Google was founded in 1996 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The company started off as a new search engine that became very popular and is the most commonly used to this day. Google began expanding its services by acquiring many companies such as Keyhole, Inc. and YouTube. In September 2008, the G1 was released, made by HTC the G1 was the first smartphone running Google's own Android operating system. Google continues to expand and innovate in several areas with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) being Google's first operating systems designed for tablet computers. Read on for the latest Google news, reviews and videos:
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 28, 2013 4:40 AMRead OnWell, we can put those June 10 rumors to rest as LG announces white Google Nexus 4. The company just issued a press release unveiling the pale version of the latest Google Nexus phone, which was no stranger in the past months. "Nexus 4 set the standard for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean smartphones. Nexus 4 White delivers the same Google experience to consumers in a stylish and attractive color option”, LG Mobile's CEO and president, Dr. Jong-seok Park. Expect the exact same specifications as found on the black Nexus 4, meaning the 4.7-inch 1280-by-768 True HD IPS Plus display, Qualcomm ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 28, 2013 4:30 AM
Read OnThis story has been updated. Here's an interesting piece of information: Next Nexus not made by LG. The report quotes LG Mobile Europe's vice president, Kim Won. According to the official, the Nexus 5 is not necessary for LG's profit and success. Of course, there might always be a language barrier here, and we're waiting for possible future clarifications. "The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google. However we do not need such a marketing success again", said the LG VP. Kim Won also opined on a future possible LG "Google Edition" phone, a la Samsung ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 27, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch todays's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about some more renders of the Google Nexus 4 in white. We then move over to cover more Nokia executive talk about Lytro technology reaching their new Lumia camera. Then we talk about the codename for the possible HTC One phablet that's already quite anticipated. We later go through some Galaxy S 4 mini leaks happening in Samsung's own website. We end today's show talking about the Samsung Premiere 2013 event and what this could mean to both the Galaxy and ATIV line-up. All this and more after the break. Stories: - White Nexus 4 renders reportedly ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 26, 2013 1:54 AMRead OnA white Nexus 4 is something the market has been waiting for since day-one. The pale phone is back in the rumors recently and, whether it will disappoint or not, it is expected to land soon with a point-update of Android. According to a recent report the white Nexus 4 you see above and below is allegedly the official press render of the device. There's really nothing special about it except for the fact that it is, well, white. Apparently the phone's model number is E960W and according to the report, specs will be the same as in the case of the black variant (including 8-, and 16GB ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 24, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the red aurora Samsung Galaxy S 4 and why you shouldn't be excited. Then it's more Samsung news as some leaked photos of their Tizen phone have emerged. Google is next as the company seems to be collaborating with Microsoft to fix the compliance issues with the YouTube app on Windows Phone 8. More Google news continues as leaked photos of the Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 leaked recently. We end today's show talking about the Google HTC One that continues to be rumored along side with some new rumors of a phablet HTC One in the works. All this ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 24, 2013 4:28 PMRead OnJust the other day, we saw Microsoft release an update to its recently redone Windows Phone YouTube app, removing one of the features Google found objectionable. As you might remember, the app initially generated controversy due to how it allowed users to download videos to their phones, and how it played clips without the advertisements YouTube attached to them. Microsoft dropped the download feature, but insisted that it couldn't very well get those ads working unless Google wanted to open up and share some YouTube APIs with the company. We've been waiting to hear what Google's response ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 24, 2013 12:18 PM
Read OnDespite Google not announcing it at I/O 2013, it's been clear that Android 4.3 has been under development, leaving many of us wondering just when Google might hope to finally make it official. While most of the 4.3 evidence has come from the likes of server logs, today we get a first-hand look at the software in action, with a number of images appearing to show Android 4.3 running on a Nexus 4. Supposedly snapped at a Thai mobile expo, these shots show Android 4.3 build JWR45B in action, prepared just a little earlier this month. We don't get anything close to an exhaustive look at the ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 24, 2013 10:57 AMRead OnIn the days following Google I/O 2013, we've been seeing Google distribute updates to a number of its Android apps; Drive and Google+ saw such updates land over the past week. It shouldn't be much of a surprise that more are on their way, and today we get what could be an early look at one of them, upon the discovery of what looks like a screenshot of an upcoming Gmail refresh used in a Google I/O presentation. The talk about Structure in Android App Design touched on Google's design for a navigation drawer, and the visual demo used shows that drawer present in a new look for Gmail. ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 8:27 AMRead OnRumors about the next Google Nexus 7 are piling up. It's normal given the fact that the first Google-tablet is turning one-year-old in just a few weeks. According to the latest report based on information from "supply-chain sources", the Next Nexus 7 tablet, the second-generation, will start shipping around the end of the second quarter. It should land on shelves the third quarter. Same sources claim knowledge about a certain LTPS -- low-temperature poly-silicon -- screen of seven-inches, produced by AU Optronics. Like its predecessor, the second-generation Nexus 7 will also be a ...
