Yesterday rumors were circling that Google’s Nest was planning to put ads on the companies thermostats however, the CEO has denied this. Nest, a smart thermostat designed for the home was purchased by Google last year and since then, there has been much speculation over how the tech giant plans to use the data. One … Read more
Google has acquired Twitch, a service that allows gamers to post real time videos of their gameplay for a reported $1 billion dollars. Twitch has over 45 million users and 1 million broadcasters and it has been rumored that Google has offered the company $1 billion to merge with YouTube and the Google empire. Twitch … Read more
Apple and Google have agreed to disagree and have dropped their patent lawsuits against each other. News has been abuzz over the internet as both Apple and Google have decided to collaborate on a patent reform. “Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all the current lawsuits that exist directly between the two companies,” said … Read more
Just one month after opening Google Glass to the public, Google is doing it again, offering consumers a now not so rare, opportunity to purchase the smart eyewear. Last month Google made Glass available to the general public for the first time and now they are doing it again. In a Google+ post, the company … Read more
Google is rumoured to be testing a new Gmail interface in order to make the email app more user friendly. Leaked screen shots revealed Google’s new plan to revamp the Gmail interface, making it look more like Google+. The layout looks to be much more simple and responsive and offers a wider main panel for … Read more
Google has been found guilty of infringing on Oracle’s copyright over Java programming. The US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Oracle after Google’s Android operating system was found to have breached copyright laws surrounding Oracles’ Java programming language. Android, which remains the worlds best selling smartphone platform was sued by Oracle to the … Read more
Epson has released their own smart glasses and while they lack the aesthetic of Google Glass, they do promise efficiency. Epson’s Moverio BT-200 smart glasses have been designed with similar capabilities as Google Glass but have also been equipped with the ability to have a larger field of view. The main feature of Epson’s smart … Read more
Same day delivery was only a matter of time in the online shopping world and Google has just announced that it is launching the service in New York and Los Angeles. Following in Amazon’s footsteps, Google is now offering express shipping that can deliver your package the same day as you order it. The service … Read more
Google Chrome has just announced that they may hide long URL’s from the address bar. Who looks at the full URL’s anyway? Chrome is apparently releasing a new update which removes long URL’s and replaces it with just the website name and domain, not the entire URL. Safari recently adopted this practice on their mobile … Read more
A tech team have taken apart Google Glass piece by piece and found that the price of the pieces only reached $80- so what of the $1,500 price tag? Google Glass retails for $1,500 and is currently only available to a select few members of the public. While Google does have plans to release Glass … Read more
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