A paused download in Chrome 50. Screenshot: Android Police
The latest Google Chrome release for Android, version 50, has a new download manager baked-in that allows users to pause and resume their downloads.
This means you can finally put file transfers on hold when you leave the house without abandoning what you’ve downloaded so far.
Google’s dedicating more to gaming right now with free trials. Photo: Google
Looks like Google’s figured it out: free trials for games from the Google Play Store will soon grace your Android handset.
Announced at Google Developer Day, the new service will be called “Search Trial Run Ads” and launch in a few weeks. It will let you stream a game right from the search results page in the Google Play app, letting Android gamers try out new titles before buying.
Nest’s 3rd generation thermostat. Photo: Nest.
Google-owned Nest is introducing a new feature today which it claims will make its home automation kit better than ever at knowing when you are home and, as a result, enable it to react to your needs by locking or unlocking doors, turning lights on or off and activating or deactivating Nest’s security cameras.
Not only does the update make the company’s thermostat smarter than ever, it’s more accessible too, by adding support for up to ten people via a new family account, that way everyone can enjoy the wonders of living in a nearly autonomous home.
The LG G5 and its ‘friends’ are soon coming to the US. Photo: LG
LG today announced that its flagship phone for the first half of 2016, the LG G5, will be landing in the United States in early April. The handset and “LG Friends” will be available across all the four major carriers in the states, along with retailers like B&H Photo and Best Buy.
Prepare for even better browsing on mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Google’s mobile Chrome web browser gets a new update today, which — according to the Chrome team — has “more than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.”
We’re not sure how many software fixes a barge would hold, but we feel confident in saying it’s a whole lot.
