Recent rumours suggested that Google launch its Project Tango tablet by mid-November. It now appears that those rumours were correct. Project Tango quietly popped up on Google Play. Unfortunately, it is not yet available for sale with the U.S. site simply saying that “the device is not for sale at this time” while the Canadian one suggests it will not make it […]
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Google Project Tango and Project Ara to launch in November and February respectively?
Two very exciting Google ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) projects are getting closer to launch. According to AndroidPolice founder Artem Russakovskii, Project Tango will launch by mid-November with the Project Ara modular smartphone to follow in February 2015. He adds that his source is reliable but that timelines can still “change any moment..” I’m told Project Tango should head to […]
Project Ara gets “trailblazer” Rockchip processor
Quietly but surely, Google’s ATAP team is making progress on its Project Ara modular phone. Timelines appear to have slipped some with a third design spiral prototype not expected until early 2015 at this point. But it’s not all bad news. In a Google+ update this week, Paul Eremenko, the Head of Project Ara, revealed that Project Ara is getting […]
Project Ara to launch next year for as low as US$50?
Project Ara is quickly shedding its skin of a very cool but impractical for years-yet type of project. Following its decision to keep the Advanced Technology and Projects group led by Regina Dugan which hosts Project Ara, Google yesterday announced that the first developer conference focused on the modular smartphone would take place in April. In a detailed Time article […]
Google to host Project Ara Developer Conference in April
When Google sold Motorola to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion, it kept both the patents it had originally acquired by buying Motorola as well as the Advanced Technology and Projects group led by Regina Dugan. Among the initiatives that fall under ATAP is Project Ara, the modular concept that Motorola first unveiled back in late October. Today, Google announced that it […]