Tag Archives: Google

Google+ (plus) has been categorized as a social networking service, that allows users to share photos, news, various types of content and to make friends online.  After Facebook, results show, it is the largest online community in the world with 540 million monthly active users. Even though Google Plus has become quite popular among social media fans and businesses, Google ...

According to “sources familiar with the pact”, Youtube is planning to buy the popular video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion. This rumor surfaced earlier on Variety, a weekly entertainment-trade magazine. The deal will supposedly be announced very soon and is said to be the most significant acquisition in the history of Youtube. The ever so popular video ...

It seems that Google’s Nexus line of products is on the way out if rumors are to be trusted. Evleaks, a leaker that has been right many times before, revealed that Google wants to replace Nexus with a new brand called “Android Silver”. Although the first Silver devices are scheduled to launch at the beginning of next year (February), it ...

The internet giant has released a plugin for Microsoft Outlook today which allows Google Apps for Business users to schedule Hangout videos with other company members. To install this useful feature just go the link that was put at your disposal, click Download Hangouts Plugin for Microsoft Outlook, then run the executable file. Note that you must have administrator privileges in order ...

The Android Silver program is a partnership between Google and manufacturers aimed at offering premium support to customers. Reports say that only a few devices, handpicked by Google will qualify for Silver Certification. Furthermore, only five handsets can receive the Silver status at any given time. These devices must run on the latest version of Android and will not be ...

With smartwatches and other wearable devices becoming more and more popular it’s not surprising that Android Wear has been mentioned during discussions on more than one occasion. This rapidly emerging market clearly has a lot of potential, but unfortunately the public is still unaware of it for the most part. This won’t be the case for much longer however as ...

Most of us have probably heard by now about the new generation personal computers running Chrome OS as its operating system ( OS that uses Linux kernel and Google Chrome browser plus integrated media player)  Being similar to netbooks, the internet connection is vital but quite a large collection of apps can be used offline, too.  What consumers enjoyed most ...

Google Glass is, no doubt an interesting prototype, but unfortunately it lost its popularity among users sooner than expected, due to the all the flaws this project turned out to have. First of all, many haters believe Google is not a company that should deal with devices such as this, Google is all about information, and it should focus on ...

Who knows if the designer of the Nod ring concept was inspired by fantasy movies or his creativity and practical sense is just truly impressive. Ex-Google engineer Anush Elangovan invented the Nod ring, a smart ring worth 150$, that allows its wearer use his finger as an input and control device. Nod enables the user to interact with anything around ...

Google is planning to end the Nexus line while offering a new premium experience with the upcoming Android Silver. This is not the first time rumors about Google killing Nexus appeared on the internet, it’s been said that the Google Play Edition will replace the Nexus line in 2015, so the news regarding the Android Silver devices are not surprising. ...