The wireless carrier game is, particularly in the United States, considered an unfair one as far as many consumers are concerned, with network operators very reluctant to offer more flexible, tailored packages. But according to a new report, Google has signed a deal with Sprint and T-Mobile that will permit the search giant to operate as a carrier, and, one hopes, offer better rates to the consumer.
Google's answer to Apple's AirPlay was the Chromecast, but that feature was only applicable to all things video and a dedicated audio casting service was missing. Google Cast, from the search engine giant fills that gap up as it prepares to once again take on AirPlay in its full might. More on this can be found right after the break.
Google app for iOS and Android now includes the ability to control your Nest Thermostat straight from the app itself, using voice commands or manual input as well. While Nest’s own dedicated app doesn't fall short of this, being integrated with the Google app opens up a relatively new way of interacting with the Nest Thermostat.
Android 5.0 Lollipop and its Material Design still seem like a distant dream for many Android users. While Google was quick to update some of its core apps with the Material Design even before Lollipop was released, it has just done the same for the iOS variant of the Google Search app as well. Not only does the new Google Search app carry the fabled Material Design, it also brings in a bunch of new features.
Forbes has just unveiled its annual list of the world's most valuable companies, and perched at the summit of this particular round-up is Apple. The iPhone maker has had an incredible year, shifting record numbers of the just-released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the first couple of months on sale, and with an estimated valuation of almost $125 billion, Forbes believes Apple's brand is worth double that of Microsoft and almost 2.5 times that of search giant Google.
Apple likes to build things that just work, requiring as little intervention as possible on the part of the user, and AirDrop, the company's local file-transfer service, typifies this notion. Google, Apple's main rival in the mobile industry, is apparently working on a similar feature of its own, with a number of blogs having been tipped off that a service named "Copresence" is currently in the works.
Google just released an official guide for iPhone users wanting to move to Android. The guide provides iPhone users all the steps needed to jump the iOS ship, and hop onto the Android bandwagon, with all of their important data migrated onto their new device. In the early days of the iPhone vs. Android war, it was marketing that was key to ensuring a decisive victory that hardly ever came by. These battles were important, for both Apple and Google to stay in the game. However, now we have the two taking a jab at one another's nerves.
Google may be the author of the Android platform, but despite its ubiquitous software being a leader in the mobile industry, the Big G is still heavily invested in rival Apple's iOS. A number of apps, including Gmail and GApps, already grace the iTunes Store, and today, the search giant has just rolled out a new News & Weather app for those rocking an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Details, screenshots, and that all-important download link can be found right after the leap!
LG is set to announce a new smartwatch at IFA next week, just a handful of months after it brought the LG G Watch to market amidst Google's own Android Wear fanfare.
We’d like to think that most people who use Google’s services are fully aware that the technology giant is monitoring their every move. Literally. But it’s clear that the great unwashed masses have no idea that their Android phones are tracking their location as they go about their business and, if you have Google Now installed on an iPhone, that’s probably doing the same too.















