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See ya, Safari! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Googlebot, the giant webcrawler that Google uses to scan webpages and update its index, is ditching its iPhone disguise to become an Android.

Rather ironically, the tool has been masquerading as an Apple device running iOS 8.3 for years, but it will soon become a Nexus 5X running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to become more efficient.

 

Nixon Mission

Nixon Mission is the toughest Wear watch yet. Photo: Nixon

Californian watchmaker Nixon is going smart — and super strong! The company today unveiled its new Mission smartwatch powered by Android Wear, with a rugged build made out of stainless steel and polycarbonate that’s made for the outdoors.

Gear VR Minecraft

Minecraft is coming to Gear VR! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The free Gear VR headset you got with your new Galaxy S7 is about to get even more entertaining.

Microsoft has confirmed that hit building game Minecraft is coming to Samsung’s futuristic wearable, allowing you to immerse yourself in amazing blocky worlds like never before.

New York Cheesecake anyone? Photo: Sabotrax/Flickr (CC-licensed)

New York Cheesecake anyone? Photo: Sabotrax/Flickr (CC-licensed)

We don’t know what Android N’s official nickname will be yet, but we do know it won’t be as silly as the codename it has been given internally.

Android 6.0.1 with TouchWiz on Galaxy S7. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Android 6.0.1 with TouchWiz on Galaxy S7. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you’re still waiting for Android 6.0 Marshmallow to come to your Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you’re missing out on a whole bunch of great new features. But you don’t have to miss out on the new look.

Samsung’s new icons and user interface changes can be had on Lollipop-powered handsets thanks to the new TouchWiz 6.0 theme.

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