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Hate your finicky Wi-Fi router? Google does too, apparently. Google announced Tuesday that it's making a Wi-Fi router called OnHub, which is designed to alleviate the typical frustrations of buggy routers. It is partnering with TP-Link for the $199 router, available for immediate preorder. Google's preorder page already lists it as out of stock. In terms of design, the OnHub doesn't really look like any router before it. It eschews the usual antennas, wires and blinking lights for a large cylindrical shape with just one large light at the top. Google's cylindrical OnHub router. IMAGE: GOOGLE Google thinks there are benefits to this design: In its announcement post, it explains many people keep unsightly routers hidden away under desks and behind TVs where they don't work as well.  If the router is more pleasing to the eye, Google says, people will be more likely to keep it out in the open. A win-win. Within the cy...

After the guessing game   that went on for months, Google has finally announced its next Android iteration will be named after the sweet treat Marshmallow. So, now M is for Marshmallow. Marshmallow was one of the highly speculated name that fits Google’s nomenclature of sweet treats like – Cup Cake, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop. It beat other probable names like mud pie, mousse, and our very favourite Malai Barfi. The company revealed the name on its developers blog and alongside also revealed the final  Android 6.0  SDK that will be available for download via the SDK Manager in  Android Studio . It will bring access to final Android APIs and latest build tools. “Today with the final Developer Preview update, we’re introducing the official Android 6.0 SDK and opening Google Play for publishing your apps that target the new API level 23 in Android Marshmallow,” Jamal ...

#SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE+ Samsung has launched one of the most awaited device, the Galaxy S6 Edge+, in India at an event held in Delhi today. The company had launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ last week during the its Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event along with the Galaxy Note 5. Going by the recent reports, the Note 5 is likely to be launched here soon. The 32GB variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ has been priced at Rs 57,900 while the 64GB variant has been given a miss, for now. The smartphone will go on sale on August 28, while pre-orders open from Wednesday. The device is available in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, and Silver Titanium color variants. In terms of specifications, the device sports a dual-edge display with a 5.7-inch QHD Super-Amoled display with a 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution along with a pixel density of 515ppi. It is powered by a a 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 processor paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. The device sp...

iPhone: Spark is one of our favorite email clients on the iPhone , but it's still in its early stages. Today, they're adding some new features that make it a bit better, including HTML signatures, support for aliases, and a new set of gestures Alias support seems like the big one for a lot of people. You can now add aliases for your Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo accounts. You can also now move email between accounts, which is handy if you have a lot of them. The update adds some new gestures as well, where you can swipe to send emails to Evernote, Dropbox, or a handful of other services

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 build to its testing community today, noting in the process that the developers and fans in its ‘Insider’ program will continue to receive builds ahead of the general public. The gist is that after the formal launch of Windows 10 to the public — more on that here— Microsoft remains focused on placing new features and the like into its self-selected testing community. That choice fits with the company’s goal of updating Windows 10 on a chronic basis; if you are going to release consistently, you need testers. So, the Windows Insider program lives on. Included in that particular confirmation today was the release of Windows 10 build 10525. The new build, for Insiders on the ‘Fast Ring,’ includes new color options, the software nexus designed for testing parties to submit feedback, and improvements to ‘Memory Manager,’ a tool designed to allow for more programs to run at once without compromising mac...

We’ve all had it happen. You’re typing away on your iPhone when autocorrect shifts the entire tone of your chat. “Ducks” become “dicks” or “f**ks” become “ducks”. Blonde girls go blind, and suddenly even the simplest message about groceries or a cake order becomes a horror story. We joke, but in the age of texting (let alone sexting), any change to our algorithmical spelling safety net can be disastrous. That’s why it’s at least worth pointing out that — at least anecdotally — something seems to be going on with autocorrect on Apple’s devices these days. Apple’s notorious spelling tool has been more aggressive at “ducking” with my messages on both iOS and OS X lately. And I’m not the only one here at TC who’s run afoul of Apple’s autocorrect app. This is anecdotal, of course, but nearly all of us are noticing that the normally somewhat helpful companion has been a bit more confident about mis-interpreting our word choice lat...

LG’s upcoming Nexus 5 (2015) gets snapped in a crystal clear picture   Leaked images have a tendency being as blurry and worst quality as they can, but this latest one which happens to be of Google’s LG Nexus 5 (2015) or whatever it is going to be called, is just the opposite. The extremely clear picture gives us a look at its rear surface and all the hardware that will form part of this side of the phone. The appearance of the device matches its 3D render that was leaked not too long ago. While that handset was showcased to have a black colored body, this new one here shows what the LG Nexus 5 (2015) will apparently look like in white. The Nexus logo will still be staying horizontal on this year’s Android flagship phone from Google. The circular ring that you can spot right below the camera is supposedly meant to enclose a fingerprint scanner, which is not that big a surprise since most high-end devices these days are shipping with this feature and also b...