Potential bidding war looms with Google reportedly eyeing Waze
This could get pretty interesting pretty quick. Google is reportedly considering throwing in a counter-offer to Waze and may be ready to engage Facebook in a bidding war. Waze is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties and is seeking more than $1 billion, said …
PSA: Be careful when setting alarms and reminders in Google Now
Google Now is a wonderful tool for Android users. It’s sleek, intuitive, and gets things done for you much faster than you could do them manually. However, users should be aware of a small bug in Now. When using the “remind me”, “set timer”, or …
Glympse – Remarkably useful without spying or being creepy
Glympse is a location sharing app, similar to Latitude, that allows you to share your location and estimated time to arrival with anyone. Everyone likes to be updated on when their guests will arrive or if someone is going to be late. With Glympse, you …
Google becomes second most valuable brand behind Apple, surpasses IBM
According to a list published by Millward Brown Optimor, Google has just sneaked ahead of IBM to become the world’s second most valuable brand, behind Apple. According to the BrandZ list report, Google has a brand value of $113.669 billion. That’s well behind Apple’s $185.071 …
Sprint’s XFON may have passed through FCC
A Motorola XT1056 recently passed through the FCC showing support for Sprint’s LTE bands. Judging by the model number, we might assume this is one of the rumored XFON (X Phone) devices slated for arrival in the near future. With this model we now have …
You have to check out the photo search feature in Google+
You’ll be seriously impressed with how well Google categorizes your images.
Running the tables: Samsung took 95% of global profits earned from Android in Q1 2013
Samsung’s ‘galaxy” line has been long joked about to be a hint at their intention to take over the universe, but the latest analytics numbers may prove that to be startlingly accurate. Not in a literal sense, of course, but rather in a financial way. According to …
Google+ for Android version 42 features released
The most recent post on the Google Plus development blog is showing off the latest version of G+ for android, version 42. The update includes major improvements to photo handling, such as: Auto Backup, to safely and privately store your photos as you snap them …
Sprint Galaxy S4, Note 2, HTC One get Google Wallet support
Sprint has teamed up with Google to bring their Wallet service to three additional devices. The Galaxy S4, Galaxy note 2, and the HTC One are now all fully compatible with Google Wallet, which is big news, as these three devices could easily be considered the top …
Watch Google I/O full keynote [video]
Looks like you need to set aside a short block of time – only about 4 hours – so that you can watch the full keynote from Google I/O yesterday. There were a ton of announcements, releases, speculations, questions, answers, and probably even a confusing …
‘Send Money’ option added to Gmail and Google Wallet [video]
Over at the Google Commerce Blog, there’s a new option being shown off, and it’s pretty cool. Google has added the ability for users to send money via Gmail and Google Wallet to other users, as well as to receive payments in the same manner. …
Hangouts announced as Google’s messaging overhaul, app replacement to Talk ready for download
If you’ve been paying attention to I/O today, chances are that you saw the announcement about Hangouts. Hangouts is Google’s new messaging system that is stepping up to replace Talk, and users are excited. The app is now available on the Play Store, as well …
“Google Edition” Samsung Galaxy S4 confirmed, to be available June 26 on AT&T and T-Mobile US
Last night, we posted about the fact that we should be seeing a stock Android version of the Galaxy S4 from Samsung. Now, Google has officially made the announcement that, yes, this is true. It’s been dubbed the “Google Edition” of the GS4, and is …
New Google Now cards include reminders, TV shows, video games, music albums, and more
Google Now is another app slated to get some updates, thanks to the I/O conference. There are six new cards coming out for Google Now, and they include: Reminder Music Albums TV Shows Public Transit Books Video Games Reminders will allow you to set reminders …
Possible Spotify killer Google Play Music All Access revealed, start your trial now
If you’re a Spotify user, listen up. Google, at the I/O conference, just announced their new all-access music service, appropriately named Google Play Music All Access. It combines your personal music uploaded to Google Music with a universal catalog of music, and appears to work very well. …
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