Valve has recently made three announced that will shake up PC gaming, for what the company assumes is the better. I disagree. SteamOS sounds great at first: your whole Steam collection in console form that can easily be usable while on the couch in the living room, why not!? SteamOS Well, unfortunately, that’s hardly the…
It’s not Key Lime Pie. And it’s not 5.0. The next version of Android will in fact, be 4.4 – and it’ll be called, wait for it, Kitkat – that popular chocolate from Nestle. KitKat, Not Key Lime Pie Google’s Android head – Sundar Pichai, confirmed the name ‘Kitkat’ – in a Google+ blog post…
Google’s Palestine domain – Google.ps – appeared to be hacked and defaced by hackers from the region this week. The hackers defaced the site as a response to the Google Maps labeling of Palestine and Israel borders. Border Dispute Spills Over to Digital World Early this year, the search giant had updated its service –…
Google’s Nexus 4 has received quite a big price cut. The extremely successful Android device is now available for $199 – that’s $100 less than its original price, which was itself a great deal. Nexus 4- $199 The 8 GB variant is now available for $199 off-contract, while the 16 GB version is selling for…
Google’s Chromecast is marketed as “the easiest way to enjoy online video and music on your TV.” So the question is: is it? Many people today don’t own the new smart TVs that Sony, Panasonic and LG are putting out, so Google came up with a brilliant idea. Most TVs, smart or not, do come…
Microsoft and Google continue to haggle over multiple issues. Microsoft has been upset after Google recently blocked access to YouTube on Microsoft’s Windows Phone app because the app apparently violated Google’s Terms of Use. Google Blocks YouTube It all started 2 years ago, when Microsoft criticized Google for not letting it deliver a fully featured…
LG may return to partner with Google for the next Nexus phone this year. According to a new rumor, the Nexus 5 will be based on the LG G2 and should release in October priced similarly to the Nexus 4. According to South Korean website MyDrivers which has broken the news, the Nexus 5 will…
Internet Philanthropist Google has offered to gift San Francisco parks with free Wi-Fi. Playgrounds, plazas, recreation centers, and parks are going to have the Wi-Fi for two years with no strings attached. Google is paying $600,000, Mayor Ed Lee stated. Although the plan is still pending approval, installation could start as early as November and…
Within a fortnight of the official Android 4.3 launch at the Google event in July, the update has begun rolling out to the Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Android 4.3 Rolls Out To Play Editions of the S4 and One This would mark the first time non-Nexus devices are getting…
Better late than never. Google has announced a new service that will help you locate your lost Android device. Called the Android Device Manager, it launches later this month. Google Launches Tool To Locate Lost Android Device In a post on the Official Android Blog, Google announced the Android Device Manager. According to Google, the…
Google recently announced that it would pull its “Google+ Local for iOS” app from the iOS App Store by 7th August. With Google’s new Maps application for iOS arriving preloaded with features from Google+ Local, the search giant has decided to retire the app. Google+ Local Pulled From iOS App Store In a leaked…
The most leaked version of Android yet – 4.3 Jellybean, was finally officially unveiled by Google yesterday. It’s a minor upgrade – one with small, incremental, but important features. Owing to this reason, it still remains ‘Jellybean’ – like its predecessor. Let’s take a closer look at what Google has brought to the table with…
New Nexus 7 Officially Revealed After dozens of rumors regarding the Next-Gen Nexus 7 tablet, Google has finally made the device official at a Breakfast event. We’ve been calling it the Nexus 7 2 or Nexus 2 7 for a while but Google stated that the tablet will be called, Nexus 7 replacing its predecessor….
Italian company GlassUp has entered the augment reality market space with its own version of glasses. Named after the company itself, the GlassUp augmented reality glasses aim to provide a cheaper alternative to consumers wanting to experience Google Glass. How GlassUp Stacks Up GlassUp recently listed its glasses on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. The company has…
Motorola has finally taken the official step toward releasing the highly anticipated Moto X phone. The company has come out with an event invite for the phone scheduled on 1st August. No, there wasn’t much detail or information regarding the Moto X in the invite but it feels so good to actually see that an…