Archive for the ‘Google’ Category

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Android 4.0 Market Share Rises; Reaches 4.9%

It seems just yesterday that I was watching the ICS presentation on ustream. Ahhh. Nearly seven months later, and more and more devices seem to be receiving the ICS updates. As more devices begin to run the software, Android’s market share follows. Tweet This Post

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Renders of the original 2006 “Google Phone” come out

One of the few good things that is coming out of the Oracle vs Google trial are the renders of the first “Google phone” that was presented to carriers.  Google initially took the pictured phone to carriers in 2006, two years before the G1 was finally released in October in 2008.  As you can see the phone [...]

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Chrome For Android to Lose Beta Status

Chrome for Android has only been on the market for a few months, but has made a ruckus in the mobile browsing arena. Today, we learned that the smooth little browser is about to drop out of the beta phase. Click through to read on… Tweet This Post

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[RUMOR] Google Supposedly Chooses Samsung as Maker of Fourth-Gen Nexus Device

Earlier today, DigiTimes (known for jumping the gun), reported that the mobile giant will be using Samsung as the OEM for the next generation of Nexus Devices. You, the Nerds, should DEFINITELY take this with a grain of salt at the moment. Mainly, because this is RUMOR at this point. Usually, Google goes through a [...]

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A Standalone Google Music Player for Windows? I’ll Take It!

Ive been usung this player for months now, and i have been more than impressed. Although it hasn’t been updated since October, it has done its job, and well! Click for a list of features, and a download link… Tweet This Post

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Google gets back into the smartphone sales game, offering unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus for $399 in the Google Play Store

It has been a little while since Google sold the Nexus phone themselves.  Today Google has gotten back into the smartphone sales game, as you can now order the Galaxy Nexus directly from Google for $399.  Now of course this is the unlocked GSM (HSPA+) model, as Verizon and Sprint are the only ones to [...]

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Google Looks to Rival Dropbox and Box.net with Google Drive

OK, this is interesting. We’ve all heard the rumors of Google launching a cloud storage service. Now we have a new realm of file sharing and collaboration! Click through for more! Tweet This Post

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Google Drive makes an appearance during a Google + Hangout

If you were still a little unsure whether or not the Google Drive rumors were true, this should put it all to rest.  During a Google + Hangout the Google Drive icon made an appearance on an Android developers device this past week.  While showing off the sharing capabilities of another app the triangular Google [...]

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Google Drive Launching Soon — Possibly Next Week?

The rumors surround the Google Drive launch are really heating up.  It’s said to be a rival to the popular Dropbox service.  The Next Web is reporting that the service could launch as early as next week.  At it’s launch, users will be given 5GB of space.  There is no word as of yet whether [...]

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Rumored Google tablet release pushed back to July?

The much talked about Google tablet has apparently been pushed back a to a July release date.  According to sources the cause for this delay was so that Google could do some small tweaks to the device, and hopefully getting it down from the $249 price point that it currently at. Tweet This Post