HP was to have launched the HP Chromebook 11 in Canada on November 8 but it failed to materialize on the appointed day. Best Buy and Future Shop both began to take pre-orders on that day with an expected availability date of November 15, 2013. They have since stopped taking pre-orders and pulled the listings down from their website. And […]
Android 4.4 KitKat update rolling out to Google Nexus tablets
The Google Nexus 5’s reign as the only Android 4.4 KitKat device will have been short-lived. Google today announced that Android 4.4 KitKat updates are now rolling out for the Wi-Fi versions of its Nexus tablets, namely both the original Nexus 7 and the Nexus 7 (2013) as well as the Nexus 10. Starting today, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) […]
Google adding support for Google Music to Google Glass
Google today announced that music is coming to Google Glass. The company will soon unveil a new voice command (“Okay Glass, listen to”) that will allow Glass users to access their tracks from +Google Play Music, including songs on All Access. The video below, starring Google Explorer and Los Angeles producer Young Guru, shows how Glass works with the new […]
Google adds Waze-sourced incident data to Google Maps
Google yesterday announced that it has added Waze incidents to Google Maps in 46 additional countries, including Canada. The crowdsourced data adds even more information to the traffic data already available through the app. Information is supplied by a “community of traffic-obsessed drivers” who very often provide updates faster than more official lines of communication can. Get home faster w/ […]
Video: Google releases new Nexus 7 ads
Google has released two new videos for its Nexus 7 (2013) tablet. These new ads follow two earlier ones released last month. Once again, they aim to tug on the heartstrings. The first one, called “Google Nexus 7: Center Stage,” focuses on the tablet and Google Play Books. The second, called “Google Nexus 7: In Play,” is all about the games. […]
Google Text-to-Speech lands on Google Play
Google has decoupled another app from Android in a bid to make it more accessible and easier to update. This latest app is Google Text-to-Speech which is used not only by Android itself but also other apps to read aloud text displayed on the screen. For example, it is used by Google Books to read books aloud and by Google […]
Mystery behind Google barges revealed
Two massive barges, one in Portland, Maine and another in San Francisco, California, have been the topic of rumour since it was revealed that Google owned them both. In fact, it now appears that there are four of them in all. Speculation suggested that they could be floating data centers that would use ocean water to stay cool or even […]
Google reveals Nexus 8 tablet?
Could Google have a slightly larger Nexus 8 tablet in the works? A mysterious tablet has surfaced on its own Android.com website, setting the rumour mill going once more. The device can be seen in the Apps & Entertainment section and bears a number of differences from the Google Nexus 7. Could it be the rumoured Nexus 8 (or even […]