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Google made one hell of an announcement, on the very last day of its I/O 2016 developer conference: Project Ara i finally coming to life! The tech giant made the announcement earlier today that developer versions for the modular smartphone will be shipping to developers later this year, and a consumer version will be ready for launch in 2017. Why is this a big deal you ask? Well, for the uninitiated, Project Ara has been a vision for Google’s experimental division for a few years now. The Advanced Technology and Products division, ATAP for short, has been on a mission to build the world’s first modular smartphone. Basically a Lego-like customisable phone, where you can swap out parts on the fly. Have to catch your child’s part in the school play on camera? Swap in a telephoto lens. Need something to do on a long trip? Maybe consider and e-ink display, or perhaps just a larger battery and a better loudspeaker module. The end-vision is that Google’s device will essentially be a sk

Whether it’s welcoming a new baby, celebrating the winning shot in overtime, or discovering the best taco stand ever—we all want to share these moments with friends and family the instant they happen. Most of the time, this means picking up our phones and sending a message or starting a call. Today we’re sharing a preview of two new apps that take a fresh look at how people connect. Allo, a smart messaging app Allo is a smart messaging app that makes your conversations easier and more expressive. It’s based on your phone number, so you can get in touch with anyone in your phonebook. And with deeply integrated machine learning, Allo has smart features to keep your conversations flowing and help you get things done. Emojis, stickers, Ink, and our Whisper Shout feature in Allo Allo has Smart Reply built in (similar to  Inbox ), so you can respond to messages without typing a single word. Smart Reply learns over time and will show suggestions that are in your style. For example, it wil

Indian Railways, RailTel and Google have launched free WiFi in three more stations – Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Kachiguda (Telangana) & Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in India. It was launched at the Mumbai Central station earlier this year and was expanded to 9 more train stations last month. To access the internet with RailWire, you need to connect to RailWire network from your WiFi settings, go to railwire.co.in from your browser, enter your mobile number in the WiFi login screen and request for OTP SMS. Once you have received the 4-digit OTP code, enter it in the login screen and press ‘Done’. You will see a checkmark and will be connected. It will be launched soon in 14 more stations – Allahabad, Bhopal, Pune, Ranchi, Ernakulum Jn. (Kochi), Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati, Ujjain, Vishakhapatnam, Lucknow, Lucknow Jn (NE), Gorakhpur & Sealdah. Google already said that 100 stations will get free WiFi by the end of 2016, connecting more than 10 million people who pass throu

Google Keyboard is one of the most popular and the first keyboard on every new Android device. While some of us prefer to use third-party keyboard apps for additional features, but that doesn’t mean Google’s official Keyboard is not that bad. The search giant always improves it with unique and useful new features. Just like the recent update. Google has released a big new update for its official Keyboard app on Android. The update comes with version number 5.0 and brings a lot of new features like one-handed mode, new gestures, UI improvements and more. Along with big improvements, Google has also made some refinements. Like for example, now you can swipe from the delete key to the left to highlight anywhere from one word to entire sentences in a text box. It makes deleting process a lot easier and better for long sentences. The company has also added new gestures. Like you can now just slide your finger across the spacebar to place the cursor anywhere in a line of text or a word

As you now know, Google surprised the hell out of us this morning with the announcement of the Android N Developer Preview.  We are still two months from Google I/O, but Google is clearly ready for developers to start diving into this latest build of Android. Because we know that so many of you are going to flash this, even if it is a developer preview that no one recommends you flash to a daily device, we thought we’d give you the tools to do so. Below, you’ll find the link to the factory images for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus 9 LTE, Nexus Player, and Pixel C, along with instructions on how to flash them. Good luck!  Nexus 5X Nexus 6 Nexus 6P Nexus 9 Nexus 9 LTE Nexus Player Pixel C

Google has finally revealed that its Google I/O Developer Conference 2015 will be on May 28th and 29th. The company says that registration will start for the same on March 17th and similar to last year, this year’s Google I/O Conference will also follow the lottery system.So, you have to register for the event on March 17th and after that Google’s lottery system will decide who will join the event and who will not. Google’s I/O Developer Conference is the place where Google unveils various new updates for its products including Android, Chrome, Google+ and other stuffs. This year we are expecting that we will hear about Google Glass, Project Tango, Project Aran, Android TV, Wear, Auto and Material Design.

