Update:Read our full reviewhere. – Photovinehas intrigued us for weeks. From the moment we caught wind of a new domain and trademarkregistration, we wondered what Google was up to. When the appemergedon the Apple App Store, only open to users approved for the private beta, it only served to whet our appetite further. Finally today, the app isopen to all. Created by Google’s Slide subsidiary, which has previously created social apps like Pool Party and Disco, Photovine is based around the idea of sharing photos based around themes, called ‘vines’, which work like tags in Flickr....

UPDATE:We’re getting reports that Disco is still available in the US Android Market although it’s definitely absent in the UK where it was definitely accessible yesterday. We’ve waiting for clarification from Google about what the situation is. Google’s Slide subsidiary has pushed out the Photovine app we’ve been seemingly talking about for weeks, but at the same time, its group messaging app Disco appears to have been pulled from the Android Market....

Google’s Pixel 4a is the ideal Android phone for people on a budget Now squint in the sun and search your pockets for change, chump The good parts of the Pixel 4a The software. Goddamn, if the Pixel version of Android isn’t the cleanest and smoothest experience around. Some of my colleagues enjoy the Android installs of other manufacturers, but I’ve yet to find a phone maker who doesn’t jam the OS with a whole load of useless shit....

Google has taken an unusual approach to leaks over the past few years, revealing models and designs before their official announcement and actually confirming leaks. This year it’s taking that to another level, showing off the Pixel 6 (and Pixel 6 Pro) in their full visual glory well before its expected official announcement, which would typically happen in the fall. I mean, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right?...

The Google code team today announced that its Google Prediction API was leaving “Labs” status with some new features for developers to utilize. Google Prediction API launched to makes apps smarter by continually learning and adapting to changing conditions with one single line of code. The team had this to sayon its blog: Since the general availability launch of the Prediction API this year at Google I/O, we have been working hard to give every developer access to machine learning in the cloud to build smarter apps....