If you live outside of the U.S. and were planning to buy a Chromecast through Amazon.com, you hopefully jumped on the opportunity to place your order a couple of days ago. It turns out that Amazon should never have shipped the dongle outside the U.S. and new orders are now triggering an error message that “Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media […]
Google and HP unveil HP Chromebook 11
Google and HP today announced the latest Chromebook, the HP Chromebook 11. It joins the larger HP Chromebook 14 announced in September. Like most other Chromebooks, it is relatively inexpensive at US$279 but manages to incorporate a number of new features and promises “the same obsessive attention to detail as the Chromebook Pixel.” HP Chromebook 11 specifications: Processor: Samsung Exynos […]
Jelly Bean finally on nearly half of Android devices
Android Jelly Bean (4.1.x through to 4.3.x ) finally overtook Gingerbread back in July. It is now about to make its way onto more than half of Android devices. The latest numbers on the Android Platform Versions Dashboard show that Jelly Bean now accounts for 48.6 percent of Android devices, up 3.5 percent from 45.1 percent only a month ago. The […]
Google looking for new partner for third-generation Nexus 7?
Google has a rule of thumb that it partners with a hardware manufacturer for two generations of a Nexus device. On the smartphone side, Samsung built the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus while LG built the Nexus 4 and is more than likely behind the Nexus 5. Even HTC can be said to have built two if you include the […]
More evidence ASUS to build new Google Nexus 10
The evidence continues to grow that ASUS will displace Samsung as the manufacturer for an updated Google Nexus 10 tablet. Following leaked inventory screenshots, @evleaks has posted another leaked image that indicates that again points to ASUS being the manufacturer this time around. Getting closer… pic.twitter.com/jrZ9eys7l1 — Evan Blass (@evleaks) October 2, 2013 The image appears to be from some […]
Google Play gift cards now available in Canada
Google today announced via Google+ that Google Play gift cards are now available in Canada. They will be available in CA$15, CA$25 and CA$50 denominations and can be used for any purchase on the Google Play store. They will be offered by following retailers: Shoppers Drug Mart Future Shop Target 7-11 Best Buy Mac’s Walmart Pharmaprix Circle K Couche-Tard Google […]
ASUS to build new Google Nexus 10?
Having built the last two generations of Google Nexus 7 tablets, it now appears that ASUS is also in line to manufacture the second generation Google Nexus 10. Rumours that Google would switch from Samsung to ASUS are not new but they gained further credibility today. First there was an inventory screenshot back in August that listed a Google Nexus 10 […]
Google acquires mobile sharing company Bump
Google today acquired Bump, the company behind the mobile sharing app called Bump. The app was the first iPhone app to give users the ability to “bump” phones to exchange files such as photos and contacts. Since its launch in 2008, it has been downloaded more than 100 million times and is now also available for Android. It also works […]