What’s happening to Google Fiber?
At one point, Google Fiber was going to be our savior from Big Cable. Roll the clock back three years, and it seemed that it …
The sad state of Android: Google removed over 700,000 bad apps last year
Google just released a security update on its Android blog in which it reveals how it fought bad apps this year, revealing it combined new …
Google can now predict if your flight is going to be delayed
Earlier this month, I had a flight from New York City to Atlanta. I arrived at the airport about an hour and a half before …
Pretend your old Android phone is a Pixel 2 with this free lookalike launcher
Your Android phone might not ever get an update to Android 8.0 Oreo, but that doesn’t mean it has to be stuck in the past. …
Why can’t iPhone owners just accept the fact that Google can save them?
There shouldn’t be much question at this point that Apple tends to put a bit more thought into its products than rivals. Perhaps that’s why …
Google’s acquisition of HTC’s design team is all about making the Pixel more like the iPhone
Google’s parent company Alphabet has closed the HTC purchase. Technically, Alphabet only bought most of HTC’s mobile division, some 2,000 engineers that have helped Google …
Chrome OS is coming to tablets, leaked Acer device suggests
If you’ve been looking forward to someone making a Chrome OS tablet, then you should know your weird prayers have been answered. Such a device …
Google wants its new app Bulletin to be your top source for ‘hyperlocal’ news
In recent years, Twitter has become an invaluable resource for sharing and ingesting news from all around the world. Within minutes of a major world …
Mute ‘reminder’ ads that follow you around the internet with Google’s new tool
Seeing adverts is just a fact of life for anyone on the internet these days. While the most intrusive kinds of pop-ups have died out …
The amount of data Google tracks from your Android phone is staggering
It should go without saying that, if you like any of Google’s services, you’re expected to share your private data with Google. You get free …
Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize competition is over and nobody won
You’ve got to hand it to Google. The company did everything in its power to push private companies into space with its Lunar X Prize …
Android O is on less than 1% of devices… and Google is about to unveil Android P
Google announced on Wednesday morning that Google I/O 2018 will take place from May 8th through May 10th, 2018, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, …
This Google search alternative now stops websites from tracking you online
DuckDuckGo is a Google search rival that safeguards your online privacy by not monetizing your profile as Google does. DuckDuckGo still makes money from online …
Google’s secret OS that may someday replace Android was just caught on video
Google will not truly acknowledge its third operating system just yet, since it’s far from being a finished OS. But when Fuchsia is done, it’ll …
Google just made it more difficult than ever to make money on YouTube
YouTube has been in the spotlight repeatedly over the past several months, but rarely for anything encouraging. Most recently, the video sharing platform was lambasted …
Google’s Project Fi has a new unlimited data plan, but it’s not as cheap as it seems
Google’s Project Fi has built a reputation for being the simplest mobile carrier out there. You pay $10 per gigabyte for the data that you …
Yes, Google’s Cast devices have been breaking Wi-Fi networks, but a fix is coming tomorrow
Earlier this week, reports emerged about Google’s Cast devices, most notably the Chromecast and Google Home, sending so much traffic through home Wi-Fi networks that …
Google’s viral art selfie app raises concerns of privacy and racism
Google’s Arts & Culture mobile app has gone viral over the past week for the most unexpected reason. It’s able to compare a selfie with …
Google is building three new underwater cables to compete with Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud
In an effort to expand its cloud business and compete more effectively with rival Microsoft and Amazon, Google will build three new underwater fiber optic …
Google Chromecast and Home devices are causing problems with some Wi-Fi networks
Google has confirmed an issue with its Google Home and Chromecast products that can cause your home Wi-Fi network to crash. According to a TP-Link …
Everyone is obsessed with a new Google app that uses selfies to find your fine art look-alike
If you had told us last week that Google would find a way to get people interested in fine art en masse, we would’ve laughed …
Google claims to have a Spectre fix that doesn’t slow down PCs
Since the Spectre and Meltdown processor flaws were first made public last week, tech firms have been scrambling to get updates pushed out to users’ …
Google deleted 60 games from the Play Store that showed porn ads to users
Following an investigation by security firm Check Point, Google has deleted 60 games from the Play Store that were infected with a malicious bug, which …
Google just acquired a startup that transforms screens into speakers
Remember when Apple ditched the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone and it said the reason was “courage”? Yeah, that wasn’t the reason. The …
It’s 2018, but the world’s most popular version of Android is from 2015
Android Oreo is far and away the best version yet of Google’s wildly popular mobile operating system. It takes everything great about earlier Android builds …
Google announces Google Assistant-powered smart displays from LG, Sony, more
When Amazon announced the Echo Show countertop Alexa device, consumers were skeptical at best. Apart from the lackluster design that looks like a gadget from …
Google announces Google Pay to replace Android Pay and Google Wallet
Looking to simplify the mobile payment process, Google earlier today introduced a re-branded service it calls Google Pay. At the core, Google Pay is simply …
Now Google is spamming Android phones from other companies, too
A report a few days ago revealed that Google targeted some Pixel 2 owners with an unexpected survey. It came in the Settings app of …
Google has turned Las Vegas into a Google ad for CES 2018
If you live and/or work in the Las Vegas area you’re probably accustomed to seeing plenty of strange things. When CES rolls around, that means …
Google just gave its fans a good reason not to buy a Pixel 2
Wow, Google, not you too! Remember back in July when OnePlus decided it was perfectly okay to spam buyers with surveys directly on the OnePlus …
