Google and Oracle’s current legal battle has unearthed some very interesting pictures. Apparently in 2006 (two years before the release of the T-Mobile G1) Google pitched the “Google Phone” (shown above) to carriers. Google seems to have concentrated its efforts on getting T-Mobile on board. Slides emphasize how Google’s expertise combined with T-Mobile’s unlimited data plan [...]
Well folks the mythical Google Drive is now officially launching. Google has confirmed most of the previous rumours about the service. Users get 5GB of free storage space for documents, videos, photos, PDFs and other files. If you desire more space you can simply upgrade to 25GB for $2.49 a month, 100GB for $4.99 a month, or [...]
The rumor mill is continuing to buzz about Google’s cloud storage service, Google Drive. The Next Web is reporting that Google Drive will launch next week with 5 GB of free cloud storage. This follows pretty closely with other reports that spoke of a April launch. The Next Web also claims that Google Drive will work with desktop folders on both Windows [...]
Google has announced they have completely redesigned the layout and interface of Google+. The new interface emphasizes customization, improved photo and video experiences, and a new hangouts interface. Some of the other major changes are the addition of a side ”navigation ribbon”, a ”trending on Google+” list, and a rotating list of popular hangouts. The update will be rolling out [...]
The rumor mill has been buzzing for some time now about Google’s plan to release a cheap Android tablet that can compete with the Kindle Fire. Sources have claimed for some time that this would be a “Nexus” device (a pure Google experience). But now the Wall Street Journal is saying something even more interesting about [...]
We have been seeing quite a few leaked Android 4.o ROMs from different hardware manufactures lately. Google originally stated that Ice Cream Sandwich would unify the Android OS. Yet it seems that Android phone makers are just ignoring Google’s wishes. Most of the leaked ROMs we have seen (Motorola and Samsung) are heavily skinned by [...]
Google has recently updated the YouTube experience on Google TV. The update provides better performance, allowing you to get to content faster. But the most interesting part of the update is the roll out of YouTube channels. YouTube channels are Google’s first attempt to compete with cable companies and other video content on their TV’s. [...]
There has been a lot of talk at Google lately over how Ice Cream Sandwich is going to end fragmentation and unite Android. Yet Google’s best wishes has not stopped hardware manufactures from toying with Android 4.0. Already we have seen leaked versions of what Samsung plans to do with the newest version of Android. [...]
Google has been quite successful for the most part with its Nexus brand of Android phones. According to Bloomberg Google may be trying to do the same thing with TV’s now. The first device is said to be made by LG. Rishi Chandra said in an interview with Engadget that Google TV’s next task will [...]
Who knows how well Chromebooks have been selling but that has not stopped Samsung from announcing some new hardware. The first of which is a refreshing of its first-gen Series 5 laptop. The top cover has been converted to a more subtle matte finish. And the processor has been updated from a Atom to a [...]
Vizio has been on a roll here at CES with their wide range of product announcements. Already the industry is buzzing about the design of their new PC line. But Vizio is not stopping here they have even more to announce. They are going to release two Google TV powered set-top boxes in 2012. The [...]
The Galaxy Nexus has been out for a little over a month now. But up to now only the customers over at Verizon have been able to enjoy its Android 4.0 goodness. Thankfully that is all about to change. A page on Sprint’s website has just gone live showing the Galaxy Nexus on their network. [...]
Andy Rubin has often used his Twitter account to spread the good news of Android’s growth. This Christmas season is no exception. Rubin announced that over Christmas, 3.7 million Android Devices were activated.
Well we at the Technolon hate to be the bearers of bad news but today we have some. Samsung released the devices they will be updating to Ice Cream Sandwich on their site recently. The devices are the GALAXY S II, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Note, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Tab 8.9, [...]
Sources are claiming today that Verizon’s new Galaxy Nexus which comes out December 9th will not support Google Wallet. This is surprising considering the fact that the Galaxy Nexus is supposed to be the “pure android experience”. Verizon was quick to respond to these claims with the following statement: Recent reports that Verizon is blocking [...]
The European owners of the Nexus Galaxy and now pretty familiar with the ICS volume rocker bug caused by 900MHz RF interference. But it looks like this problem will soon go away for good. Google released a statement today that said: “We’re currently rolling out a fix for the volume issue which will reach everyone [...]
There have been quite a few reports lately of volume problems on the Galaxy Nexus. Posts on various forums say the phone will sometimes experience random muting, and mixed response from the Nexus’ volume rocker.It seems that the issue has something to do with the use of the 2G 900 MHz frequency used by many [...]
Google has taken the veil off its brand new music platform. Its core is the former Google Music Beta service. The beta is gone and now includes new features like a music store and Google Plus social sharing. Google has launched with the full support of all the major record labels (something it had trouble [...]
Well many iOS user got quite the jolt a few weeks ago when Google released a Gmail app for iOS only to pull it later. The app had many bugs and ran really slow. But thankfully Google has fixed those problems and now is releasing the updated app. Google said in a blog post that [...]
We have gotten our hands on some possible Google Music screen shots. Google already has an event planned for this Wednesday where they will be launching their new music service. But from what we can conclude by looking at the leaked photos, Google Music feels a lot like the current Android Market. Google seems to [...]
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