In Google's Project Glass augmented reality technology, we're seeing things only usually showcased conceptually, and having recently made its first television appearance, our inner geek is captivated by this project, which the Google Glass team reckons to be the natural progression of today's technologies.
Most of you looking to get your hands on Samsung's latest Galaxy S III smartphone will still be waiting, but courtesy of the intuitive folks over at XDA, it's already been rooted. As was the case with the Galaxy S, S II and the larger-than-life Galaxy Note, it doesn't have a locked bootloader, so the task of acquiring root was automatically that tidbit easier.
Google Will Reportedly Release 5 New Nexus Devices On 5th November To Commemorate 5 Years Of Android
Last week, we skimmed over a report which suggested a wave of Nexus devices would be releasing this fall and sold directly through the Google Play Store, and now TalkAndroid has added a little more info to the pot by revealing that the devices will be released on November the 5th.
When asked to look something up online, more often then not, you'll be told to "Google it," such is the prowess of the web company in the search department. Although Bing has a stronghold over in China, the Big G's search engine is the one consulted by most when the power of the internet's sparse knowledge comes to call.
Despite actually being an altogether solid OS revision, Ice Cream Sandwich has struggled to reach the number of devices Google would have liked. Up until a couple of months ago, when Samsung's Galaxy S II began getting a taste of Android 4.0, the total number of Android devices running the latest firmware was around one percent - which is, by anybody's reckoning - disastrous.
Google CEO Larry Page has just announced that the company has at last completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which has been in the works for around 9 months now. Originally announced in August of last year, Google had plenty of regulatory approval hurdles in its way before it could finalize the move; but with the approval of the acquisition coming from China a few days ago, the company was finally able to seal the deal. Motorola Mobility has now been acquired by Google for $12.5 billion, meaning that the company paid $40 per share.
We'd love to post only positive news here regarding the fast-moving world of technology, but unfortunately, it's becoming a case of another day, another malware discovered where Google's Android is concerned, and the latest one is arguably the most alarming of all. Because while free apps often allow users to sample apps before paying for the full version, the latest chapter in the Android malware debacle actually charges users for the privilege of using free apps.
Today sees something of an oddity, for two high-powered CEOs and an army of legal help will sit down and try to thrash out an end to one of the longest, most tedious legal battles we can think of. There may be blood!
While Samsung's yet-to-be-released Galaxy S III device has divided the opinions of the tech world, from a software point of view, it boasts a fair amount of exclusives - many of which users of other Android devices are dying to get their hands on.
More legal shenanigans today, with the news that Motorola is on the receiving end of some bad news with regards to an existing spat with Microsoft over the use of technology inside Android tablets and smartphones.
