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Google open sources Filament – a physically based rendering engine for...
Google has just open-sourced Filament, their physically based rendering (PBR) engine for Android. It can also be used in Windows, Linux, and macOS. Filament...
All new Android apps on Google Play must target API Level...
At the Google I/O Event held in May 2018, Google advised all developers to update to the latest Android APIs by August 1, 2018....
Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5 out, with updated Protobuf Gradle plugin
A good news for Android developers; Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5 is now available and ready for download. This is the latest beta channel...
Android P Beta 4 is here, stable Android P expected in...
With Android P expected to release sometime in August, Google released the beta 4 version of Android P. Android P Beta 4 is the...
Boston Dynamics’ ‘Android of robots’ vision starts with launching 1000 robot...
A video went viral in February showcasing a dog like robot opening a door for another robot.
These agile robots are the brainchild of Boston...
Is Google planning to replace Android with Project Fuchsia?
Google has been stealthily working on its mystery Project Fuchsia OS for the past few years. There are suggestions that it could succeed Android....
EU slaps Google with $5 billion fine for the Android antitrust...
Google got fined with €4.34 billion yesterday for breaching EU antitrust laws. According to EU, Google has been found guilty of imposing illegal restrictions...
A quick look at E.U.’s antitrust case against Google’s Android
Update, 18th July 2018: The European Commission fined Google with €4.34 billion today for breaching EU's antitrust rules. According to the European regulators, Google has...
React Native 0.56 is now available
React Native, Facebook’s framework for building native apps using React is now available as a new version.The version 0.56, is a fundamental building block...
Google Fuchsia: What’s all the fuss about?
It was back in 2016 when we first heard about the Google Fuchsia platform which was supposed to be an alternative to the Android...