Halloween is not a day that we would associate with receiving technology based gifts but it seems that Google is making an exception on this occasion. The Nexus 5 has been officially announced by the Mountain View giant, designed and manufactured in conjunction with LG. Not content with dishing out some exceptional new hardware, Google has also announced that Android 4.4 KitKat will be made available for a whole host of existing devices in the coming weeks.
It's definitely been a long time coming. We've been hearing rumors about the existence of the device for quite some time. We've been seeing leaked images doing the rounds on the Internet for almost as long. Thankfully, we no longer have to speculate on the existence of the device and its technical specifications as the LG-manufactured Nexus 5 has now been officially announced by Google.
Google Glass has almost become old news at this point, and will possibly remain that way until the device either gets a major redesign or becomes available to the public. Google did offer a minor redesign of the Glass hardware very recently, dubbed as Google Glass v2, but it managed to fall considerably short of where we had all hoped it would go. Prescription lenses are all well and good Google, but if you still look like you're walking around with a tube of candy stuck to your ear, the game's up.
Motorola hopes to change the way smartphones are built, and given the fact that the company is now owned by Google, we wouldn't put it past them.
Google, it's fair to say, likes to make a song and dance of its announcements, and with the company's Google+ event having taken place today, Hangouts has been afforded a pretty healthy update. Vic Gundotra announced all of the details, and if you're a regular Hangouts user, you'll be pleased to know that there's now support for animated GIFs and location sharing, as well as one or two other nice additions. Catch all of the details after the break.
Google has wrapped up its Morning with Google+ event, and the Internet is abuzz with news and reviews surrounding the announcements. Amongst several other features, Google’s social network is getting a slew of new photo and video enhancement features, that intend on not just making the sharing experience better, but put Google in a position where the Mountain View company can compete directly with dedicated filter and photo-enhancement apps that are available for Android and iOS. Let’s take a look at what they announced for Google+ today.
Last month, Samsung dropped its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, and although Pebble's Kickstarter-boosted effort is credited as the main reason for the uptake in big-company interest on wrist-worn tech, it's fair to say that the South Korean company doesn't have a great deal of competition at this moment in time. According to a report over at The Wall Street Journal, though, this could soon be about to change, with Google apparently just a couple of months away from finalizing a smartwatch of its own.
There's always going to be a subset of the technology loving community that simply can't force themselves to get on-board with a particular piece of tech, but the overall opinion about Google Glass seems overwhelmingly positive thus far. The good news coming from Google today is that reports of a Google Glass Explorer Program expansion are most definitely true with Google themselves confirming the imminent introduction of an invite system.
Just when things seemed to have quietened down on the Nexus 5 front, it seems that we have just been treated to not only confirmation that a white version of the handset will be made available, but also an idea about when it will either be announced, or made available. Or perhaps both?
Google Play Store APK version 4.4.21 has been leaked, and is available to download for most Android devices right now. Read on for more details.
