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Google Pixel and Pixel XL: Android has a brand new home

After canning its Nexus programme which invited other smartphone makers to build hardware for its Android platform, Google decided that it could do a…

Android Nougat: 6 key features Google’s adding to Android

The latest version of Android is finally spreading to Nexus devices, bringing all sorts of welcome features in tow. There’s the better Doze mode,…

Android Nougat: why did Google snub Android Nutella and Neyyappan?

Last week, Google officially announced the name of the seventh version of Android. Dubbed Android Nougat, the name will undoubtedly throw many people’s pronunciation…

3 features we’d love to see arrive in Android N

Although Android’s market share is tipping the scales at 61%, the operating system still needs some serious polish. Bigger manufacturers can develop their own…

Watch Hadlee talk Google I/O 2016 on SABC’s Expresso Show

Last week saw Google make plenty of announcements at its I/O developer conference, ranging from a concerted VR push to a WhatsApp competitor in the form…

Google I/O 2016 live blog: the conference comes to an end

Welcome to Gearburn’s Google I/O 2016 live blog. Be sure to stay locked onto this page for updates, news, and chitter-chatter from the Shoreline…

Google I/O 2016: Android N, Android Wear 2.0 and Daydream VR

Be sure to catch all the news, views and analysis of Google I/O 2016 on Gearburn via our portal, and live blog. It wouldn’t…

Xiaomi to launch Android gaming box at Google I/O?

For all news, views and analysis from Google I/O 2016, follow our live blog right here or visit our portal. If the slew of…

Google I/O 2016: expect Android VR debut, Project Chirp & more [update]

Update #1, 18 May, 10:00am: Updated Project Chirp information. Be sure to catch all the news, views and analysis of Google I/O 2016 on…

Latest Android N preview brings Vulkan API support, more emojis

Google engineers are quietly beavering away on Android N, the latest version of its all-conquering mobile platform. Last month, the company introduced the first preview for developers, giving us a…

Android N: what you need to know about Google’s ‘nutty’ OS

Only this week did nearly two-year-old Android Lollipop become Google‘s most popular mobile OS version, but the company has now released Android N —…

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