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4 Reasons To Upgrade To Nexus 4
The phone which was released in November last year, was the first Nexus phone created by LG. Like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 was packed with several special features including swift software updates, Vanilla Android and Unlocked Boot loader. Jelly Bean 4.3 coming soon Nexus 4 phone has already been spotted with Android 4.3…
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Google Chrome Voice Search
Google’s Chrome has had the ability to do voice search for about two years now, but the latest version of Chrome is different. Now, when you ask Google certain questions about the weather, sports scores, stock prices, directions and calculations, you get a spoken answer. You can download the latest Google Chrome from here. I did not…
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Chrome Message Center Arrives with Chrome Canary for Mac
Mac users now have access to Chrome’s new ‘Message Center’ in Canary builds. The feature, already available to ChromeOS and Windows Dev Channel users, provides a centralised place for viewing and responding to various alerts from services, apps, and extensions. At present the feature isn’t too fancy; a status bar item has been added to the…
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Google I/O Extended Chennai 2013 : RoundUp
Today was the day, Google I/O Extended 2013 Chennai. Our very own Jash Jacob was chosen to head the event due to the absence of the GDG Chennai Managers : Karthik and Jeyanthan. Not to forget, Jeyanthan took time to be present virtually. Read ahead to know more. The event started off at 6 PM with Jash…
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Racer – A Chrome Experiment
A new experiment through Google Chrome called Racer teams up Android and iOS devices to create a racing game across multiple devices, as demonstrated during the Google I/O keynote speech. Racer – Chrome Experiment → Racer is compatible with any device able to run Chrome, and players can enter current games by entering in individual race codes.…
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The New Google Maps: Hands On
One of the key announcements from Google at the Google I/O this year is the maps. Redesigned from the ground up, it has a lot of features to get excited about. We at Techzei have done a hands on in-depth review of all that has changed and all the new features of the new Google…
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Google IO 2013 Live on Youtube
Google I/O 2013 is just a few hours away, and the excitement is in the air. The event will be streamed live online on YouTube and the video page for the Keynote has gone live. Don’t forget to set a reminder to watch the Live Keynote.
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Google Mapathon 2013
Mapathon 2013 — which starts on February 12 and culminates on March 25, 2013 — is an India-wide mapping contest open to just about anybody who lives in India. Inviting Google Maps users from all over the country to help create better maps for India by adding knowledge of their neighborhoods through Google Map Maker.…