Google launching Glass app store in 2014
Until now, there had been no official word from Google on an app store for Glass, but The New York Times this past weekend briefly mentioned that …
This is the Nexus 5
Oops. Since there apparently aren’t already enough leaks in the smartphone industry, Google decided to take matters into its own hands on Tuesday and leak …
Google announces 1 billion Android activations, teases Android 4.4
In case you haven’t noticed, Android is a pretty popular mobile operating system. Google announced on Tuesday that it has now activated more than 1 …
Here comes Google’s Nexus 5
Google’s Nexus 4 recently become one of the best smartphone deals on the planet when Google slashed the price of the entry-level model to just …
Google buys WIMM Labs to gear up for smartwatch wars
Last summer smartwatch developer WIMM Labs announced that it had entered into an exclusive relationship with an unnamed company just before its website and social …
Microsoft, Google team up to sue federal government over NSA spying
It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft …
Top Android exec departs Google amid reports of love triangle
Top Android executive Hugo Barra has confirmed that he has left Google to work at Xiaomi, an emerging Chinese Android smartphone vendor. The news was …
Despite Facebook gains, Google still dominates mobile ad revenues
Facebook’s push to generate more revenues from mobile ads seems to be getting results but not nearly enough to dent Google’s share of total mobile …
Paid in America: Moto X costs more to build than Apple’s iPhone 5
Motorola’s hot new Moto X features great customization options and a top-notch software experience, and we said it was probably the best mass-market Android phone …
Google’s Nexus 4 now costs as much off contract as most top phones cost on contract
For Android fans looking for a solid phone and who don’t care about having cutting-edge specs or fast data speeds, the Nexus 4 is now …
Google may design and launch its own ‘robo-taxi’ fleet of self-driving cars
Google is reportedly in talks with automobile manufacturing giants regarding the possibility of designing and launching its own self-driving cars. The news comes from former …
The first real ‘Google Phone’ has arrived: Moto X now on sale at AT&T
Motorola is dead, long live Motorola – a Google company. A new chapter in Motorola’s long and storied history has begun. The smartphone maker’s pre-acquisition …
Consumer Reports: Don’t buy a Nexus 7 until Google fixes multiple bugs
The new Nexus 7 has all the makings of a great tablet but it’s been plagued by multiple problems ever since its release, including faulty …
Google starts integrating Waze into Google Maps
Unfazed by a Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation, Google has started integrating Waze into Google Maps. The company announced on Tuesday that “users of Google …
Bing’s gains still haven’t put a dent in Google
The good news for Microsoft: Bing’s market share has grown by two whole percentage points over the past 10 months. The bad news: It’s been …
Google awarded patent for insanely creepy ‘pay-per-gaze’ technology
Google and Microsoft seem to be in a competition to decide which company can come up with the most creepy and invasive new consumer technology. Marketing …
Google tries to make Glass less dorky with 12-page spread in Vogue
Google is apparently still smarting from Robert Scoble’s infamous Google Glass shower photo. The New York Times reports that Google is trying to counter Glass’s …
Google has reportedly been snuffing out employees’ personal project time
One of Google’s calling cards over the years have been the creative freedom it gives its employees to work independently on projects that they find …
Moto X’s Moto Maker: Designing the next two years of your life
There’s no question about it — we have reached a point where smartphones are as much a part of our lives as any device can …
Microsoft accuses Google of trying to sabotage Windows Phone
The long-running cold war between Microsoft and Google has just turned hot. In response to Google’s decision to once again block Microsoft’s Windows Phone YouTube …
Google searches just got a lot more personal
Google really is serious about making its searches more personal to its users. The company on Wednesday announced that it was integrating data from Gmail, …
Video: Nexus 7 owners plagued by yet another major bug
The problem with the coming wave of low-cost tablets may be that you get what you pay for. Following news of a pesky GPS bug …
Google Play continues its furious bid to catch up with iOS
According to new July figures from app analytics firm Distimo, Google Play’s app revenue has now increased by an impressive 67% since the start of the …
Google starts testing its ‘Wi-Fi balloons’ in California
Regardless of what Bill Gates thinks, Google is going ahead with its initiative to improve Internet access in Africa with large balloons that can send …
New Nexus 7 reportedly suffers from faulty GPS
Google’s new Nexus 7 may have the best display of any small tablet but it’s showing some deficiencies in other areas. PhoneArena reports that several early …
Google, Motorola reportedly already at work on new Nexus phone
Google and Motorola aren’t sitting still with the Moto X. Android blogger Taylor Wimberly, who established a good track record with Moto X scoops, writes …
Bill Gates: Google’s African Internet initiative won’t help people dying from malaria
Bill Gates has a long history of philanthropy in Africa and he’s decidedly unimpressed with Google’s initiative to help more people in Africa get Internet connectivity …
Why you should never let Chrome store your passwords
Remembering passwords for multiple websites is incredibly annoying but it still might not be a good idea to let Google’s Chrome browser remember them for …
Wall Street gives the Moto X a big shrug
It’s safe to say that many Wall Street analysts weren’t blown away by Motorola’s new flagship smartphone. Barron’s has a good roundup of Street analysts’ …
Motorola in dreamland
It is no surprise Motorola wants to sell its new flagship phone on customized covers and voice commands. Google is a software company. It dreams of …
