Feb 3, 2014
Google finally gave the news every developer has been waiting for by announcing availability of the long-awaited Chromecast SDK, also known as the Google Cast Software Development Kit. Today new and old app developers
Feb 2, 2014
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and you may be looking at ways to watch the big game on your Android tablet or smartphone. Unfortunately, watching the game won’t be that easy as
Jan 31, 2014
When Google bought Nest, a company known for trying to reinvent the way people control the heating system in their home, people scratched their heads and wondered what Google would do with them. Five seconds
Those tiny blue links to cheap Canadian prescription drugs is how Google pays their employees. The company's Q4 2013 financial results say that money made via those little blue links is up 31% compared
The word "Android" means different things depending on who you ask. For some, it's the open source software project that Google maintains. For others, it's the operating system plus Google's various services
Jan 30, 2014
Every once in a while, you'll read a press release that burns itself into the back of your mind. Microsoft buying Nokia. Sony Ericsson turning into Sony. And then the strangest of them all,
Google's search engine is arguably the best search engine on the planet. Microsoft's been trying to catch up with Bing, but even if they do, which they probably never will, how will they
Last year, Google announced the Android Device Manager, a web console that let you see the current location of your Android phone or tablet on a map and remotely wipe it. Last month, Google released
When smartphones started becoming a thing, no one could have predicted the rapid rise of the mobile gaming market. Large game publishers such as Electronic Arts are frankly stunned at how much money their mobile
Lenovo may be purchasing Motorola's brand and its handset division, but it is not acquiring all of the US handset manufacturer. Google is keeping most of Motorola's patents and is maintaining control over
Jan 29, 2014
Lenovo is reportedly close to inking a deal with Google that'll transfer ownership of Motorola to the Chinese technology company. News of the pending acquisition comes from China Daily and Reuters. https://twitter.com/
The bodies of platforms and frameworks are littered across the battlefield of the technology industry. Once upon a time, you couldn't use the internet without Adobe Flash. Just a handful of years ago, you
Jan 28, 2014
Google wasn't the first company to show off a device with a screen that hangs in front of your eye, and they're not going to be the last. According to The Korea Times,
According to the bean counters at IDC, more than one billion smartphones were shipped during all of 2013. That's up from 725 million in 2012. More importantly, 47% of all phones sold in 2012
Google Glass has several issues. They're expensive, the battery life is horrible, and until yesterday, they weren't compatible with glasses. That last issue is now a moot point. Google released four new frames,
Jan 27, 2014
Well, things are looking up for those waiting for a red Nexus 5, as after the device was seen in leaked photos last week, its retail box has decided to strike a pose for the
If you've bought and used a couple of smartphones, you're probably aware that no device makes the full amount of advertised internal storage available for use, but have you ever wanted to compare
While I don't have the exact number in front of me, I'm pretty confident in saying that YouTube is responsible for a significant amount of the traffic that passes through both wired and
