Jan 06 2010

The Google Nexus One is here!

Posted by Ade as Cellphones, Desktops, Gadgets, Google, Handheld

That was pretty fast, don't you think? Just a few short weeks ago, there came out rumors that Google has been giving its employees a mysterious phone that they were supposed to test out over the holidays. Then we see Google employees praising the phone to high heavens over on their Twitter accounts. Heck, after Google's initial announcement, I was expecting the Nexus One to be released around March to June. So imagine my surprise to see that the Nexus One is already out, but there's a review already on TechCrunch! Michael Arrington himself gives his two cents on the Nexus One. Basically, the phone is everything people loved about Android, ...

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Jan 04 2010

Rumor: The Google Tablet to go after Apple’s iSlate?

Posted by Ade as Gadgets, Google, Hardware, Linux

Oh boy, is Google sure on a roll. Mere weeks after the announcement of the Google Phone, the Android-powered Nexus One, and the Google Netbook running (also recently-announced) Google Chrome OS, rumors began flying of another hardware product running Chrome OS. And this time it's a tablet computer.

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Dec 30 2009

Google Goggles: First Peek

Posted by Ade as Google, Handheld, Software, Sony Ericsson

If you need any more proof that Google Android is definitely going to step up to take the iPhone down, Google is coming out with Google Goggles. Okay, that product name kind of reminds me of a website that used to infect unsuspecting users with loads of malware, but trust me, Google Goggles is different. Way different. Google Goggles basically is mobile search taken to a different level. Instead of using words, use your Android phone's camera to take a picture, and Google Goggles will process and attempt to recognize the image, and will return relevant search results. Okay, since Google Goggles is still in its infancy, we're going to definitely run ...

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Dec 27 2009

The Google Nexus One Phone: specifications revealed

Posted by Ade as Google, Handheld, Hardware, Phones

It looks like Google's not going to let news about their Nexus One die, because specs of the much-awaited Google Phone have come out. I'm guessing this is meant to stem the steady stream of questions about the phone's guts. I mean, how the heck are we all supposed to know if the Nexus One is going to be good if we don't know a single thing about its hardware specs? The good news is that the guys from Engadget have been able to get their hands on a Nexus One, and darn it's good. The highlights of the Nexus One specs are as follows: ...

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Dec 16 2009

The Google Nexus One: it’s coming

Posted by Ade as Google, Handheld, Phones

It all started as rumors spreading in Twitter. Apparently Google employees were given a phone to test (or "dogfeed," as the practice is known). The employees started tweeting about how amazing it was and how it can cure cancer, solve world hunger, etc. Okay, I'm just kidding. But we all know how great the new phone is and how Android 2.1 is amazing on it. Soon, pictures of the new phone started to leak and spread like wildfire. The "Google Phone" is running on HTC hardware and it seems to be an HTC Passion, but without the branding. 49239592

Google at first was claiming that the phone was just a mobile lab ...

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Oct 06 2009

Android 6.1 Donut is rolling out

Posted by Ade as Google, Linux

According to Unwired View, Android 6.1 Donut is already gradually being rolled out over the air.

Donut is a OTA (Over-the-air) update which you should be seeing very soon, if not already. From what we’ve heard, T-Mobile is working to roll it out as fast as possible to help fix the system reboot error that’s well-known on current versions.

Other feature improvements include:

Improved Android Market experience Camera, camcorder, and gallery interface Updated Voice Search Updated search experience (similar but not identical to iPhone’s spotlight search)

So have you guys received the new Android or are you still waiting for 6.1 to hit your mobile devices? How is Android Donut treating you so far?

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Aug 03 2009

Google’s Eric Schmidt parts company with Apple

Posted by Andy as Apple, Google, News

eric-schmidt In a short and frankly unsurprising press release, Apple has announced that Google's Dr Eric Schmidt has resigned from its board of directors.

Schmidt has been on Apple's board for three years, throughout rumors and actualization of both the iPhone and Android-based phones, but now that Google is looking to further push both Android and its own operating system (ChromeOS), that conflict of interest is all too apparent.

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Sep 27 2007

Fly Using Google Earth

Posted by Jaren as Cheat Codes, Cool Stuff, Games, Google, Mac, Software, Software Features, Windows

This is really cool, Using Google Earth you can practice flying by turning it into a flight simulator. I tried it and it works! I spent my whole day cruising and enjoying this cool hidden Flight Simulator. To enter the flight simulator mode, press Ctrl + Alt + A (Command/Open Apple Key + Option + A on the Mac). Once you have entered flight simulator mode for the first time, you can re-enter the mode by choosing Tools > Enter Flight Simulator. To leave flight simulator mode, click Exit Flight Simulator in the top right corner or press Ctrl + Alt + A (Command/Open Apple Key+ Option + A on the Mac). Now you can use your keyboard ...

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Jul 26 2007

Google Talk: what now?

Posted by Jeff as Editorial, Google, Software Features, VoIP

While not very uncommon in the Google universe where products and services are in a perpetual state of beta, Google Talk sticks out like a sore thumb in contrast to the adoption and improvements other products have seen, such as Gmail (where frankly, the only thing missing is IMAP support and I'll be a happy boy) and Google, the one search service to rule them all in the Web 2.0 world, that not so long ago implemented "integrated search results" where links, images and video all appear in the same search results page without having to go to Google Image Search and Google Video separately. Google has made enough truckloads of money to cover acres and acres of ...

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Jul 21 2007

Smarter Microsoft for a happier Windows

Posted by Jeff as Editorial, Google, Microsoft

Some weeks back, Google jumped at Microsoft for - or so the charge goes - making it difficult for third-party providers to implement desktop search solutions - in Windows Vista. Microsoft responded by promising a change in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 where desktop search options will be included in the "Program Defaults" control panel option. From here you can select built-in search, Google Desktop Search and whatnot. Microsoft insists that native search indexing is too baked into the core operating system that it's impossible to shut it down altogether, but a link alongside each window's search box results which they will be providing should compensate. End of story? Not just yet. Google, probably thinking it has one-upped Microsoft, tries ...

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