Android N may usher in a new era of smartphone security
Losing a smartphone or having it stolen is one of the worst things that can happen, considering that we use these small devices for many …
Google’s Nest acquisition was more disastrous than we thought
On paper, Google’s 2014 acquisition of Nest had all the makings of a perfect marriage. Nest at the time was riding high on the popularity …
Google’s AI is facing its toughest challenge yet: a teenager
After beating one of the smartest Go players in the world, Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence is about to take on an even better player. …
Huawei is making another Nexus phone
Android fans are eagerly waiting for Android N to come out, as that means new Nexus hardware is due. Multiple reports said this year that …
Android will now tell you which apps you should uninstall
Since phones with 16GB of storage are tragically still a thing (and because Guitar Hero takes up 2GB on its own), apps can be a real storage …
Google Nexus phones won’t run pure Android anymore
Will Google make its own Nexus phones in the future? No, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Walt Mossberg during an interview at the Code Conference. …
Google can help you track down your lost iPhone and Android devices
It took a while for Google to come up with a “Find My iPhone” service for Android, but the company did it. Fast forward to …
Google Home won’t remember your most embarrassing conversations
At Google I/O, the company announced Google Home, an always-listening digital assistant/speaker much like Amazon Echo. Although the speaker looks like a handy way to …
Google Home is little more than a ‘dressed-up version of Chromecast’
One of the biggest reveals to come out of Google I/O two weeks ago was Google Home, a voice-activated virtual assistant meant to rival the likes of Amazon’s …
Google is giving away Chromecasts to YouTube Red subscribers
YouTube Red, the ad-free offline version of Google, hasn’t been a tremendous hit since it first launched. It turns out that if you give people …
How Google’s big court win just made history
A jury found that Google’s use of the Java programming language in Android is legal, in a patent battle that lasted some six years. Oracle, which …
$35 Raspberry Pi 3 might soon run Google’s Android
Running Android on $35 Raspberry Pi 3 computers might soon happen, and not because a clever developer managed to come up with an Android build …
Google knows that Android’s update system sucks
It has been long acknowledged in the tech industry that Android’s system of updates, which relies on phone manufacturers and carriers to roll out updates, …
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to be the end of Apple
Since 2007, I’ve read countless versions of the “Apple is doomed” argument, most of them related to the iPhone. Apple was doomed because it dared …
Google Maps will soon be flooded with ads
Without question, Google Maps is one of the most widely used and highly regarded navigation apps in the industry, but an upcoming change might be enough …
A look at Google’s wild plan to kill the password
Every time there’s a large scale data breach, we’re reminded how little thought and creativity people use when coming up with their passwords. In in …
Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax fraud, money laundering investigation
Google’s headquarters in Paris were raided by French tax officials and law enforcement on Tuesday morning as part of an investigation over alleged tax fraud. The …
Google Allo security explained: The good, the bad and the ugly
Google isn’t happy with the chat apps it already has, so at I/O 2016 it showed off a new Assistant-infused Allo messaging app as well as a …
Your first look at the official YouTube VR app
Google is going all in on virtual reality, and we saw the early stages of its plan for VR domination take shape this week at …
The five most important announcements from Google’s mammoth conference
Google I/O is finally winding down, after three days of announcements on announcements. I/O is a developer conference, so a lot of the features on …
Google and Levi’s will release a touch-sensitive jacket, out later this year
Touch-sensitive clothing has been one of the promised inventions coming in ‘just a few years’ for a while now. But with a partnership between Google …
Google is making an innovative modular phone, and you can buy it next year
Initially a Motorola project that was ultimately unveiled at Google I/O 2014, Project Ara has been an intriguing project that has been on our radar …
IMAX will bring virtual reality to movie theaters this year
The company behind some of the most impressive movie experiences in recent memory wants to bring VR to the mainstream. According to a report from The Wall …
A tiny detail in Google’s new Assistant will make apps a lot smarter
Google is slowly building Her. In case you haven’t seen the 2013 sci-fi movie, it’s a disturbing love story about a regular guy falling for …
You can now use your phone to get cash from ATMs
There’s still a lot of places that can’t take mobile payments, but everyone likes cash. So it’s a big deal that starting today, select Bank …
Google is bringing Android apps and the Google Play store to Chrome OS
The keynote for Google I/O 2016 was jam-packed with exciting announcements and unexpected reveals, but even with two hours at their disposal, the executives and …
Google’s VR play is all about content, not hardware
The big arguments in VR right now are all about hardware: Oculus Rift vs HTC Vive, Gear VR against a phantom Apple VR, Playstation VR …
You’ll soon be able to use Android Auto in any car
Just because the Google I/O 2016 keynote ended doesn’t mean that Google is done making announcements. Shortly after the keynote wrapped up, the company revealed …
The 8 most important announcements from Google I/O 2016
The tech community was waiting with bated breath ahead of this year’s Google I/O event, but I don’t think anyone expected it to be quite …
In the future, you won’t even have to install Android apps to use them
Google’s I/O is a developer conference, which means we get a lot of technical, behind-the-scenes details. Most of them aren’t interesting to people who don’t …