Popular chat messenger of Google Gtalk will be no more operational after February 16th because now google plans to take down it once and for ever on 16th of February, if reports are anything to go by.  While the messenger has become very popular amongst millions of users its not that Google is putting end to its Messenger services but is upgrading it to Google Hangouts Messenger services for Windows users. Millions of users, who have been using Gtalk messenger since a long time, will now have to switch over to the Hangout service irrespective of whether they like it or not. Hangout popularly known as the “Google Hangouts” is an instant messaging and video chat platform developed by Google. It is the future of the company and hence taking down Gtalk is the most logical thing Google could do now. it will be replaced by the new Hangouts app. So, one has to switch from Gtalk to its Hangout even if one likes or not. Although Google introduced Hangout sometime back, no

Google has started rolling out an update for its Maps app for Android, bringing a new feature named Local Guides. The feature, as a part of Google Maps version 9.4, gives users a better idea about places based on reviews by others. First spotted by 9to5Google, the Local Guides feature, previously known as City Experts, takes reviews for local businesses from regular users and share it with others using the Google Maps app. The feature highlights the top reviewers, similar to Yelp's Elite Reviewers, and also awards a Local Guides badge to signed-up reviewers once they reach 50 reviews. Regular users can also add images and edit Maps on Google to provide better information to others. "Through Local Guides, an official Google program, you can share your firsthand local experiences, celebrate places near and far from home, connect with a global community of explorers like you, and help local businesses improve their products and services," said the Local Guides official

Manual Camera is a great camera app that take full advantage of the new camera API introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop. This app is a great camera app and it support only two devices the Nexus 6 and Nexus 5. This camera app comes with a very clean and easily accessible layout, with shortcuts for everything like flash, white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed and exposure that are present on the left side. While on the right, we get gallery and settings shortcuts, a shutter button, and a dial that lets you quickly control all the settings from the left side.  When you start the it will camera starts in auto mode, which you should have no problems shooting in, but if you want to tweak the manual focus or ISO or shutter speed, you can do that too. It also shoots in RAW, includes a few different shooting grids, and a shortcut to maximise your device’s brightness. Stock Nexus 6 Camera is very slow with auto focus and shutter speed while this app makes auto focus and shutter spe

Google has introduced its ‘Flight Search’ tool in India which allows users to search for flights, their prices, timings, etc directly within the search engine. For people who love to travel, they can go access  google.co.in/flights  to use this tool. It’s available on desktops and mobile platforms. Based on preferences and previous searches, the tool will offer the price and duration of flights. Once the dates have been set, users can click to expand the map, which will show them live prices for destinations around the world. Google also roped in Goibibo as its partner for its flight search.   “Goibibo.com is the first OTA in India to partner with Google for Flight Search. This is in line with our philosophy and core differentiation of delivering the fastest booking experience to our travelers,”  said Ashish Kashyap, Founder and CEO of ibiboGroup. The Google Flight Search tool offers a ton of data constantly. For instance, when you change the departure date, the c

A lot of people will be sick by now of hearing about Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Chances are though, the people who are sick of hearing about it, probably fall into one of two camps. Those who don’t know or care about Lollipop and those who already have Lollipop on their devices. For all those still waiting, it is probably safe to assume they do care. What’s more, those who are waiting are probably starting to get itchy feet over the last few days, as we are now approaching the middle of January, which was round about when most OEMs promised Lollipop will start rolling out to their devices. Remember all the ‘ninety-day’ promises?                                                Well, one set of users who are probably itchier than anyone else are owners of the Google Nexus 7 LTE (2013). This is because they have a Nexus device. Firstly, Nexus devices are pretty much considered to have a golden ticket when it comes to Lollipop updates and are expected to receive their updates before anyo

Google is planning to launch its optical fiber-based internet service in India. The company might soon launch Google Fiber service as part of the Digital India program. According to the new reports, the search-engine giant is currently in talk with the top officials in the IT Ministry regarding the same. But we still don’t know whether the company is planning to acquire a telecom license to offer Fiber services or it will use any other way. Google is yet to make the announcement official. But as per the reports, some experts from Google’s US official are expected to come India to evaluate the project and if everything goes right, then we might also see a sample project in future. A Government official stated, “We are keen to partner a company like Google in furthering the Digital India plan. Modalities have to be worked out.” If you are unfamiliar with Google Fiber. Let me remind you that this is optical fiber-based broadband service which was originally launched in 2012. Und

Google Chromecast dongle is already affordable and now the company is making it more attractive. If you are buying Chromecast from Google Play before December 21, then you will get $20 Google Play Credit free of cost for spending it on apps, games, music and more. So, you are spending $35 on the dongle and in return you are getting dongle along with $20 in Play Credit. Isn’t it a great deal? And don’t forget that you are also getting usual two months of Hulu Plus, 90 days of unlimited Google Play Music Access and more free of cost. To get the $20 Google Play Credit, it is necessary to buy Chromecast from Amazon, Google Play or Best Buy before December 21st. Buy:   Amazon  ($32.60) Google Play  ($35) Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

