First and foremost, my heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones during this unprecedented event. The human tragedy coupled with the extraordinary loss of property makes everything else seem unimportant. Continue Reading →
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Google’s newly introduced Nexus 4 device does not have LTE. Let that sink in for a moment. A flagship device that is meant to represent the best that Android can offer does not have LTE. If you recall, just a few months ago, the Android spin machine was full-tilt on talking about why LTE was Continue Reading →
Hurricane Sandy killed Google’s planned Monday morning media event in New York City, but that didn’t stop the big G from making some noise today. The company took to its corporate blog to officially announce the much-anticipated Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, as well as an update to its Android Jelly Bean operating Continue Reading →
Along with a slew of new Nexus devices, Google has just announced Android 4.2, a new flavor of Jellybean. While it doesn’t get a new name of its one, it does get quite a few neat new features. Here’s a rundown. Gesture Typing: The new version of Android will include a new keyboard feature that Continue Reading →
It’s been a long time, but it’s finally here. Google’s big answer to the iPad—the tablet that created an entire market—has officially arrived. A better-than-Retina screen, curves and serious speed. Its name is Nexus 10 and it’s $100 cheaper than the iPad. Learn all about it here. Looking at the specs, it seems that the Continue Reading →
The crazy thing is how successful Yahoo! was at this. Few, if any, have ever done content or media online at that scale. But then Google came along and exploited the fact that the Internet was growing too fast for Yahoo! to keep up. Suddenly, Yahoo! was struggling to find its way, as Google made Continue Reading →
Jamin Barton is a soft-spoken musician with a quick laugh and a winning smile who tends bar under the nickname “Sudsy” at the 500 Club in San Francisco’s Mission District. He was closing up after a slow Tuesday last month when he saw the phone. “We find about 20 a week,” he says with a Continue Reading →
If you work for Google, or have a friend who does, you may currently have access to a new service from the company: same day delivery in San Francisco. According to the New York Times, Google is currently testing a service by which a customer can order an item on either a phone or regular Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of the Dashboard update for the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s SmartGlass integration is now a reality for Android 4.0 users. The companion app branches out from the earlier My Xbox Live app for Android and allows direct control of some console features from Google-powered gear. While Windows Phone users will find the Continue Reading →
On Friday, when everyone was getting ready for the weekend, Adblock Plus quietly announced that its Chrome extension is officially out of beta, meaning that “its functionality and stability are comparable to Adblock Plus for Firefox” (although the group admitted that “the user interface is still lacking”). If you have the extension, it should already Continue Reading →