By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! On this episode of Ask the Buffalo, Jon tells us what he thinks about BlackBerry’s BBM app coming to Android and iOS later this year, recaps his favorite moments…
By Todd Haselton |
Last week Google announced that it totally revamped its Google+ social network with tons of new features. We love it so far, and now we’re looking forward to enjoying the company’s brand new Android application, which was announced and released on Monday. Google promises that…
By Todd Haselton |
If you’re used to using Google Voice through Google Talk on your computer, you may have noticed that it’s no longer available if you upgrade to Google Hangouts. Once you upgrade to Google’s new Hangouts service, which provides cross-platform video calls and chat, the option…
By Brandon Russell |
All evidence suggests Google would rather just forget the Nexus Q even happened. A year removed from its announcement, the company has said little about the orb streamer, and has even abandoned support with its own apps. None of this is particularly surprising—but a new…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Microsoft’s plan to release another Surface tablet running Windows RT but with a smaller 8″ screen, Apple changing their strategy by releasing the…
By Brandon Russell |
Even Congress is concerned about how Glass will affect privacy, sending a letter to Google CEO Larry Page this week in an attempt to better understand the technology. Or, more clearly, “whether this new technology could infringe on the privacy of the average american.” TechnoBuffalo’s…
By Sean P. Aune |
Welcome to the 30th official episode of Tech on the Range.Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune and Todd Haselton. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Todd Haselton - @robotodd This week’s topic is “Of BlackBerries and Googles” Todd and Sean…
By Brandon Russell |
Wednesday’s three hour Google presentation covered a wide spectrum of information—some exciting, some not—that included a pretty massive update to Google Maps. It looks different, and acts different. Is that a good thing? Absolutely. This is easily the best, most comprehensive Maps experience ever. The…
By Adriana Lee |
Inevitably, the price of Google Glass will drop. And when it does come down (like, way down), we’re bound to see it placed on small children and even pets. As it is, full-size caretakers love seeing what life is like from their littlest ones’ POV, so…
By Brandon Russell |
Not even Google wants anything to do with its ill-fated Nexus Q, which the company unceremoniously dropped last year after a hugely bungled launch. According to multiple reports, including a confirmation by Google itself, the search giant’s new Music app isn’t compatible with the streaming…
By Brandon Russell |
Google Hangouts, the search giant’s new unified messaging service, isn’t likely to become much of a threat to existing platforms, particularly being so late to the game. But that doesn’t make its existence is any less important. Behind Google’s enormous ecosystem, the app introduces a…
By Brandon Russell |
One of Google’s biggest unsung announcements at I/O yesterday was a completely new Maps experience, which Google said was built from the ground up. Not only is there a hugely noticeable fresh coat of paint, but Google said everything has been designed to be more…
By Todd Haselton |
Google introduced its new Hangouts cross-platform chat and video application yesterday. But AT&T isn’t allowing video calls from Android devices to be placed over its network, and nobody knows why. It brings back memories of the backlash the carrier experienced when it opened up FaceTime…
By Brandon Russell |
Google on Thursday confirmed adding SMS integration to Hangouts, the company’s new unified messaging platform, is a top priority. In a Google+ post, the search giant’s Dori Storbeck, Community Manager for Hangouts and Chat, said a lot of the feedback surrounding Hangouts has been about…
By Todd Haselton |
Maybe Google was planning to announce Android 4.3 Jelly Bean yesterday but hit a last minute snag. We’re guessing that only because the Bluetooth SIG recently published a press release that says Android will support Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart in the coming months. The Verge noticed…
By Brandon Russell |
Before Apple and any other big name company jumps into the busy music streaming world, Google introduced its own service at I/O on Wednesday. The platform, called Google Play Music All Access, is a Spotify clone that allows users to pick and choose precisely what…
By Adriana Lee |
Google versus Apple is so over. It’s all about Google versus Microsoft now. Yes, I know that Google CEO Larry Page told I/O attendees that companies shouldn’t be pitted against each together in the press, but it’s sort of tough not to when those companies…
By Adriana Lee |
Who can’t appreciate a good burn? If you do, then you might delight in the opening comments of Daniel Graf, director of Google Maps for mobile, at the I/O conference earlier today. “As most of you probably heard, last December, we launched Google Maps on…
By Brandon Russell |
Even in our hyper-connected world, Google said we struggle to communicate with the ones we love. Not that the industry lacks solutions, but there hasn’t been anything, in the company’s opinion, that moves technology aside in favor of people. It sounds a lot like Facebook’s…
By Adriana Lee |
Google revealed a windfall of changes at the Google I/O conference. The modus operandi, stated repeatedly today, was to “get technology out of the way.” That’s an interesting point of view, considering Google is often the company of choice for the geek set. But this…
By Todd Haselton |
Well that was weird. Google just wrapped up its annual Google I/O developer conference where it discusses all of its new projects. We saw a ton of stuff, from Hangouts to All Access Google Music to enhancements in Chrome and redesigned Maps. There were even…
By Todd Haselton |
Google announced Google Hangouts as its new cross-platform standalone chat application on Wednesday. It allows users with a Google account to chat with one another, video chat or even group chat across platforms, whether it’s on a desktop computer, a laptop, a tablet, a smartphone…
By Todd Haselton |
Google announced new features for Google Maps mobile today, but it’s also “reinventing” Maps for the desktop. Google asked, “wouldn’t it be awesome, if we could build billions of apps, one for every user?” That’s exactly what it says it’s doing: creating custom maps for…
By Adriana Lee |
To think Google would ignore the major opportunity that music streaming presents would be foolish. In fact, pre-I/O rumors pretty much nailed the fact that the company was striking deals and developing its own music streaming service. At this point, everyone — from Apple and…
