New free app gives us the Android notification experience we’ve been waiting for
If you use an Android device and you aren’t happy with the phone’s default notification system, you can either wait for Android N to further …
Android’s ‘toxic hellstew’ of vulnerabilities is slowly getting fixed
Google’s most recent report on Android security reveals that its mobile platform is safer than ever from bugs and malware, but that there’s a long …
Google’s VR monster movie will make you wish every movie was filmed in VR
If you’re still not convinced that 360-degree video is part of the long-term future of entertainment, let me point you in the direction of Google’s …
How to add unlimited free VPN to Google’s Chrome browser
Opera made a big announcement on Thursday morning that was widely covered by tech blogs. In the latest developer preview build of its web browser for …
Google might build its own digital city of the future
Google is seriously thinking about building its own city that will serve as a showcase for some of the futuristic technologies that it’s developed. No, …
Google says that YouTube ads are 80% more effective than TV ads
Want to know one surefire way to anger the TV industry? Tell them that their commercials aren’t all that effective. That’s exactly what Google claims in a new …
Should Android be illegal?
Nothing in this world is free. Whether or not you pay for something with money, you always pay. Google has built a massive empire that …
European Union files formal antitrust complaint against Google’s Android
We knew the European Union was looking into Google’s Android mobile operating system and the company’s business practices surrounding it, so it’s no surprise that …
Google employees hate Nest so much they’re making memes about it
As has been observed many times over the past couple of weeks, Google’s acquisition of Nest has basically turned into a giant dumpster fire. In short, Nest’s …
Here’s how you can find out everything Google knows about you
For all the hoopla surrounding NSA surveillance activities, it’s shockingly easy to forget that Google often knows an awful a lot about more than 1 billion users …
This is the moment virtual reality has been waiting for
After all this time, you can finally feel it in the air: virtual reality and augmented reality are about to make the leap we’ve all been …
How do computers know what they’re looking at?
Computers have become so advanced that they can recognize the contents of the photos you take with your iPhone or Android smartphone, meaning you’ll be …
Live 360 video streams coming to YouTube this week
The VR revolution continues. On Monday, Google announced that 360-degree live streaming is the latest feature to hit YouTube. It’s been just over a year since …
The best Nexus phone of all time could be coming this year
Word on the street is that Google is tapping HTC to make at least one new Nexus handset this year. The device will likely include 3D Touch …
The only way to get Google’s awesome new app that lets you control your phone by voice
Apple has always been a market leader when it comes to mobile accessibility features for people with disabilities. And of course as anyone who follows …
Apple’s best iPhone 6s feature is coming to Android N
You may not necessarily agree, but the iPhone 6s’s 3D Touch functionality is the best feature Apple created for this iPhone generation. There’s more and more …
Everything new in Android N Developer Preview 2
A month after releasing the first Developer Preview of Android N, Google has returned with an updated version of the upcoming software. On Wednesday, Google made …
Insiders reveal the worst things about working for Google
Google is always ranked as one of the top places to work in the United States. However, that doesn’t mean that everything about working there …
Chrome is on the verge of knocking Internet Explorer out of the top spot
One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our time is the enduring popularity of Internet Explorer. Not only is it one of the least functional …
Huge cheat sheet tells you everything you can do with Google Now voice commands
Google Now is arguably one of the best features Google invented. The voice-enabled virtual assistant will completely change your mobile experience, should you choose to …
April Fools’ roundup: All the best jokes from around the web
It’s April 1st, which means that you should distrust almost anything you see on the web today. Tech companies in particular love to prank their fans …
Google’s hilarious April Fools joke backfires spectacularly
Every year on April 1st, Google unveils several completely fake tech products to make us laugh on April Fools Day. This year, it introduced a hilarious …
Even Google views its Nest acquisition as a disappointment
When Google in early 2014 generously opened up its wallet and forked over $3.2 billion in cash for Nest Labs, it ostensibly appeared to be a brilliant, …
How to add Android N’s best new features to your phone right now
Android 6.0 Marshmallow was announced nearly six months ago and according to Google, it has only found its way to 2.3% of Android devices so …
It’s hard to overstate how much of a disaster Nest has been for Google
Last week, we learned that Google’s decision to buy Nest back in 2014 has been an unmitigated disaster. In short, Nest’s product portfolio has grown very …
Google’s ‘moonshots’ are crashing back down to earth
Google co-founder Larry Page has always had a thing for crazy and ambitious ideas that, at first blush, might strike many as completely impossible, if …
Your Gmail account is less secure than a dark web marketplace account
Over the past several years, we’ve done our best to remind everyone to install a password manager, keep their devices updated and start taking online security …
The best and worst jobs you can have at Google
As a fan of technology, you might think that having a job at Google would be the best case scenario. What you might not realize …
Get $149 worth of photo editing tools free from Google right now
Would you like to get $149 of photo-editing software for free right now? Of course you would! And you’re in luck because Google has made …
Google says 1 million Gmail accounts might have been targeted by government hackers
Intelligence agencies all over the world look to collect information pertinent to their various operations, and that involves hacking emails accounts. Google for a while now …
