Uber, the taxi company built for the Digital Age, has seen tremendous growth in the past few years, and despite a fair amount of opposition - no less from disgruntled preexisting taxi firms - continues to expand its reach and range of services. But while everything seems to be plodding along relatively smoothly just now, a new report suggests that the dark, shadowy and imposing figure of Google may be lurking in the background, and despite the Big G having pumped major investment into Uber over the past 18 months or so, could now be looking to build a directly-competing service.
Google Now has been around for quite a while now and it has been quietly gaining some impressive abilities over the last couple of years. Having Google Now look at your emails and then surface important information like flight data or shipping notices from Amazon will never get old, and now according to a Google blog post, things are about to get a whole lot more interesting.
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Google's first Android TV device, the Nexus Player, is now available to buy at retail from somewhere other than Google's own online store. In fact, if you're willing to trek down to a local Best Buy, you can even walk away with one right there and then.
The HTC One M8 Google Play Edition has been removed from the Play Store, leaving no non-Nexus handsets for the more discerning Android user to buy.
Chrome browser for iOS has just received an update, bringing in a completely redesigned UI with Material Design elements along with some other new features. Read on after the jump to check out what the update brings for iPhone and iPad users.
With Google now having killed its Glass wearable off following a less than successful year it seems that everyone is suddenly spouting that it was doomed from the start. Whether they're just kicking Glass while it's down or did truly possess the ability to see into the future is anybody's guess, but one person inside Apple did apparently know that the writing was on the wall for what was a very ambitious project.
The Google Glass Explorer Program will end from next week, although this does not spell the end of the face computer's development. In fact, it seems that the Big G is simply reshuffling the team and division in charge of the product in a move that should streamline Glass's route to market.
The education market serves as an attractive prospect to enterprising companies like Apple and Google, and the latter has just rolled out a new 'Classroom' app for iOS and Android. The mobile app does require a Google Apps for Education account, but provided you can meet this prerequisite, details and download links can be found below.
Remote desktop apps are not uncommon, particularly given the increasing display sizes of smartphones and tablets, and last year, Google introduced Chrome Remote Desktop for Android. The app, as you might imagine, enables Android users to connect to their PC or Mac remotely, and so far, has garnered rave reviews from users. Given the successful release for Android, the Big G has now opted to deliver the experience to those on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and we've got all of the details, as well as the download link of Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS under one roof.
















