Android

A new report is detailing Google’s plans to use your verified phone number to display your name and Google+ profile photo as your caller ID. The feature comes as part of Android 4.4 KitKat’s smarter caller ID, where it will display business names when a business calls you, should you not have the number stored Continue Reading →

Last week, Google unveiled its newest OS, Android 4.4 KitKat. Here are some of my favorite features. KitKat features a completely revolutionized dialer, which incorporates search into your address book and lets you find the number of that pizza place without having to search the web. Caller ID is provided for incoming calls, too, which Continue Reading →

As expected, Google on Thursday released its much-anticipated Hangouts 2.0 update for Android. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. The new version includes SMS support (as well as MMS support on Android 4.0 and up), animated GIFs, and one-tap location sharing. The last option is as simple as tapping the Continue Reading →

When Intel recently predicted $99 tablets for the upcoming holiday season, it must have forgotten last year’s deals. Those included a $49 7-inch Android tablet Black Friday special from Walmart, not to mention a $69 one from OfficeMax. A year later, such deals look like they’re coming back. Walmart already has some pre-Black Friday online Continue Reading →

When Google unveiled the Nexus 5 last week, it also debuted the latest version of Android: version 4.4, also known as KitKat. Google says KitKat is built to put what it calls Google “smarts” across the mobile experience. KitKat was designed for more than just Android’s top-tier phones; it’s meant to work on most Android Continue Reading →

Last week, Google unveiled its newest flagship phone, the Nexus 5, and it’s the most Google-y phone ever… and I mean that in a good way. The phone runs the latest version of Android, version 4.4 KitKat, but it also runs on a new “launcher” app that unites the phone around Google’s services. The Nexus Continue Reading →

Google didn’t have much to say about Google Voice integration in its Hangouts app when it announced the latest version earlier this week, but the company’s Nikhyl Singhal has filled in a few more details on his Google+ page on Friday. Singhal notes that while the update (and its SMS support) only works with Google Continue Reading →

On Thursday Google announced details of its long-awaited Android 4.4 KitKat operating system for the first time, going beyond just the candy bar branding. KitKat is designed around three major tentpoles, Google told TechCrunch, including reaching the next billion (it previously announced 1 billion activations) Android users, putting so-called Google “smarts” across the entire mobile Continue Reading →

Google’s latest flagship phone, the Nexus 5, runs on a new “launcher” app that unites the phone interface around Google services. It’s kind of like how Facebook Home reshapes Android phones around Facebook services — but for Google itself. The goal for the phone is to deliver “the right information, when you want it, at Continue Reading →

The launch of Google Inc.’s Android KitKat, the next version of the most widely used operating software for smartphones and tablets, is drawing near. Google executives haven’t announced a release date but people who have been briefed on KitKat say that it is coming soon. There have been several reports about KitKat’s likely features based Continue Reading →