Items tagged with 'Google'
Analyst Likens Huawei's Ascend P6 Android Handset to a "Steamrolled iPhone"
Huawei is proud as a peacock over its new Ascend P6 smartphone, an Android handset the company claims is the thinnest in the world. It measures a scant 6.18mm (0.24 inches) thick and has a 4.7-inch display, the same size screen found on the HTC One, which is 3mm (0.1 inches) thicker. Pretty impressive. Analysts who have... Read More
Acer Bringing C7 Chromebook To Walmart Shelves For $199
Guess what's coming to your local Walmart? Google Chromebooks. In what may soon prove to be the Chromebook's biggest push yet, Google and Acer have convinced a store that is notoriously difficult to snag shelf space on to give them just that. The new Acer C710-2856, is now available at 2,800 Walmart stores for the low price... Read More
Next Gen ASUS-Made Google Nexus 7 Specs Unveiled In FCC Listing
When Google launched its Nexus 10, and it happened to be produced by Samsung, not ASUS, it seemed up in the air whether or not ASUS was going to be out of the picture from that point forward. Well, thanks to a new FCC filing, we can see that ASUS remains safe and sound - it just appears that it's going to be specifically... Read More
Google Developing Global Database to Block Child Porn
After some pressure by UK Prime Minister David Cameron (pictured) and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Google has stepped up its efforts to block images of child pornography on the Internet. According to The Telegraph, Google engineers are developing technology and a database that will be enable search engines and other... Read More
Project Loon: Google Floats Balloons for Free Public WiFi Internet Access
It's easy to take broadband Internet access for granted when you live in a city or the suburbs. Companies like Charter, Comcast, and other ISPs have done a good job making sure densely populated areas can receive fast Internet service, but once you venture off the beaten path, broadband is a bit more difficult to come by.... Read More
Rumor: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie Coming in October
There was a rumor last fall that Android 5.0, codenamed Key Lime Pie, would be announced on October 29th at an Android event. (Note: No Key Lime Pie there.) Now, a new rumor has emerged indicating that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie may launch at the end of this October, a full year after we’d first hoped to see it. Image... Read More
Google Maps Grows by 1,001 Destinations, All with Street View
Google this week added more than 1,000 locations (1,001 to be precise) around the world to Google Maps, with destinations ranging from sports stadiums to historical landmarks and everything in between. Each new locale was also the beneficiary of Google's Street View photos, allowing you to zoom in and plot out your next... Read More
Did Microsoft Lie About NSA Skype Spying? Evidence Suggests They Did
In the week since word of the NSA's Boundless Informant and Prism programs leaked online, there's been a great deal of concern over to what degree various companies cooperated with the NSA's requests. Some companies, like Google, have pointed to their repeated requests for greater transparency. Twitter, of course, is the... Read More
Google’s Cloud Print App Allows Android Users To Print To Any Cloud-Connected Printer, Now On Google Play
Google is officially bringing support for wireless printing to smartphones and tablets with the release of its new Cloud Print App for Android devices. With the Google Cloud Print application, you'll be able to print from any compatible Android device running the app to any Google Cloud Print connected printer. You can... Read More
Teardown Offers a Look Inside What’s in Google Glass
Usually it's the folks at iFixit who tear into the latest devices and post detailed worklogs of the process, but Google Glass is a little tougher to come by. Nevertheless, we managed to find some brave souls on the web willing to dissect Glass and post a bevy of high resolution photographs. The first thing Catwig.com did... Read More
Samsung Launches Galaxy S4 Zoom with 16MP Camera and 10X Optical Zoom
It's often discussed how smartphones are starting to negate the need for dedicated point-n-shoots, but Samsung's latest handset takes things a step further and actually looks like a digital camera. It also looks like a smartphone. How so? Dubbed "Galaxy S4 zoom," the handset looks like a regular Galaxy S4, but it quickly... Read More
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Breaks Cover in Listing For LG Optimus L7 2 Smartphone
Android has been stuck at Jelly Bean since Google I/O 2012, and while Key Lime Pie is feeling more like a distant dream than anything, we aren't ones to complain about new version numbers when it comes to operating systems. LG may have jumped the gun on reporting such a number, as a product listing for the company's Optimus... Read More
Sony's Google TV Set-Top Box Updated with Voice Search and New Remote
The streaming revolution will be televised, but will Google TV be the star of the show? Companies haven't given up on the ambitious platform, and in fact Sony just announced its latest Google TV product, a sleek-looking set-top box (NSZ-GS8) with voice search support and a nifty remote control, combing both new school and... Read More
PRISM: NSA Confirms It's Spying, Using Secret Courts -- But It's All For Your Own Good
There have been two major leaks this past week that we want to talk about. First, news that Verizon turns over all phone call metadata -- the numbers called, dialed, and the duration of the phone call in question -- to the NSA. Second, news that the NSA has agreements with major tech companies, including Apple, Facebook,... Read More
Google Glass Banned at Google Shareholder's Meeting
For all the rabble rousing people are doing over Google Glass and its privacy-invading video-shooting feature, you’d think Google would do everything possible to assuage people’s fears in any way possible, particularly by normalizing the spec’s use. The company had an opportunity to do so at its shareholder’s... Read More
Google Patents Facial Recognition For Android Security
Imagine whipping out your Android phone and getting past the lock screen by making a funny face rather than connecting a series of dots with your finger. Facial recognition is the key to making that happen, and it appears Google is on it, as evidenced by the fact that it filed a patent for detecting facial gestures when... Read More
TiVo Nabbing $490 Million in DVR Patent Settlements From Google and Cisco
TiVo has won more than its share of patent disputes pertaining to its DVR technology over the last few years, winning settlements from AT&T ($215 million), Dish Network and EchoStar ($500 million total), and Verizon ($250.4 million). The latest companies to lose against TiVo are Cisco and Google-owned Motorola Mobility.... Read More
User Reactions Mixed For Google's Recent Gmail Mobile Interface Update
We talked last week about the updated Gmail interface that Google has begun rolling-out, and at this point, you should have seen the update reflected on your mobile device. For the desktop, you may have to hit-up the Settings menu and click "Configure inbox" to adopt the revised layout. Has Google's update hit... Read More
AMD Steps Up in Support of Android and Chrome
Although AMD said in January that it was diving in strong with Windows 8 and was not interested in making chips for Android devices, senior vice president and general manager of global business units at AMD Lisa Su told PCWorld that the company may shift some of its focus to building chips for Google’s two operating... Read More
Google Stock Keyboard For Android Now Available As Standalone App On Google Play
It’s the little things that make life sweet, and here’s one for those who want to use the Google Keyboard but don’t have a Google Nexus device: Google is releasing its stock keyboard as a free app in the Google Play store, and it’ll work on any device running Android 4.0 and higher. Google Keyboard... Read More
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