Rumours surfaced in january that Google was looking to become a wireless carrier in the U.S. as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). Codenamed Project Nova, the service is to be a hybrid service able to use the strongest signal in an area from wireless providers including Sprint, T-Mobile and Wi-Fi networks. Speaking at MWC 2015, Google senior vice-president Sundar […]
Video: Latest Android “Be together, not the same” ad
Google’s latest Android marketing campaign has focused on the vast device ecosystem available to users. With the tagline “Be together, not the same,” Google has been pushing the idea that Android can be exactly what you need it to be and still meet the widely different needs of other users out there. A new ad called “Android: Friends Furever” released […]
Lollipop finally shows up on Android Platform Versions chart
It may have taken longer than most expected but Android 5.0 Lollipop (now more than 3 months old) has finally landed on the latest edition of Google’s Android Platform Versions report. With updates starting to land on devices other than the Nexus line, the latest version of Android is finally picking up a bit of steam. From nowhere last month, […]
Google Nova wireless service to switch between carriers based on signal strength
Details continue to emerge about Google Nova, the company’s project to enter the wireless carrier fray as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. Following a report that a deal with Sprint was already signed comes word that Google’s service will be able to switch between carrier signals and use the best one to route calls, texts and […]
Deal with Sprint in place for Google to become wireless carrier
A rumour earlier this week suggested that Google was looking to become a wireless carrier. Bloomberg now reports that Google has reached a deal with Sprint to do so. Operating as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S., Google will purchase capacity from Sprint and resell it to its own customers. Financial details of the deal were not […]
Google looking to become a wireless carrier?
Google is already an Internet service provider with its Google Fiber program. If a report today is correct, the company is now considering becoming its own wireless service provider as well. The Information reports that the company is working on a project codenamed Nova that will see Google become an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. According to […]
Google shutting down Glass Explorer Program on January 19
Google today announced that it was shutting down its Glass Explorer program on January 19. Launched at Google I/O in 2012, the program served as an “open beta” that allowed Google to learn how people used its smartglasses. Explorers, we asked you to be pioneers, and you took what we started and went further than we ever could have dreamed: […]
Google halts WebView patching on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and older
Android Jelly Bean (4.1) was first announced at Google I/O on June 27, 2012. The first device to run Jelly Bean, the original Google Nexus 7, followed later that summer. Despite now being over two years old, Jelly Bean can still be found on 46% of Android devices. Given how prevalent it remains, one would assume that security updates for […]