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Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter announce the Data Transfer Project

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter today announced the Data Transfer Project, a joint open-source project aimed at helping users securely and seamlessly move their data between service providers. This open source project will create new capabilities for direct data portability between participating service providers.

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·7 years ago

Google releases July 2018 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the July 2018 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month. The July bulletin has two security patch levels to provide Android partners with the flexibility to more quickly fix a subset of vulnerabilities that are similar across all Android devices.

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·7 years ago

Android Enterprise Recommended program expands to 39 devices

Google has expanded the Android Enterprise Recommended program to 39 devices, adding new devices from Sony, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia and BlackBerry. Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program back in February, designed to help enterprises find the best enterprise devices and services Android has to offer.

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·7 years ago

EU Commission Investigation into Google for Android Antitrust Violations could bring Huge fine in July

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to hand down its decision on an antitrust investigation into Google's Android mobile operating system and a huge fine against the company is expected to be announced in July. The probe, led by the European Union’s antitrust czar Margrethe Vestager, is reportedly looking into accusations that Google has used its dominance in the mobile marketplace to its advantage.

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·7 years ago

Google releases June 2018 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the June 2018 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month or so. The June bulletin has two security patch levels .

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·7 years ago

Google releases May 2018 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the May 2018 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month or so. The May bulletin has two security patch levels .

Devices and OS Google Android

·7 years ago

Google releases April 2018 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the April 2018 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month or so. The March bulletin has two security patch levels .

Devices and OS Google Android

·7 years ago

Google Home brings Bluetooth speaker support and multi-room audio

Google Home has received a nice update bringing the ability to connect to Bluetooth speakers and use them for multi-room audio. The new feature will let users connect Google Home devices to Bluetooth speakers using the Google Home app. Users will also be able set up Bluetooth speakers as the default audio device.

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·7 years ago

Android Studio brings enhanced Kotlin support, smaller builds and more

Google has announced Android Studio 3.1 is now stable and available, featuring enhanced Kotlin support, smaller builds, recent IntelliJ platform updates and more. Since becoming a first-class programming language option along with Java and C++ last May, Kotlin has enjoyed popularity among developers and Android's core dev team.

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·7 years ago

US appeals court sides with Oracle in Google multibillion-dollar copyright infringement claims

A US federal appeals court ruled Google violated copyright laws by using Oracle's software when developing its Android mobile platform. Judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Google's unauthorized use of 37 packages of Oracle's open-source Java application programming interface, or API, was unfair as a matter of law.

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·7 years ago

Files Go by Google brings Google Photos Support and More

Google's Files Go app has received a new update bringing new ways to search through files, view the location of duplicate files before they’re deleted, and the addition of Google Photos support.

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·7 years ago

BlackBerry releases March 2018 Android Security Update for BlackBerry Android devices

BlackBerry has today rolled out the March 2018 Android Security update to BlackBerry Android devices. The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices.

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·7 years ago

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