Posts Tagged ‘google’

Jelly Beans are being offered to a select audience at Mobile World Congress and that is certainly no coincidence.  Google has another sugary treat up its sleeve for the fall according to Hiroshi Lockheimer, an executive at Google. It’s amazing that Android 4.0 (released November) is still relatively young and the talk is already about [...]

It seems this years big move for smartphone manufacturers is quad-core processing and now it looks like Motorola will not be left out of the party.  Leaks are suggesting that Motorola (which is pretty much an extension of Google) is planning a 3rd Atrix model, which will sport a quad-core processor and will offer the [...]

According to DigiTimes, Google may be preparing Android 5.0, otherwise known as Jelly Bean (yum) for a launch in the 2nd quarter of 2012.  That would be big considering Android 4.0 is still relatively young (even by today’s high-paced tech standards). Technical information has yet to be released or leaked, but rest assured I will [...]

Finally Chrome for Android has been released as of a few minutes ago, albeit in its beta stage.  It is currently only available for Android 4.0 handsets, so if you’re holding a Galaxy Nexus in your hands, enjoy.  As for the rest of us?  We wait…. Market Link

  Google has updated it’s Music Manage, which basically puts your music files in the “CLOUD.”  Google is a bit late to the party, but I guess good things come to those that wait. Along with having your music in the cloud, you can now share YouTube videos of songs that have recently been added [...]

The data above shows the continued dominance of Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iPhone in December 2011.  91.4% of customers chose either an Android device of iPhone, which is up about 5% from 2 months ago. The latest and greatest Smartphones at Verizon Wireless Android is growing at a faster pace as market-share jumped 3.3% from a [...]

Many have prematurely pronounced Google TV as a dead platform, but with the release of a Honeycomb update a few months ago it’s time to for a relaunch.  Google has over 150 TV-specific apps and have announced partnerships with some of the largest TV manufacturers in the world.  This will all be on display at [...]

This feat is incredibly impressive and shows that creativity is alive and well.  In around 3 years time 400,000 apps have been created, optimized, and monetized in Google’s Android Market. 2011 was the best year yet for the Market as the 200k app mark was reached in April and just 4 months later the 300k [...]

Canadian Bell has had exclusivity on the Galaxy Nexus since launch, but that looks to be ancient history as a newly leaked document indicates a January 10th launch for rivals networks Rogers and Fido.  In case you are in Canad and are wondering about TELUS, that should be coming down the pipe soon as well. [...]

I’m still not sure what the big deal about Siri is, except that people without something to do on a Friday night now have someone to talk to.  Also, Android phones already come with a voice search functionality. Free Phones from Verizon Wireless! Click for details Nevertheless Google has officially removed Siri, the “Official App” from [...]