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Title: Google launches Duo, a video-calling app that's simpler than Hangouts
Post by: HCK on May 20, 2016, 04:05:12 pm
Google launches Duo, a video-calling app that's simpler than Hangouts

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<p>Hangouts? What’s that? Google debuted what it called a “simpler” one-to-one video-chatting app on Wednesday at Google I/O, known as Duo.</p><p>Duo won’t just be for Android devices—it will run on iOS as well. It complements Allo, a new messaging app also announced at Google I/O that’s partially powered by Google Assistant (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3071647/google-io/google-assistant-is-like-a-conversational-google-now-on-steroids.html). Both apps will be available later this summer.</p><figure class="large "><a class="zoom" href="(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/05/google-duo-intro-100661773-orig.png)"><img src="(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/05/google-duo-intro-100661773-large.png)" border="0" alt="google duo intro" width="580" height="385"/>[/url] <figcaption>
<p>Google’s Erik Kay introduces the Duo app.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3072198/google-apps/google-launches-duo-a-simpler-video-calling-app-than-hangouts.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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