OnHub wants to make managing your home network easy. Photo: Google
Google is getting into the router business. The search giant today announced a new $200 device called OnHub, and it’s coming later this month to make setting up and managing our home Wi-Fi networks easier than ever before.
The Note 5’s new software has already been ported to Galaxy S6. Photo: Samsung
If you have no interest in swapping your Galaxy S6 for a Galaxy Note 5, or you live in Europe where Samsung’s new phablet won’t be going on sale, that doesn’t mean you mean you have to miss out on its new TouchWiz software.
A Galaxy Note 5 ROM has already been ported to the Galaxy S6, and it doesn’t just bring new features, but also stability and performance improvements.
Marshmallow’s new wallpapers. Photos: Imgur
Google rolled out its third Android 6.0 Marshmallow preview for developers on Monday, shortly after erecting a new Marshallow statue outside its Mountain View HQ. The new build sports a colorful new boot animation and a bunch of snazzy new wallpapers, which can all be downloaded below.
Yet another way to access Google Hangouts. Photo: Jordanna Chord/Google
Google’s chat and video messaging service, Hangouts, got a whole new standalone web app on Monday afternoon.
“We are launching another way to use Hangouts today,” writes Google’s Jordanna Chord on Google Plus. “From our new site you’ll be able to take advantage of the best of Hangouts in the browser, along with an inspiring image to get you through the day.”
Now you’ll be able to keep in touch with all your Hangouts-using buddies in any web broswer, including Safari, without having to run Gmail or Google Plus (or the Chrome app).
Samsung’s official Galaxy Note 5 wallpapers. Photo: Gabri
Want an early taste of the Galaxy Note 5 ahead of its U.S. debut on August 21? Download Samsung’s official wallpapers now in full Quad HD resolution.
