How to stop Google from automatically using your picture as caller ID
Google this week announced that it would start integrating Android users’ Google+ accounts more deeply into its mobile platform, which means that users’ Google+ profile …
Google engineers rip NSA, compare themselves to heroic Hobbits
Google employees’ anger at the National Security Agency has officially grown to Tolkien-sized epic proportions. GigaOM has rounded up some choice quotes from Google engineers …
Google finally confirms the purpose of its magical mystery boats
After days of speculation, Google’s mysterious barges were finally identified, and now Google is speaking out about the true purpose of the boats. TechCrunch received the …
Google Nexus 5 review
Remember when I said I couldn’t put Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 down? Well, I put it down. After months of rumors, leaks and speculation, Google …
Android’s adoption rate is unprecedented in tech history
The first Android phone came out more than a year after Apple launched the first iPhone but Google’s mobile platform has arguably had an even …
Video: Nexus 5 teardown shows the phone’s surprising repairability
When iFixit tore the iPad Air to pieces last week, the team quickly discovered that Apple’s newest tablet was not built to be repaired at …
Google leaks upcoming 8-inch Nexus tablet
Google is not very good at keeping things a secret. Not very good at all. Photos, videos and various details surrounding the just-announced Nexus 5 …
How Google is flexing its muscles to take more control of Android
Google’s Android is still free for anyone to use but the company has started asserting more control over the mobile platform by making its default …
A list of every phone set to get Android 4.4 KitKat so far
Google finally (FINALLY) announced and simultaneously launched its new Nexus 5 smartphone on Thursday and Android fans were ecstatic. Google’s initial supply of the black 16GB …
Mystery solved: Google barges are giant floating Google X showrooms
Mystery had surrounded a pair of giant barges that appeared at U.S. shores recently and were said to belong to Google, but that mystery has …
Patent World War: Google, Samsung, HTC sued by Apple, Microsoft, Sony
When the history of the patent wars is written, the auction of Nortel’s mobile patents may be seen as the equivalent of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s …
Google Glass accessory store goes live for Glass Explorers
It was only a matter of time. After revealing the redesigned Google Glass on Wednesday, Google reportedly put an official Glass accessory store online, complete with …
The wait is finally over: Google debuts new Nexus 5 hero phone
After months of leaks and rumors, it was starting to feel like this day would never come. But it did. The Nexus 5 is real. …
Test shows Nexus 5 is the best gaming phone in the world – aside from the iPhone 5s
Among Android smartphones, Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 will be the best gaming phone in the world if and when it finally launches. Factor in other …
Android 4.4 KitKat details revealed in leaked document, screenshots
Google hasn’t released a major new version of Android for more than a year now and has instead been content to make some minor adjustments …
Nexus 5 gets torn apart in high-quality photo gallery ahead of launch
Google hasn’t even launched its new Nexus 5 yet but the highly-anticipated handset has already been torn apart. Smartphone parts leaker Fanatic Fone awoke from …
Woman gets ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving
Maybe this is why Google has been investing so much money in self-driving cars: Because it knows that Google Glass users will endanger themselves and …
Google redesigns Glass, makes it look even more geeky than before
Google on Monday evening unveiled a slightly redesigned new version of its Google Glass Explorer Edition connected eyewear… and it doesn’t help. In fact, if anything, …
Nexus 5 shown unboxed in new leaked picture
We’ve already seen leaked press shots of Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 and now we’re getting a look at the device in a more casual setting. …
Meet the man who advises Google, Facebook and LinkedIn on tax dodging
If there’s one thing that Silicon Valley executives love more than having fancy product launch parties it’s avoiding taxes by funneling profits through Ireland. Bloomberg …
Leaked specs again show what a beast Google’s Nexus 5 will be
If you didn’t believe the previous 512 leaks, hopefully the 513th will convince you: Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone is going to be a snarling …
WSJ: Google’s smartwatch will launch in the next few months
Following Samsung’s critically panned Galaxy Gear, Google is next in line with an answer to Apple’s nonexistent “iWatch.” According to a report on Tuesday from …
EU asks Google rivals to weigh in on proposed antitrust deal
Google’s long battle with European antitrust regulators may be winding down but it won’t be over until the company’s rivals have their say. The Wall …
Google’s Nexus 5 may finally launch on Friday
We really, really hope the latest report on the Nexus 5’s release date is accurate for two reasons. First, we’re tired of Nexus 5 release …
Google’s Android 4.4 KitKat OS is reportedly a huge TV play
Google’s fresh new Android 4.4. KitKat update is set to be released later this month and when it finally does begin rolling out, it will …
Google mulls breaking its pledge on search banner ads
Contrary to its past pledges, Google seems to be dabbling in the evil known as banner ads. Search Engine Land has confirmed that Google is …
Why Google has blown past Microsoft as tech’s second most valuable firm
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s early critique of Android was that he didn’t understand how Google was going to make money from giving away software for …
Motorola is still a huge drag on Google
In light of Google’s big earnings beat on Thursday night, sending the stock surging past $1,000 to an all-time high, there was one major drag: …
Google is becoming the new Apple of Wall Street’s eye
With Google delivering better than expected earnings this week, it’s now time for tech market analysts to dish out more sky-high price targets for the …
Google shares surge past $1,000 in Friday trading
Google’s better-than-expected earnings report has sent the company’s shares surging past the $1,000 barrier for the first time in its history during trading on Friday. …
