Google’s Santa Village Now Open for Business

Every year, Google enjoys deploying its Santa Tracker application for everyone to watch on Christmas Eve, but this year, Santa's Village is back, now open for users on Android, iOS, desktop, and Android TV.  In Santa's Village, kids can find plenty of...

Android Auto Supports “OK Google” Hotword, Finally

Should you update the Android Auto app from Google Play, you will notice a new feature, one you might have expected to be available a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.  I'm speaking, of course, about the "OK Google" hotword command. With the new update...
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Swiftkey Makes All Themes Free on Android and iOS

Swiftkey announced this morning that themes in their Android and iOS keyboards are now all free. What does that mean for you? Only unlimited (over 100, in reality) theming madness, so themey your themes will be fighting with other themes over themes that those...
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YouTube Launches 4K Live Streaming

Got yourself a YouTube channel that does a lot of livestreaming? Get ready to do that streaming in 4K. Today, Google announced that 4K streams are launching, which means both standard streams and those in 360-degree formats.  As Google points out in its...
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DIRECTV NOW is Live With a 7-Day Free Trial

AT&T's new live streaming TV service, DIRECTV NOW, is now available if you are interested in cutting the traditional TV cord. This new service is a competitor to Playstation Vue and Sling TV, though the DIRECTV name being attached to it certainly helps...