Rumours last week suggested that Google would partner with MediaTek to develop a cheaper Nexus smartphone. Taiwan’s United Daily News today shed more light on this next Google Nexus device, indicating that it will use a 64-bit processor. Two MediaTek system-on-a-chip solutions could fit the bill nicely. There is the 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732. Another possibility is the 2.0GHz octa-core MT6752 SoC […]
Vic Gundotra leaving Google
Big news today out of Google. Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President of Engineering, announced today that he is leaving the company after working there almost 8 years. After Re/code broke the story earlier today, Gundotra confirmed his departure via Google+ in a post called “And Then.” The post begins with a personal story about a family death that appears to […]
HTC-built Google Nexus 8 coming in Q3?
Rumours that Google will leave behind the 7-inch tablet market in favour of a slightly larger model picked up steam today. Citing unnamed “sources from the upstream supply chain,” the hit-and-miss Digitimes today suggests that Google will work with HTC instead of ASUS on a new 8-inch Google Nexus tablet. The report adds that the HTC-built Google Nexus 8 will […]
Google working on US$100 Nexus smartphone?
There were rumours back in 2012 that Google was looking to release a Nexus tablet for as low as US$99. That device never came to be but Google is now reportedly considering a Nexus smartphone that could sell for less than US$100 (about CA$110). According to China’s MTKsj,com which focuses on MediaTek news and rumours, Google will partner with MediaTek […]
Google Opinion Rewards reaches Canada, the UK and Australia
Google launched its Google Opinion Rewards Android app in the U.S. last year to get users to answer surveys in exchange for Google Play credits. These can then be applied to purchases for apps, games and more. There is good news today for survey lovers in Canada, the UK and Australia as the app is now available in those countries […]
KitKat cracks 5% mark in latest Android platform distribution data
The latest update to the Google Android Platform Versions report is out and KitKat appears to finally be making some progress. According to April’s Android platform distribution data (collected during a 7-day period ending on April 1, 2014), the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system more than doubled since the last report in March, jumping from 2.5% to 5.3%. The jump […]
Google Now to help you to pay your bills?
Google Now already offers a range of information based on your preferences. The simplest includes a location-based weather forecast and sports scores but more advanced capabilities can remind you of appointments and go as far as tell you when to leave so that you get there in time. As Google continues to develop the contextual awareness of the service, it […]
What to expect in Google Android 4.4.3 KitKat
Recently spotted Android builds, including builds KTU65 and KTU72B, have led to speculation that Google was getting ready to launch a new update to KitKat. Android Police today learned that Android 4.4.3 is indeed real and will be “a pure bug-fixer release.” As such, it will not include any new features or UI changes but will focus strictly on bug […]