Video: This Android app lets you Chromecast photos to your TV
Now that Google has rolled out Google Play Services 4.2 complete with the full Google Cast SDK for the Chromecast, developers have already started adding …
Google looking to boost Google Fiber speeds up to ridiculous 10Gbps
Even as Time Warner Cable keeps arguing that people really don’t want super-fast Internet, Google is plowing ahead with plans to make its Google Fiber …
Google bought Motorola for $12.5B, sold it for $2.9B, and called the deal ‘a success’
Rarely does a company offload a $12.5 billion purchase for less than $3 billion and call the deal “a success,” but that’s exactly what Google’s head …
Leaked documents show how Google keeps Android OEMs on a short leash
Android’s basic nuts and bolts are free for anyone to use and modify however they want. But if a smartphone vendor wants its devices to …
Verizon customers can at long last pick up Google’s Nexus 7
It’s been a long time coming, but the latest version of the Nexus 7 is finally available for Verizon Wireless customers as of February 13th. …
Microsoft’s worst nightmare has been realized: Windows apps are coming to Chrome OS
Microsoft’s worst nightmare used to be a world where the media tablet category got so hot that it ate into PC sales. That nightmare is …
Of course ads are coming to Chromecast, but not from the usual suspect
Brightcove on Wednesday announced it will offer developers a way for easily inserting ads in their iOS or Android apps that will have Chromecast support. …
Google’s robot army gains a major recruit
Like it or not, Google is building a robot army. After acquiring eight different robotics firms over the past year, the company is putting a …
Samsung seeks ways to collect more user data on Galaxy phones
Samsung may be interested in collecting user data from its devices as well, part of a “Context” service that will allow third-party services to offer …
Wondering why Google bought Nest? Here’s your $71 billion answer
Google had plenty of good reasons to scoop up Nest last month, but the latest report from Juniper Research could be one of the best …
How Google plans to strike a major blow against Android fragmentation
In addition to making sure that its latest Android OS version can run on devices with as little as 512MB of RAM and forcing Samsung …
Massive ‘2014 Google tracker’ shows all the amazing things we know Google is working on
Call it evil all you want, but Google accomplishes great things every day that no other company on the planet can even dream of attempting. …
Early adopters are no longer the only Virgins using Google Glass
As we’ve mentioned before, Google Glass has some potentially amazing applications that go well beyond taking shower selfies. Now Virgin Atlantic has announced that it’s …
HTC reportedly working on Google Nexus 10 tablet
HTC is now rumored to be working on a Nexus 10 tablet for Google, only days after a report suggested the Taiwanese Android device maker …
Chromecast is about to go global
It’s no secret that Google wants to bring its very popular Chromecast dongle to international markets this year, and it appears that buyers in the …
Google’s super-secret EU antitrust deal already raising eyebrows
Google appears to have managed to avoid a costly fine in Europe where the Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia was investigating the company for antitrust practices related …
Google is clawing toward Apple’s title as America’s most valuable company
In case you haven’t noticed, Google has gotten very, very big. Bloomberg reports that Google has recently surpassed Exxon Mobil to become the second most …
Next Nexus device is bigger, reportedly launching soon
Google’s second-generation Nexus 7 tablet will apparently be the last Nexus device at that size, if a new Digitimes report is to be believed, with …
NYPD says it may use Google Glass to fight crime
If you’re a criminal on the run from New York’s finest, you may soon have to worry about yet another tool at the disposal of …
Three charts explain everything you need to know about Apple, Google and Microsoft
While hardcore tech fanboys typically think that their favorite company is motivated solely by being “good” as its rivals are hellbent on being “evil,” most …
Meet the creepiest Google Glass app ever created [updated]
We’ve seen a lot of potentially creepy uses for Google Glass but none of them have anything on what the crew at NameTag have been …
Google data shows that less than 2% of Android users have migrated to KitKat
The latest Android update has been gradually rolling out to the biggest smartphones on the market over the past several months, but it doesn’t appear …
Here’s how much Google pays to make sure Eric Schmidt sticks around
Google’s former CEO and current chairman is a precious asset for the company and it shows, with Eric Schmidt now getting paid “a lot more …
Here’s why Google succeeded in mobile while Microsoft is floundering
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that the failure of Vista was his biggest regret as CEO because it meant he had to devote …
Only one thing could make this diehard Google fanboy turn on the company he loves
No one can accuse blogging legend Jeff Jarvis of having an anti-Google bias or of being an “iSheep.” He’s literally written an entire book that …
Google engineering boss: Our brains will be hooked up to the cloud by 2035
Imagine having millions of nanobots in your brain that constantly remind you to log into Google+. That seems to be the vision of Google engineering …
Red Nexus 5 now available from Google
The rumors were true: as of February 4th, our favorite Android smartphone of 2013 is now available in red on the Google Play store starting …
The Chromecast is about to get a whole lot better
Google has recently released the Chromecast software development kit (SDK,) which means developers can now add casting support to their iOS, Android and Chrome apps. …
Here’s one way that both Microsoft and Google have Apple beat
Tech companies compete for titles every day of the year. Whether it’s sales, profits, shipments or reviews, there’s always winners and losers, but sometimes healthy …
Rumors of key Googler being ‘front-runner’ for Microsoft CEO position debunked
Amid reports that Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is considered the top candidate for a certain vacancy with the company, a new name has been entered into …
