News tagged ‘google’
Monday, 4 Feb 2013
Google Glasses to be Integrated with Bonephone Technology?
According to new papers filed with the FCC, Google Glass may come equipped with bone conduction technology for delivering audio for the user. In its filing, Google mentions a vibrating element which will be responsible for rendering audio while video plays.
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013
Acer Sees Little Success in Windows, Looks to Google and Chrome
Acer President Jim Wong is disappointed with Windows 8, and says his company must look beyond Microsoft and build its smartphone portfolio if it is to succeed.
Monday, 28 Jan 2013
Google+ Surpasses Twitter as Second Most Popular Social Network
In the final quarter of 2012, Google+ became the second most popular social media on the Internet, just slightly behind Facebook. In third place was Youtube, another Google product, while Twitter was in fourth place.
Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Google Slides Gets Offline Editing Feature
Google has been adding offline capabilities to their web office suite, and the latest to get this much needed feature is Google Slides. Now users can create, edit, and present Google Slides presentations without requiring an Internet connection.
Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013
Quad-Core Nexus 10 Featuring 8-Core GPU Launching at MWC 2013?
Google may be releasing a refreshed version of the Nexus 10 at MWC 2013.
Monday, 24 Dec 2012
Google and Motorola Collaborating on "X" Mobile Devices
Google and Motorola are said to be working on a "X" phone and "X" tablet which is due to be released in 2013.
Tuesday, 18 Dec 2012
Google Executive Proves His Identity Online Using Bread
Doubtful of his claims, a senior Google executive recently had to use a loaf of bread to prove his identity online in a car forum.
Monday, 17 Dec 2012
Renowned Futurist Ray Kurzweil Joins Google
Renowned futurist, social scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil is hired as Google's Director of Engineering. Google has not officially confirmed Kurzweil's appointment but the inventor made an announcement of this recent development on his own blog.
Google Dropping Support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync
On 30 January 2013, Google will be dropping consumer support for Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync protocol for new devices. Chalk up another casualty of the mobile wars.
Friday, 14 Dec 2012
Dell Exits Smartphone Business
Dell has announced that it will quit the smartphone business and that it will focus its mobile efforts instead on tablets running the Windows 8 and Windows RT platforms.