May 16, 2013
Yesterday Google announced the unthinkable. They announced the impossible. They announced that they're going to start selling a Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android. Before I jump to the details, I'd like to
The Verge has produced a fantastic seven and a half minute video explaining the new Google Hangouts, featuring actual Google employees. I recommend you watch that, because what I'm about to say is going
Everyone loves Google Maps, and it's for good reasons too. The maps are accurate, they load quickly, and Google has one of the best POI databases on the planet. So what can be improved?
Google announced a new music service at I/O yesterday called "Google Play Music All Access". That's a mouthful, and I'm seriously hoping they change the name at some point in the future.
Microsoft recently released a YouTube application for Windows Phone because they were tired of waiting for Google to write one for them. Said app has some features that Google doesn't like, namely the total
Shortly after Google's 57 hour keynote ended, the Bluetooth SIG published a press release saying support for Bluetooth Smart will be coming to Android in "the coming months". What exactly is Bluetooth Smart? It'
May 15, 2013
The 3-hours plus I/O keynote from Google just ended, and it has been nothing short of exhilarating. Google made tons of new announcements, including Google Play Services, an AOSP running Galaxy S4, Android
Google I/O 2013 is due to kick off in less than four and a half hours. Instead of spamming my Twitter followers with tweets, I'm going to be using CoveritLive to liveblog the
According to The Verge, Google has recently signed deals with both Universal Music and Sony Music and the company plans to unveil a Spotify-like streaming service at I/O later today. The search giant
You've probably familiar with the ASUS Transformer, the Android tablet that docks into a keyboard, with the end result looking like your run of the mill laptop. HP has just announced the SlateBook x2,
According to Geek.com, one of the things we'll today at Google I/O is a "Google Edition" Samsung Galaxy S4. It's technically not a Nexus device, it's just Samsung's flagship
May 14, 2013
NVIDIA, the company that designs graphics chips and chips for smartphones and tablets, is going to try something a little bit different this year. They're going to launch a portable gaming console called Shield.
Google just announced that they're going to combine your Gmail storage with your Google Drive storage into one massive 15 GB shared space. So whereas before you had 10 GB of free space for
Google's annual I/O conference is due to kick off at 09:00 tomorrow in San Francisco. If you want to know when that is in your respective time zone, I've set this
May 13, 2013
Gaming on a smartphone doesn't compare to gaming on a dedicated console like the XBOX or PlayStation, for obvious reasons. Your phone can only be so big, whereas you can buy the largest high
Sundar Pichai, the guy who replaced Andy Rubin as the head of Android, was recently interviewed by Wired. It's not a long piece, but long enough that most of you probably aren't going
When Google announced that they were going to buy Motorola in August 2011, everyone thought it would usher in an age of smartphones running pure Android. Fast forward to May 2012, and the deal finally
May 11, 2013
Here is some good news for Android users residing in Germany. It looks like Google has silently flipped on the switch on its "what's thing song" music recognition feature in Google Now in Germany.
