It may be Canada Day here but it’s business as usual in the U.S. today. Google today announced that it had acquired Songza, a music service that focused on “contextual expert-curated playlists to give you the right music at the right time.” Little information about the transaction has been provided but both companies promise that there will be no “immediate […]
Google+ gets you ready for the World Cup with AutoAwesome
Things are about to get serious at the World Cup. The Group stage is over and we are moving into the Knockout Stage tomorrow. No matter what team you support, Google today made it easy to show your support for your favourite team with AutoAwesome. Instead of getting your hands dirty with face paint (the ultimate sign of team allegiance), […]
LG to build Project Tango tablet for Google
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group is working on more than just Project Ara. Its Project Tango is meant to give our mobile devices ” a human-scale understanding of space and motion” by giving them an array of sensors and the computing ability to create maps of their physical surroundings in real time. The first such device (seen above), […]
When will devices be upgraded to Google Android L?
The Google I/O 2014 keynote has just wrapped up. One of the key topics was the preview of the next major version of Android that Sundar Pichai had promised. We don’t know the release’s version number or name as Google simply introduced it as Google L. Needless to say, one of the first question on everyone’s lips is “When will […]
Summary of the Google I/O 2014 keynote address
The two-day Google I/O 2014 kicked off today with a keynote hosted by Sundar Pichai, Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps. We’ll update this post during the event, bringing you development as they happen. Here we go: Google I/O is now a global event spanning 6 continents with over a million people watching. Growing female participation. Smartphone shipments: 315 […]
Google to unveil next major version of Android at Google I/O 2014
With a day to go before Google I/O 2014 kicks off, Sundar Pichai has given the strongest indication yet that the company will unveil the next major version of Android at the event. Google has typically made such announcements in the fall but Pichai told BusinessWeek that “I want the world to understand what we are doing sooner.” Much as […]
Google Glass now available in the UK
Google Glass took its first steps to global availability today. Available only in the U.S. to date, Google announced that it is extending its open beta Explorer program to the UK as of today. The world sees the UK as a center (actually, a centre) of innovation. It has produced some of the greatest technology inventors and inventions of the last […]
Video: An Introduction to Android Wear
A week before Google I/O, Google has released a video that introduces Android Wear to developers. As Google has said in the past, Android Wear is not meant to replace your smartphone but complement it. The objective is to cut down on the time spent interacting with our phones by offering a simpler set of interactions. Android Wear evangelist Timothy […]