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by Joe Levi | May 24, 2013 7:29 AMRead OnGoogle introduced some very cool things at I/O 2013, primary among them was a renewed focus on services. In addition to talking a lot about new Google Play Services which will bring a whole new set of features and functionality to every Android handset and tablet from Froyo on up, we were also shown "Auto Awesome" and Hangouts (the replacement for Talk). Auto Awesome "Auto Awesome" is a set of utilities built in to the latest version of Google Plus -- the website, not the app. It can automatically select the best pictures from your vacation and organize them into a scrap book for you. It ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 23, 2013 3:23 PMRead OnWe've still got over a month to go until Google starts selling its own special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S 4, ditching the familiar TouchWiz and Samsung software touches for a stock Android experience. While nothing new is happening with the phone's hardware, we've nevertheless been curious to learn about just how it will arrive, and a new listing over at the Bluetooth SIG site looks like it's ready to help clue us in. The model in question is Samsung's GT-I9505G. Now, the regular old GS4 is the GT-I9500, and the international version with LTE support (and dropping the Exynos 5 Octa ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 22, 2013 6:45 PMRead OnIt's become a trope in mobile tech: write an article about Nokia, and someone will leave a comment suggesting that all the beleaguered company needs to do to return to prominence is build an Android phone. Mark my words: it'll even happen on this article, despite the contravening headline. And, fanboys being fanboys, a flame war (or at least a small brush fire) will erupt. As Emperor Palpatine might say, "it is unavoidable." You don't know the power of the (nonexistent) Nokia Android phone. While I disagree with the premise that a Nokia-Droid would save the company, I understand its ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 5:21 PMRead OnIn case you haven't been following, Microsoft and Google have gotten themselves into a minor tiff over YouTube. It started earlier this month when Microsoft updated its YouTube app for Windows Phone. This brought a lot of new functionality, but as was quickly pointed out, seemed to violate some YouTube policies, specifically with how it allowed downloads and didn't display advertisements connected to clips. Then Google got all leagal-threateny with Microsoft, which both caused Microsoft to call Google out on hypocrisy following some of Larry Page's comments at Google I/O in regards to ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 4:48 PMRead OnGoogle is on a bit of a tear lately, updating apps and services across the board. We follow up the recent changes to Google+ with an update for the Android Drive app, giving the program a new look. The Now-ification of Google apps continues with Drive's new card-based layout. You can swipe these around to navigate through your shared files, and there's a new quick preview mode. For those of you who like to work with documents on your phone – and not just view them – the new Drive gains some additional editing tools. When working with spreadsheets, you can now adjust cell alignment and ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2013 7:03 AMRead OnA lily white version of Google's Nexus 4 has been teasing its existence for months now. We've had the chance to look at it from seemingly every angle under the sun, and it's pretty darn attractive. Of course, the big problem is that, now half a year since the Nexus 4's retail launch, this white version has yet to go official. As such, the white Nexus 4 has been tied to any number of rumors of refreshed Nexus 4 hardware, the idea being that Google would use the phone as an instrument by which to introduce some other new Nexus 4 feature, like proper LTE support (as opposed to any radio ...