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Android Developer Challenge : 3 out of 10 winners from India #MachineLearning

Google has announced 10 winners of the challenge, out of which 3 are from India. – AgroDoc helps farmers diagnose plant disease and make treatment plans. – Leepi helps students learn hand gestures and symbols for American Sign Language. – UnoDogs helps owners better support their pet’s wellness, providing customized information and fitness programs.

Google to kill App Maker, the low-code dev environment due to low usage

Google App Maker, the low-code development environment will be shut down on January 19, 2021 Due to low usage, Google App Maker will be turned down gradually over the course of 2020 and officially shut down on January 19, 2021. From April 15th, you can no longer create new App Maker apps. From January 19, 2021, all existing App Maker apps will stop working.

Apple Launches An Android App; Receives Extremely Poor Ratings

The ‘Move to iOS’ app securely transfers all kinds of content for you:Contacts, Message history, Photos and videos, Mail accounts and Calendars. It is supported on all phones and tablets running Android 4.0 and later.The app has received extremely poor ratings (1.8) largely because of its poor design.

Google Launches Website To Showcase Experimental Android Apps

The 20 initial experiments listed on the site range from creative work–from camera experiments to Android Wear watch faces. Google says the apps were built using Android SDK and NDK, Android Wear, the IOIO board, Cinder, Processing, OpenFrameworks and Unity. Developers can submit their own projects onto Android Experiments.

Govt Slaps Telcos With Rs 10.8cr Penalty For Cell Towers Exceeding Radiation Limits

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha of the same on Friday. Airtel has been fined Rs. 2.15, Vodafone Rs 1.8 cr, Reliance 1.65 cr and Tata Teleservices Rs 1.45 cr. Idea, Aircel, Loop, MTNL, Sistema Shyam, Uninor and Videocon have also been fined. As off May 31, 2015 there were 9,08,353 base tower stations in India, and 6 of them were exceeding prescribed radiation limits.

There Are Now Over 24,000 Distinct Android Devices From 1,300 Brands: Report

Over 1,000 of the Android smartphone brands seen this year didn’t even exist back in 2012. While Samsung devices continue to dominate, the biggest change is from previous years is the growth of these small companies chipping away at its dominance. Samsung’s market share fell from 47% in 2012 to 37.8% in 2015, despite the overall Android market registering growth.

One MMS And Superhack ‘Stagefright’ Could Infect 95% Of Android Devices

Experts have found a vulnerability in Android OS which could see 95% of devices compromised through an MMS. The hack, known as Stagefright, allows hackers to rewrite code for your phone remotely when you open their media file. The team researching it has passed Google the fixes but their implementation device side is dependent on manufacturers and phone services.

Blackberry Teams Up With Google For An Enterprise Ready Version Of Android OS

The partnership with bring a version of Android OS with the security features of BES12 integrated into Android 5.0 Lollipop and Google Play for Work. The move will give Google an opportunity to break into the enterprise market while Blackberry can ward off attack from Apple in the market. The tie-up also gives wings to rumours of an Android-powered Blackberry device.