Google Archive
09 Mar 2015
Google will stop updating Chrome for Android 4.0
Google will stop updating Chrome for Android 4.0 Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) approaches four years old, Google has announced today it will no longer release updates for Chrome on the operating system. In today’s announcement, Google said that it’s released twenty-four versions of Chrome for Android 4.0. The last version of Chrome to land on ICS will
09 Mar 2015
Google’s new Maps API lets developers follow the road for smoother routes
Google’s new Maps API lets developers follow the road for smoother routes Google has announced its newGoogle Maps Roads API that allows developers to create better route visualizations in their apps from raw GPS data by following actual roads. The new API addresses the problem of GPS jitter, where inaccurate or insufficient data causes apps
09 Mar 2015
Softcard is shutting down on March 31 and will be replaced by Google Wallet
Softcard is shutting down on March 31 and will be replaced by Google Wallet Google announced at the end of last month that it had acquired the technology behind mobile payments app, Softcard. Now that company, which is owned by Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile, is shutting down. Softcard has announced on its website that its app
09 Mar 2015
Gmail for iOS updated with lock screen replies and Share Sheet extension
Gmail for iOS updated with lock screen replies and Share Sheet extension The Gmail app got a whole lot friendlier with iOS 8 today. The updated app now supports notification replies and archiving of messages from the lock screen, has an Open In extension and a new attachment viewer. The Open In extension lets users send