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Google Introduces Oreo – Android Lite

by Bob Raikes

Google has released Android Oreo (Go Edition), a ‘lightweight’ version of Android that is intended for lower cost smartphones and the announcement was made in India, which is likely to be one of the …

Tags:Android| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Google and HTC Daydream VR Headset is Cancelled

by Andrew Fenn

Google and HTC are no longer working on the standalone Daydream VR headset teased earlier this year. The device was first mentioned back in July, but following HTC’s unveiling of the Vive Focus standalone …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Google Launches Data-Driven Digital Ad Campaign for Pixel 2

by Andrew Fenn

Google is launching a “tactical, data-driven” Digital Out-of-Home advertising campaign to promote its new flagship smartphone, Pixel 2 in the UK Created by BBH and produced by Grand Visual, the campaign uses location, audience, …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Google: AR and VR is on a “Multi-Decade Journey”

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s head of AR and VR strategy, Steven Kan, described the evolution of the technology as a “multi-decade journey” in a speech at Mindshare’s Huddle event in London, according to a report by Digital …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic is Available Now

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has officially announced the Fire TV Stick Basic, coming to 100 new countries including Europe. Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic uses a MediaTek Quad-core ARM 1.3 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Play Movies Rolling Out UHD to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Google has started rolling out Ultra HD movies to its UK Play Store. Google Play Movies in the US and Canada has featured content in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) since December …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Patents MicroLED Glasses Concept

by Bob Raikes

Google applied for a patent relating to the use of MicroLEDs in AR glasses in March 2016, and that has now been awarded according to the Patently Mobile blog. The concept puts the image …

Tags:Eyewear| Google| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

YouTube TV Coming to Android TV, Apple TV, Smart TVs and Xbox

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube TV is coming to Android TV devices, Apple TV, Xbox and select Smart TVs. YouTube’s live television service originally launched in April 2017 and is now available across two-thirds of the United States. …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41| YouTube

Alphabet Has Strong Quarter

by Yvette Raikes

Alphabet Inc., the holding company of Google, posted Q3 net profits of $6.7 billion, up from $5.1 billion, on turnover which rose 24% to $27.8 billion from $22.5 billion. For the nine months there …

Tags:Financial Data| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Google Investigating Pixel 2 XL OLED Burn-In Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

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Detachable Google Pixelbook On the Way?

by Andrew Fenn

Having recently announced the new Pixelbook, a 10mm-thick 2-in-1 tablet-laptop hybrid with a 12.3″ 360° foldable touch screen and on-board Google Assistant, Google has also placed orders for a detachable model, according to Digitimes. …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 38