR Platform

Tim May 27, 2016 62

Google's overseer of Virtual Reality, Clay Bavor, states that folks looking to get into Daydream, the Android VR platform, should hold off on upgrading their smartphone for a couple of months. For anyone who wanted to upgrade within the next few weeks, if VR...

Damn, Google I/O

Kellen May 23, 2016 14

Since we ran out of time last week, thanks to travel schedules and all that, it's time to recap Google I/O 2016 on the DL Show. After a weekend off, we've had time to fully digest all that Google announced, which should mean more well-rounded thoughts, or...

Video: Android Wear 2.0 First Look and Tour!

Kellen May 23, 2016 29

During Google I/O last week, Google showed off Android Wear 2.0, the biggest update the platform has ever seen. They told us to expect it later this year on consumer devices, but did push out a developer preview to the Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane LTE for...

WATCH: Google I/O ATAP Session Covering Project Ara, Soli, and Jacquard

Tim May 20, 2016 13

At last, Google has posted the ATAP session from Google I/O in its entirety to YouTube, and seriously, you all need to watch it. It's the future. During this hour-long session, the ATAP team goes over many of the projects they are working to bring to consumers...