By Todd Haselton |
Google said during Google I/O 2013 that educators put the task of bringing affordable and practical mobile tech to school systems. Google agreed, and today announced Google Play for Education. A teacher can choose an application and it can be installed on every student’s Android…
By Brandon Russell |
Google clearly isn’t afraid of Samsung’s growing Android presence, with the search giant today announcing a completely stock Galaxy S4. Vanilla. Stock. No TouchWiz anywhere. One of the best new Android devices available today just got much, much, much better times infinity. “What you’re seeing…
By Sean P. Aune |
Google announced at Google I/O 2013 this morning announced its new streaming music service called All Access. Using algorithms, Google is going to help you discover new music based off of the tracks you’ve uploaded. Analyzing what you’ve uploaded and listened to, All Access will suggest…
By Adriana Lee |
At Google I/O, the company has unveiled a new Android development environment today called Android Studio. Built off of the IntelliJ IDEA, the Eclipse replacement will feature things like multiple layout tools for a range of devices. Tweaks and app revisions to Android code show up in…
By Sean P. Aune |
Android is getting serious about gaming today at Google I/O 2013. Google Play Games, which leaked out over the weekend, has been made official with a host of new features for your mobile gaming. Some of the new features you can look forward to include…
By Brandon Russell |
As part of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM), the search giant on Tuesday announced a new feature that syncs notifications across devices. For anyone who has been frustrated by notifications persisting even when you’ve dismissed one on your phone or tablet will be very happy to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Speaking at Google I/O 2013 this morning, Google announces that there have been over 900 million Android device activations to date. Compare that to 100 million in 2011, and 400 million in 2012, and it’s obvious that there a whole lot of Android devices out…
By Brandon Russell |
The clearest evidence yet has surfaced suggesting Google is intent on introducing a Game Center-like platform. Mere minutes before I/O, Eufloria HD rolled out an update that explicitly mentions Google Play Games achievements. Presumably the platform will work in the same vein as other achievement…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently published a gallery that included several photos of Samsung’s still unannounced Galaxy S4 mini. Now we have a few more pictures to add to that batch, thanks to Smartnews.bg. We can’t discern too much from the photos except that it appears the mini has…
By Sean P. Aune |
While we’re just moments away Google I/O 2013, rumors of a white version of the LG Nexus 4 are picking up speed. The white Nexus 4 was caught on video by TechView.me at The Mobile Show in Dubai. While white versions of the Nexus 4 have…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re in line waiting to get into Google I/O out in San Francisco, but the company already—perhaps accidentally—let us in on a little secret: the next version of Android that will be discussed today is Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Like the Google Maps leak earlier…
By Todd Haselton |
Google last night quietly issued an update to Google Play that changes the user interface just a hair. It’s not as drastic as the update that was issued in April, but it tweaks the way the icons for apps, games, movies & TV, music, books…
By Ron Duwell |
Sources at Geek are stating that Google and Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S4 “Google Edition” today at the I/O developer conference. This new Galaxy S4 GE will combine the powerful hardware of the Galaxy S4 with a smooth vanilla AOSP version of Android,…
By Adriana Lee |
Portlandia’s Fred Armisen has to be one of the funniest people around today. Who didn’t snort-laugh when he played a tech reviewer showing off a particularly glitchy Google Glass on Saturday Night Live? (If you didn’t catch it, the video is embedded below.) The prop…
By Adriana Lee |
Cell phones are so over, says Newt Gingrich. No, not the devices, the name. ABC News reports that the former Speaker of the House is on a hunt for a new designation to describe these all-purpose devices we eat with, sleep with and even take…
By Brandon Russell |
France is on the cusp of introducing a tax on smartphones and tablets to help preserve the country’s culture, CNN said on Tuesday. Endorsed by President Francois Hollande’s administration, the proposal would tax any mobile device that can access the Internet up to 4 percent…
By Brandon Russell |
A study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control revealed almost 50 percent of teens admit to texting while driving. That’s an alarming statistic, as io9 points out, particularly because more teens now die annually from this epidemic than they do from drunk…
By Brandon Russell |
Buried deep beneath Nokia’s fancy new Lumia 925 announcement, the company also revealed its new Smart Camera features will come to older Lumia devices. Referred to as “Amber,” the software update, which Nokia explained to TechnoBuffalo in an interview, will let users capture 10 images…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that this summer it will offer a free version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android and iOS devices. We’ve been hearing the rumors that BlackBerry had these plans for years, and it seems almost too little too late. Think about it:…
By Sean P. Aune |
One of the most exciting announcements this morning at BlackBerry Live was that the company’s beloved messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger, would finally be coming to both Android and iOS platforms this summer. As with any software undertaking of this size, it is sure to have…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re here reporting from BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Florida where we just had a chance to check out the freshly announced BlackBerry Q5. The device will launch this summer around the globe and is aimed at emerging markets and sits at the lower-end of BlackBerry’s…
By Sean P. Aune |
BlackBerry Messenger is receiving a new feature called Channels that will allow you to communicate with a social network created around the popular messaging platform. Announced at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla. this morning, BBM Channels will be rolling out through out the summer and…
By Todd Haselton |
Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins just confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will launch for iOS and Android later this summer. It will be free and allows all users to connect to one another, but it will be the most robust on BlackBerry 10. It requires iOS…
By Sean P. Aune |
Verizon announced this morning at BlackBerry Live that it will be launching the BlackBerry Q10 in the near future. So far the carrier has only put up a page where you can sign up for updates, but no information as of yet on pricing or…
