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Cloud
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Oh No
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Google had made it public knowledge that hackers could hijack the game's installation software and load it with malware
Partnership
Google partners up with Unity to extend ad campaign reach
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Accelerate
Google opens applications for its Indie Games Accelerator in Asia
Four-month program open for Indian and Southeast Asian games developers
Googled
Report: Google eyes game dev acquisitions to work on new streaming service
The internet behemoth is said to have met with devs at E3
Big Deal
Unity migrating entire infrastructure to Google Cloud
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Augmented Reality
Google’s ARCore heads to China
Partners up with Xiaomi
Augmented Reality
Google’s ARCore 1.2 gets social
User can collaborate in the virtual space
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New Studio
Google spins up mobile social games start-up Arcade
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Skills Development
Google puts up 15,000 online scholarships for new and experienced African developers
10,000 of the scholarships will go to beginners while 5,000 will go to those with over one-year of experience
Testing
NetEase and Google partner up to bring automated testing software to Android
Google unveiled NetEase developed testing tech AirTest Project at GDC
Location Location Location
Now any developer can harness Google Maps for Pokemon Go-like real-world gaming
The next Pokemon Go could be just around the corner
Zombieland
Google Maps to power upcoming location-based augmented reality game The Walking Dead: Our World
Partnership will bring famous landmarks such the Statue of Liberty and the London Eye to the game
Arcore In The Wild
Google launches its augmented reality SDK ARCore on Android
Available now on 13 different devices
Harrison At Google
Ex-Microsoft exec Phil Harrison joins Google as vice president and general manager
Will report to Rick Osterloh, and that's all we know
Google Redux
Google quietly acquires Cambridge-based mobile audio tech firm Redux
Could use its panel audio technology in upcoming Pixel phones
Live From China
Google invests in Chinese mobile game live streaming platform Chushou
Company's total funding to date surpasses $120 million
Premium Partners
Bidalgo becomes Google's latest Premium Partner for Mobile Advertising
Working together on making Google's UACs accessible to all advertisers
Augmented Reality
Unreal Engine 4 gets ARKit and ARCore support
Plethora of upgrades and improvements in latest 4.18 update
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Google picks up HTC's Pixel team for $1.1 billion
Acquires a team of HTC staff, but takes no stake in the business
Ar Trumps Vr
Augmented reality is the next frontier for smartphones as VR falters
Apple’s ARKit and iPhone 8 and X show AR has left VR in the dust, and there's a lot more to come
Htc To Google
Report: HTC looking to sell its smartphone business to Google
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said to be in final stages of negotiation
Core Blimey
Google faces off against Apple's ARKit with ARCore for Android
Aims to target over 100 million devices by the end of its preview period
Best In Class
Google Play adds quarterly Android Excellence section to highlight its best apps and games
Galaxy of Heroes and Hitman GO among the first to be featured
Better Together
Mobile analytics firm Adjust becomes a Google App Attribution Partner for better integration with AdWords
All the power of AdWords within the Adjust platform
At The Movies
Google touts PC quality high-fidelity rendering for mobile-powered Daydream VR with Seurat
So good you'll kneel on the floor to get a better look
Living The Dream
Google unveils screen-casting and YouTube video sharing in Daydream VR 2.0 update
Over 150 apps currently available on the platform
I Have A Daydream
HTC unveils standalone Vive VR headset powered by Google Daydream
All the Daydream bells and whistles without the phone
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Google acquires Job Simulator VR developer Owlchemy Labs for undisclosed sum
No changes to the studio, but it'll probably work on Daydream games
Falstein Leaves
Google's Chief Game Designer Noah Falstein resigns after four years
Looking into VR and neuroscience for next role
O, Android
Google pushes out first Developer Preview of upcoming OS Android O
Improvements to battery life, notifications and more
Amp Asia
Google pushes Accelerated Mobile Pages to Asia through Baidu and Sogou partnerships
Bringing faster loading pages to the wider world
More Pixels
Google wants to "follow the rhythm of the industry" and launch a new Pixel phone in 2017
Rick Osterloh says it won't be any cheaper
Admob Improvements
Google brings playable ads and auto-flipping video ads to AdMob
Opens up video inventory by adding AdWords video ads
Cardboard Foundations
10 million Google Cardboard VR viewers have been shipped since 2014
And Google Cardboard apps have racked up 160 million downloads
Os Blocking
Google is being investigated in Korea for potentially obstructing Samsung mobile OS development
Deal from 2011 under scrutiny once again
Next Level Wear
Android Wear 2.0 set to launch in early February
Developer email warns them to get updated
Android Adoption Jan '17
Android Nougat adoption rates jump to 0.7% while Lollipop continues to be replaced
Froyo isn't being tracked anymore
Trailer Clash
Clash of Clans' VR short was the third-most viewed game trailer on YouTube in 2016 with 37 million views
Clash of Kings sneaks into the list too
Ok Google
Slither.io beats Agar.io to be the most Googled game of 2016
Top two games both mobile/browser
It's About Time
Google acquires smartwatch platform developer founded by ex-Google staff Cronologics
Bringing them home
Android Adoption
Android Nougat adoption rate increases to 0.4% three months after release
Older OS' starting to drop away
India Pixels
Google's Pixel took up 10% of the premium smartphone market share in India in October
Sold 33,000 units
A Billion Pixels
Google to generate $3.8 billion in 2017 from the Pixel and Daydream
Morgan Stanley says so
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7.5% of all phone activations over the last month were at Verizon