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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2013
Google's Chrome Experiments are wacky technological showcases designed to demonstrate what's possible with a modern web browser. And the latest of these experiments is a doozy -- World Wide ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2013
The UK isn't the only country that's just seen a fresh influx of Nexus 4 stock at its Google Play Store. Today the official +Nexus Google+ page sends word that the coveted handset is now bac...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2013
With the recent news that Chrome boss Sundar Pichai will be taking over from Andy Rubin as head of Android, together with Android features like Google Now starting to show up in Chrome OS, there'...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 20, 2013
Google Fiber is a service lots of us would love to have, if we could. Besides the TV service of course, there's the small matter of a Gigabit internet connection too, or even a free, much slower...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 19, 2013
Previously limited to journeys starting in the U.S., Google Flight Search is making its European debut this morning. Starting today users in UK, France, Italy, Spain or the Netherlands can use ...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 17, 2013
The news that Google Reader is to be closed down for good later this year has hit a lot of us really hard. For many it's the go-to way of getting their daily news fix, and for others -- includin...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 14, 2013
They're two of the hottest Android phones around right now, so how do the HTC One and the Nexus 4 stack up?
When Google released the LG-made Nexus 4 late last year, it went toe-to-toe w...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 13, 2013
As part of an annual "Spring Cleaning" post, Google casually has said that it is killing the Google Reader service effective July 1, 2013. Among the other Spring Cleaning casualties are so...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 13, 2013
In a letter obtained by the Wall Street Journal, Andy Rubin takes some time to talk to Android partners about the growth of Android, and why he feels it is the right time to step away and leave thin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 13, 2013
While announcing that Andy Rubin was leaving the Google Android team, Google CEO Larry Page also dropped another big bombshell -- there are now over 750,000,000 installs of Android devices.
Andr...
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by Sean Brunett
Mar 13, 2013
Google has announced today that Android founder and longtime leader Andy Rubin will be leaving the Android team to explore a "new chapter at Google." Larry Page posted the announcement on ...
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 11, 2013
Today we got a first look at some of the apps for Google's upcoming Glass. Many developers were in attendance, where Timothy Jordan explained the goal of the Glass experience: provide timely con...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 08, 2013
Google-owned Motorola Mobility is to lay off 1,200 employees -- more than 10 percent of its workforce -- in its latest round of restructuring. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the ...
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 07, 2013
This has been an exciting couple of months for Google fans in Japan. First the Nexus 10 launches, then the 3G Nexus 7, and now finally the Nexus 4. The Japanese product page is up, giving a rundown ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 01, 2013
Google open-source guru Jean-Baptiste Queru has announced on the Android Building group that the Android 4.2.2 source code will shortly begin pushing to AOSP -- the Android Open-Source Project. The ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 28, 2013
This is the company that brought us Google Maps, driverless cars and Google Glass — see any of that in these phones?
Patrick Pichette said nothing shocking. Google's Chief Financial of...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 27, 2013
The latest Chrome Experiment out of Google shows off the power of sync between devices with a fun little game called "Super Sync Sports". Head to chrome.com/supersyncsports on your compute...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 26, 2013
Google only just today announced their Google+ sign-in features that are opening up to app developers, but TuneIn Radio is one of the first out of the gate to implement it. Much as they were involve...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 25, 2013
Developers will be thrilled to hear that Airpush and Apsalar have announced a partnership at MWC that will bring better in-app analytics to Android. Airpush is a mobile ad network and Apsalar is a l...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 25, 2013
Virgin Mobile USA has announced a new addition to their lineup, the Samsung Galaxy Victory. The Victory is a 4-inch device that has a look not dissimilar to the Nexus One. It boasts a 1.2GHz...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 25, 2013
AT&T announced this morning that it has flipped the switch and turned on LTE in more markets.
Any of you in the following locales will be fortunate to have AT&T LTE soon. The new markets ar...
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by Casey Rendon
Feb 22, 2013
According to our not-so-scientific poll taken this time last year, chances are good that if you’re reading this then you use Android’s Gmail app. The latest update to Gmail bumped it up ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 22, 2013
Update: It's official -- a tweet from Google Developers confirms that registration opens at 7AM PDT on Mar. 13. Make a note of it, and good luck to everyone hoping to score a tic...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 20, 2013
The promise of what Google Glass can provide is what nerd dreams are made of, and Google is showing off some of its potential capabilities in a new "how it feels" commercial that released ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Feb 19, 2013
Today Google’s stock price crossed above $800, sparking a bunch of headlines as to the supposed significance of the event. But it needs to be kept in perspective.
Google went public bac...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 17, 2013
'Just you wait and see,' senior VP of engineering replies on Google+
Google's Senior VP of Engineering at Google, Vic Gundotra, took to Google+ this morning in a photography-themed p...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 16, 2013
Google Takeout -- or Takeaway as it seems to be calling itself these days -- is the data liberating service of your dreams. Allowing you to export your Google based content should you wish to leave ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
Google this afternoon set up a Google Map deal where you can find retail locations that carry the Nexus 4. That's good. And long overdue. The one catch is that you can't actually tell if you...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2013
Following the recent OTA roll-out, Android 4.2.2 factory images are now available for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (Wifi-only and 3G), Nexus 10 and GSM Galaxy Nexus ("yakju" and "takju" ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 14, 2013
By now you've likely heard of a forthcoming movie, The Internship, starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson that sees Google at it's core. The trailer for the flick, set for release this summer, ...
