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Price-sensitive consumers may be turned off by the $199 price tag of a Moto X with a two-year contract. But a cheaper version of the product is likely on the horizon. In an interview with CNET Thursday, Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside said that the flagship Moto X is just one of many new devices Continue Reading →

Last week, Google unveiled the Moto X, its newest flagship phone and a device that Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, said offers “the best of Android.” But does it work for you? The Moto x isn’t meant to be a top-tier phone and compete with the big guns, like Samsung’s Galaxy S4. But it’s more Continue Reading →

Google on Friday announced Android Device Manager, a new website and accompanying app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet. The service will be available for devices running Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above. Details are scarce right now, but Google does say Android Device Manager will let you ring Continue Reading →

The first Motorola phone with Google design input is here and according to Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, the Moto X handset offers “the best of Android.” I spent time with Google and Motorola representatives on Thursday morning to see the phone and understand what makes it different. I walked away with a very distinct Continue Reading →

Will Google Glass soon flood the world with documentary filmmakers? That’s one possibility the company is encouraging through a partnership with film and design schools dubbed the “Glass Creative Collective.” Announced this week via Google+, the program works to get Google Glass into the hands and onto the heads of film students so they can Continue Reading →

Google has just announced via a blog post that it will be offering free, faster Wi-Fi hotspots at all U.S. company-operated Starbucks locations, which will get up and running sometime within the next 18 months. Google says that its speeds should beat the existing hotspots at the coffee shops by at least 10x, and in Continue Reading →

Android devices have a new productivity app to choose from and this time it’s Microsoft Office Mobile. The software, which launched on iOS in June, is freely available in the Google Play Store as of Wednesday. It’s not free to use, however, and is limited to Android phones; the software can’t be installed on Android Continue Reading →

Apple’s iPad mini reigns King in the 7-inch form factor market, but may soon lose its crown as Google recently unveiled a refresh of its Nexus 7 tablet that puts Apple’s smaller tablet to shame. Powered by a new version of the Android Jelly Bean operating system, the new Nexus 7 features a 1920×1200 pixel Continue Reading →

Google’s new Chromecast is a little limited in what it can do. It won’t store a video library for you to play back later. It won’t play Quicktime files. But, it will play lots of other files on your television–things like Flash streams and MKVs you’ve downloaded from, say, a torrent tracker. Contrary to a Continue Reading →

Getting Netflix in your living room is now cheaper than ever. Last week, Google unveiled something called Chromecast, which is about the same size as a USB thumb drive and plugs directly into one of your TV’s HDMI ports. Chromecast lets you watch things like YouTube and Netflix on your TV and can even mirror Continue Reading →