Pain in the Glass: New gadget stops Google Glass users in their tracks
Google Glass is the future. Or it’s not. In either case, there exists a serious problem in the head-mounted wearables category that is already causing …
The absolute worst Apple vs. Google analysis you’ll read all week
My least favorite kind of tech punditry involves saying that some company is “losing” or even better “doomed” because it’s not behaving exactly as one …
Why Samsung will keep killing other Android vendors unless Google intervenes
It isn’t hard to feel for HTC. For two straight years, it’s released hugely acclaimed Android phones that have been praised in the tech media as …
Here’s the wildest Google Maps Easter Egg yet
Google is hides all sorts of neat tricks in its products, aptly referred to as Easter Eggs, and the company has included one such software trick …
Apple CEO says users who buy Android ‘by mistake’ look for a ‘better life’ on iOS
Apple and Google may have inked a truce when it comes to patent trials, but the two companies remain fierce rivals in the mobile and …
Google to follow Apple onto the next big mobile battlefield
When it comes to mobile devices, Apple and Google are already doing battle in your pocket, on your coffee table, in your living room and in …
Google ready to pump billions into Internet-beaming satellites
Google will spend more than $1 billion on deploying its first Internet-beaming satellite fleet, The Wall Street Journal has learned, with the company expected to …
Did Google censor search results for a key Nest rival?
Forget net neutrality — do we need search neutrality as well? Pando reports that home automation company Vivint found itself mysteriously removed from Google search …
Google kicks off complex procedure to respect your ‘right to be forgotten’
European citizens can ask search engines including Google to “forget” links to certain stories about them, a local court recently decided, and Google is taking …
Google, Amazon among tech companies trying to prevent the next Heartbleed
If there’s one thing that can make the competitive tech industry band together, it’s security. Last month, the Heartbleed bug affected nearly everyone in the …
Google is being flooded by thousands of demands to erase search results
Google has been hit by more than 12,000 requests to erase links to personal history after a landmark European court ruling, Reuters reports. On May …
Netflix’s real rivals: Makeup tipsters, Swedish hipsters and Keyboard Cat
We’ve already heard a lot about the triumphant success of Netflix and the rapid growth of on-demand video services from cable companies. But a brand new ARRIS …
Major details emerge on Google’s plan to conquer both TV and gaming
Google’s Chromecast dongle has been pretty successful for the company but that’s apparently not enough — Google wants to have another go at making a …
Google’s new Quality Report will tell you how amazing (or awful) your ISP is
Earlier this year, Google-owned YouTube began collecting a different type of data when serving videos to its users. Instead of focusing solely on data that …
Motorola is shutting down its U.S. smartphone factory
Motorola can’t afford to build its smartphones in the United States any longer. The Wall Street Journal reports that Motorola will be shuttering its factory …
Google’s Wi-Fi balloons get mistaken for UFOs in Kentucky
If you see an unidentified flying object with a Google logo on it, don’t worry too much — the company isn’t planning to abduct you and …
Google engineer shows off Android Wear smartwatch notifications for the first time
Google sat back for a short while and watched companies like Sony, Motorola and Samsung launch Android-based smartwatches that reminded us a lot of early …
New leak reveals key Nexus 8 details
Google’s next-generation Nexus tablet, which was recently discovered as Volantis/Flounder in Google code and which is believed to be made by HTC, will apparently have a …
How to get a refund on apps you buy from Google Play
As crucial as apps have become to the mobile experience, people still often balk at the idea of paying for mobile applications. Spending $7 on …
Google and Nest apparently want to watch you sleep next
Google and Nest are reportedly interested in providing some sort of home surveillance equipment and support in the future, The Information has learned, as the …
Did Google just leak its next-generation Nexus tablet?
Either Google’s art department purposely manipulated an image of the company’s current Nexus 10 tablet, or Google just quietly revealed its next-generation pure Android slate.
Aspiring techies: Join these companies if you want to get paid
If you’re a computer science major in college right now and you’re looking to land at a place that will help you pay off your …
Google’s next tablet is unlike anything you’ve ever seen
Google is apparently working on a special tablet that’s going to be far better than regular Nexus-branded Android devices, and said device may be unveiled …
Now anyone can search Google on a computer without lifting a finger
Siri still has plenty of issues that need to be ironed out in order to help improve usability, but one thing is certain: Apple kicked …
Congresswoman says Google and Netflix are the real broadband moochers
People generally like Google and Netflix and they generally really, really hate their ISP. However, The Hill reports that Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) would like …
Yet another hugely important reason Google Fiber is better than your broadband service
Say what you want about Google being “evil” — I, for one, love how evil Google is — but the company has repeatedly shown us …
Nest founder: No Google ads for you, Nest buyers
A Google SEC filing revealed that the company plans to deliver ads to more devices, including thermostats, refrigerators and other appliances, suggesting that Google’s Nest …
Oh no: Google wants to put ads on our thermostats, refrigerators and other appliances
We’ve said in the past that we’re willing to put up with some of Google’s shadier antics mostly because its services are so useful. However, …
Roger Federer dons Google Glass to show what it’s like having a ball fly toward you at 120 mph
Tennis fans might marvel at the quick reaction times of their favorite players, especially since most professional serves for men’s tennis average between 120 and …
Nest is recalling over 400,000 smoke alarms due to safety risks
Nest Labs has recalled 440,000 smoke alarms in order to fix a bug that could prevent their alarms from sounding immediately after detecting smoke. Mercury News reports that …