Google is trying its best to make its new Inbox app the best replacement for its very own Gmail service. That is the reason the company is planning to add lots of new features to the app. Forget about the beautiful design and its capabilities, soon Inbox will be getting a very cool features. A feature which is being asked by mostly all of us. The Google engineers who work behind Inbox recently joined Reddit AMA session, where they shared several details regarding Inbox. Along with all that, the team also revealed that they are currently working on a new feature which will allow them to add “undo send” functionality to Inbox. The work is simple, with the help of this option, users will be able to cancel the sent emails. This feature is very useful as most of the users usually find themselves in a condition where they just want to go back in time and prevent themselves from click on the send button for that weird or wrong email. The team also revealed that they are planning to b

Bookmarks are usually boring. As they are only made of several links. But Google is trying to make it more beautiful with its new extension for Google Chrome Web Browser. Dubbed simply as Google Bookmark Manager, the extension redesigns bookmarks page, by replacing the useless list of links with impressive and easy to understand grid of items. This extension will automatically group all your favorite links into different folders and in future when you will try to add a new bookmark by clicking on the star icon, it will also suggest folders to help you organize your links. You can add photo or notes to any specific bookmark. Overall the new bookmark page is a lot better than the previous one. Perhaps the most important thing in this extension is its powerful search tool. According to the search giant now when you will search anything on the bookmarks page, it will not only look through URLs and website titles — it will also search the content of bookmarked pages as well.

Google’s new Google Inbox App service offers a new take on email with a particular emphasis on productivity. But, as an invite-only service at this stage, not many people can access Inbox just yet 1. First , Download Google Inbox app from Google play store. 2. Open the app and login with an id of your friend who had already got this invite. 3. Now after logging in go to Accounts Section and add your gmail account there or you can switch your account too. 4.That’s it Friends, Now you have got access to Google Inbox App without an official Invite from Google or from your friend. After this you can remove your friend’s account and use this app with your login details Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

Google Nexus 6 has been spotted on India’s popular online shopping website Flipkart.com. The listing doesn’t reveals anything regarding Nexus 6 Price in India, but it confirms that this smartphone will be made available in India via Flipkart and Google Play. Motorola has partnered with Flipkart to exclusively sell its smartphones in India. The new Nexus 6 smartphone has been build by Motorola in partnership with Google. So, it will be interesting to see if the Nexus 6 will be also exclusive to Flipkart only or it will be on sale on other websites too. Google and Motorola are yet to officially launch Nexus 6 in India. The smartphone went on pre-order in the United States and was sold out within minutes. So, it is clear that as similar to Nexus 5 and Nexus 4, Nexus 6 will be also getting good number of sales all over the globe. So, anyone planning to buy Nexus 6 in India? Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

Google has finally started rolling out invites for its newly released Inbox users. Although there are many users who have now received the invite from Google, there are still many who are not having invite to use Inbox app on their phone or on Desktop. But there is a good news, the users who have received the invite from Google can now share invite with 3 of their friends. But please note that these friends which will receive the invite from their friends will not get any option to share invites with others. The users who have got the invite straight from Google, can only share invites. Let’s see how Inbox will compete the current demand of Gmail. So, have you received the invite? Do share your views in the comment section below. Source:  Google+ Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

A few days back Google released its Inbox app in the Google Play Store, but limited its availability by invites only. Which means that if you are having invite, then only you can use this app. But for those who are searching here is the download link for the apk file of the Google Inbox app. Inbox comes with lots of great new features and great material design. Read below to know what you can do in the new Inbox app: “ Bundles: stay organized automatically Inbox expands upon the categories we introduced in Gmail last year, making it easy to deal with similar types of mail all at once. For example, all your purchase receipts or bank statements are neatly grouped together so that you can quickly review and then swipe them out of the way. You can even teach Inbox to adapt to the way you work by choosing which emails you’d like to see grouped together. Highlights: the important info at a glance Inbox highlights the key information from important messages, such as flight itin

Android 5.0 Lollipop has just became a very hot topic. Android users might be asking themselves, will my device receive the 5.0 update? And if so, when? We’ve made a list of devices that are surely getting the Android Lollipop update, so look for your device in the list, if you find it then you might soon taste the sweetness of the Android Lollipop otherwise your device may or may not get the new version of Android. Google: Nexus 4 Nexus 5 Nexus 6 Nexus 7 Nexus 9 Android One Karbonn Sparkle V – guaranteed by Google Micromax Canvas A1 – guaranteed by Google Spice Dream Uno – guaranteed by Google Motorola: Moto E Moto G Moto G LTE edition Moto X Moto G (2014) Moto X (2014) Droid Ultra Droid Mini   HTC: HTC One HTC One M8 HTC One Mini HTC One Mini 2 Samsung: Galaxy S4 GPE Galaxy Note 4 Galaxy Note Edge Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5 Mini Galaxy Alpha Galaxy S4 Galaxy Note 3 Galaxy TabPRO 8.4 Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 Galaxy Tab 12.2 Pro Gala