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The highly anticipated Android L has been revealed once more. The new images come courtesy of Google, which released these images based on the Nexus 5 and the 2013 version of the Nexus 7 tablet. The images showcase the new version of Android L, mainly LPV81C, which replaces the older LPV79, which was released in June. The most striking difference ...

Apple received a hard blow from China yesterday, as the government decided to exclude iPads and MacBooks from a list of products that can be bought with public money. This decision was encouraged by the security issues China had to deal with lately, and led to the banning of ten Apple products. Apple isn’t the only company whose devices were ...

Google purchased a new messaging application called Emu, a former IM Client that stood out in the market due to its smart features. Emu was released as a beta earlier this year and was often compared to Siri, the virtual assistant that automates tasks based on conversations. The similarities between these two go even further, considering you can schedule meetings, ...

We suspected for a while that Android L will be made available for the Moto X, but now we also have confirmation. Motorola’s Vice President Punit Soni chose not to make a big fuss about it, and instead just broke the news quietly on Google+. He didn’t make an announcement on his profile page but gave a straight and simple answer to ...

Sounds invasive, doesn’t it? It actually is invasive, but Google says it’s restricted scanning, meaning that it uses a special algorithm to detect pictures containing child sex images in order to identify those that take and distribute them and those who are prone to pedophilia and child abuse. This information came to light after John Henry Skillern was arrested in Houston, ...

One thing that people particularly love about Google’s Nexus line-up is the ASOP build that comes with it. Besides being affordable and fast, the main advantage of the current Nexus flagship, the Nexus 5, is the fact that it comes with a raw Android version that is exactly how Google intended it to be. Phone manufacturers always use the core ...

No, Android Silver doesn’t mean that Google is ready to axe its popular line of Nexus mobile devices. While rumors were circulating earlier this year that Google will be moving away from the Nexus line and focusing on the new Android Silver line, recent reports and denials from Google employees have confirmed that the Nexus line is nowhere near being ...

Google started development on it’s self-driving car running the Chauffeur software and presented a prototype on May28 without padles or a steering wheel. The self-driving car that was tested in the below video still sported these additions, but Google aims at creating a vehicle that doesn’t need you to move a finger to make it go wherever you want it ...

The Shamu tablet seems to be in the making in the collaborative labs of Nokia and Motorola, who started on a project which would lead to the launch of a 5.9 inch Nexus device. There are many rumors circulating about the new device, but what we’ve learned is that they will be made at first for certain U.S. carriers only. ...

This week was an eventful week in the tech community, much like the whole month of July actually. Seems like summer makes brains boil to a higher degree, developers and manufacturers putting out products that simply amaze enthusiasts. The weekly digest sums up some of the news you might not have seen in your feeds yet or overlooked it. The Pirate ...