Last year, Facebook left the tech world astonished by its acquirement of the Instagram app for an eye-watering $1 billion, and today, the rumor mill is abuzz with the revelation that Google could be next in like to snap up a billion-buck social app. WhatsApp Messenger, the cross-platform instant messaging app serving iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Phone, is a life-saver to those looking for a hassle-free mode of communication, and according to a new report, the search giant is very interested in buying it.
Google has regularly wowed the on-looking tech world over the past year with snippets of its upcoming Google Glass product, but today, the company dispelled some of the mystery, instead offering some clarity on how developers can create some truly remarkable experiences for the digitally-charged spectacles. During its SXSW presentation on Project Glass, senior developer advocate Timothy Jordan gave an extensive overview on Mirror API, a new interface which developers will be able to use to bring new and exciting content to Glass.
With Google's Project Glass commanding quite a bit of media attention over the past year, it was only going to be a matter of time before other companies jumped on the bandwagon. Following the news yesterday that fellow search giant Baidu has, to an extent, been spending some time researching a similar offering called the Baidu Eye, one analyst believes Microsoft is also toying with the idea. In a note to investors, Brian White noted that he expects the Redmond company to release a set of Web-ready digital spectacles next year, and will go head-to-head with Google Glass.
Google's Project Glass is one of the most exciting innovations we've seen in recent years, and fellow search giant Baidu looked to have been joining in with the April 1st tomfoolery by announcing its own potential competitor to Glass. But in conversation with TheNextWeb, the company behind China's foremost search engine has confirmed that the device is very much real; but before we get carried away with the prospect of these two search-based companies locking horns, Baidu has implied that Eye is, at present, an experiment, and one that is "not necessarily" for public consumption. More details and info regarding the device can be found right after the jump.
In two rather surprising moves, Google today changed the way users will interact with two of its post popular services; YouTube and Maps. One has received an all-new mode for people to use, whilst the other is going the way of Google Reader.
Google surprised everyone when they announced that they’re going to end support for Exchange ActiveSync on all platforms except Android. iOS users took a big hit because many users were using the service on stock iOS apps to keep their Gmail, Google contacts and calendar data in sync with other devices. We’ve already walked you through the process on how to set up CardDAV to sync Google contacts on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and now, we’ll show you how to sync your calendar data to Gmail / Google ID as well by using the CalDAV protocol. Complete details and step-by-step guide right after the jump.
We should all realize by now that the consumer technology industry is usually greatly influenced by trends in the market, with companies always rushing to be the first to launch the next innovative product.
Google's Eric Schmidt appears to have pointed the finger at Apple over the lack of a Google Now app on the Cupertino firm's iOS devices during a recent Q&A session. More details right after the jump.
Reports pertaining to the LG-manufactured Google Nexus 5 have been around for many weeks now, and with Google Executive Vic Gondutra having already promised that future Nexus devices would deliver "insanely great" camera performance, we may now have even better insight into how exactly Google plans to achieve this. PhoneArena has received a tip suggesting the Nexus 5's camera module could feature a “triple camera sensor” alongside some Nikon branding. More details after the jump.
As first reported by the guys over at AndroidPolice, a new note-taking app by the name of Google Keep was spotted earlier on the Google Drive website, only to be taken down shortly thereafter. It is thought the app will allow users to take notes, add pictures to, and create checklists, and for sake of organization, the note-taker will also support color coding. It seems as though the Big G is going for the simple, skimmed-down approach rather than another Notebook incarnate, and will likely go head-to-head with established services such as Evernote.
