Microsoft Cortana for Android Now in Public Beta, Here's How to Download

Cortana is now available to all Android users - well at least in select regions. Microsoft has announced the public beta of its digital voice assistant for devices powered by Google's mobile operating system. Cortana is available for download in the US via Google Play Store. It is officially not yet available in India, but you can still sideload it on your device.

YouTube Gaming is a great reminder of everything YouTube already does

YouTube is already a big player in live video. YouTube is already a big player in gaming. As of today, Google is promoting the intersection of the two with YouTube Gaming, a dedicated site and separate app that's supposed to directly compete with Twitch's popular streaming platform. YouTube Gaming is a more obviously gaming-focused version of the standard interface; the announcement post billed it as a place where "you can search with confidence, knowing that typing 'call' will show you Call of Duty and not 'Call Me Maybe.'"

Crash-Proof File System Saves Your Work When Your Computer Dies

We all know that gut-wrenching feeling of reloading a program after a crash, only to learn that hours of precious work have vanished into the ether. But if MIT computer scientists have anything to say about it, a glorious new era of crash-tolerant file systems may soon be upon us.

People Suck at Coming Up With Good Android Lock Patterns

We're pretty terrible at coming up with good passwords, but if you thought we were better when it comes to Android lock patterns, you'd be wrong. New research shows that the tic-tac-toe style patterns people devise to unlock their phones often follow dismally predictable rules.

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways

The latest update to Google Maps will make traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India. Drivers and commuters in India will be able to see traffic information for 12 new cities namely, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Kochi, Madurai and Bhopal.

7 tips to get the most out of your home Wi-Fi

Most people don't bother with the Wi-Fi router -- it's typically set up by the service provider or IT guy and it remains in that state for its usable life.

However, you can fix many issues like low coverage, add features to your Wi-Fi setup and stop people from stealing your Wi-Fi quite easily. We show you how.

Google Photos v1.2 for Android Brings New Album Features and More

Google, after introducing the 'Your Timeline' feature in Google Maps, has now updated its Google Photos service, bumping the app version to 1.2. The updated app lets users easily add images to albums, create photo descriptions, and pick an album cover. The updated app so far has only been released for Android, with no word of when it will reach iOS.

Six Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on Facebook

 Did you know you can add a pronunciation guide to your name on Facebook? Overlay colorful text on the photos you post? How about mark the end of a relationship without your 500 closest friends getting notified?

Just Cause 3 Preview: Everything Is Better With Explosions

Open-world third-person shooter series Just Cause is known for its explosions and action-packed gameplay. Creator Avalanche Studios sums up the latest entry, Just Cause 3 as "blowing things up with fun characters," citing movies such as The Expendables, Tropic Thunder, and True Lies as being some of its inspirations - and rightly so. Almost everything in the game can explode, from cars to satellite arrays and everything in between.

Develop a sweet spot for Marshmallow: Official Android 6.0 SDK & Final M Preview

You can finally stop speculating what the M in Android M stands for. The next major update to Google's mobile operating system is called Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Dave Burke, Android's VP of Engineering, took the wraps off the name via his Twitter account on Monday.

Mafia 3 Is Out in 2016. Here's All You Need to Know

Gamescom 2015 set the stage for a rather slick reveal of open-world action adventure, Mafia 3. From a narrative standpoint, you could immediately tell things would be different.

Six Things You Need to Know About PES 2016

With Gamescom being focussed on markets outside the US, it's only natural that football games got a lot of attention. Though EA Sports' FIFA 16 was available for all to check out on the show floor, in the business section of the event we got to play Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (PES 2016).

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Is Real, And It's Amazing

The hotly anticipated open-world stealth action game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has been in the news for everything but the game itself. There have been allegations of mistreatment of staff and a soaring development budget of $80 million; the spectacle behind series creator Hideo Kojima's final game at Konami is palpable.

Get Ready For The New Nexus Phones

If you like your Nexus 5 but it’s starting to feel old, rejoice! It looks like Google is teaming up with not one but two Android OEMs to manufacture the next Nexus phones. Huawei is working on a Nexus 6 phablet replacement, while LG is taking care of a smaller Nexus 5-style device.

Google Launches New Site To Showcase Experimental Open Source Apps For Android And Android Wear

Google launched Android Experiments today, the mobile apps counterpart to its Chrome Experiments site.

Meet Whatsay, the social polling app

 Do you want to create a ripple on a burning topic among your friends on various social media platforms? Download the country's first social polling app.

A New Company Called Alphabet Now Owns Google

A New Company Called Alphabet Now Owns GoogleAs Sergey and I wrote in the original founders letter 11 years ago, “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” As part of that, we also said that you could expect us to make “smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange when compared to our current businesses.” From the start, we’ve always strived to do more, and to do important and meaningful things with the resources we have.

Two indie pretenders to the 'XCOM' crown

2012's XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a revelation. I'd never played the '90s original or its successors, but I was immediately drawn in by the reboot's story, world and, most of all, combat mechanics. At its heart, XCOM is a turn-based strategy game that pits your team of four soldiers against an alien invasion. As anyone who has played it at all will tell you, though, it's so much more than that. A sequel is coming this November, but in the meantime, a pair of independent developers are readying their own takes on the genre, and they both have the potential to be truly special games in their own right.

Crystal Dynamics is putting the 'tomb' back in 'Tomb Raider'

2013's Tomb Raider was a reboot of a game that defined the 3rd-person adventure genre. It represented a change in direction for the series, one that took cues from successful titles like Uncharted to breathe fresh life into what had become a tired franchise. But while critics rightfully praised the game's many strengths, the core of the original's gameplay -- tomb raiding -- was pushed to one side, with most of the game consisting of stealth, combat, and survival. For the timed Xbox exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider, developer Crystal Dynamics is bringing back tombs in a big way, and making some intelligent design decisions to update the old gameplay for the modern era.

Cool Tricks for Google Hangouts You (Probably) Didn't Know Existed

There are a lot of Gmail users out there who access Google Hangouts on a regular basis, but don't even realize it. Hangouts has been the default in-browser chat client in Gmail (or Google+, if you're weird) for many years, but many users still refer to it by the name of its less-versatile predecessor, Google Chat (or colloquially, "Gchat").

How to uninstall programs and apps in Windows 10

Previous versions of Windows required the Control Panel to uninstall a desktop program. Now, you can use the Start menu or the Settings app instead.

How to block a phone number on your Android phone

After about the twentieth time that telemarketer bugs you with an “incredible deal” you’re probably ready to throw your phone out the window.

Google Translate Adds 20 Languages to Real-Time Text Translation

 Google announced Wednesday it was adding 20 new languages for its mobile translation application that reads text and instantly converts to another tongue.

How to install Windows 10 on your PC

You’ve read the review, pored through the tips and how-tos, and have waited breathlessly for the day that you can download Windows 10.

Angry Birds 2 Review: The Candy Crush Effect

The game responsible for getting the masses into mobile gaming, Angry Birds, has finally got its much awaited sequel. But can this one live up to the legacy of the series?