The release date for the Google Nexus 5X is looming closer. The smaller of the two new Nexus phones will leave warehouses and start shipping to customers on October 22nd and it should take no longer than a few days until it ends up in customer’s hands. Previously, Google has…
Google starts deep linking iOS apps from Safari, throws shade at Apple
Apple usually isn’t all that subtle when it comes to putting down competitors, especially Google. But, Google tends to be a bit more passive aggressive with its jabs, and that shows again in the new announcement to developers talking about how to deep link to iOS apps from Google search…
Pichai makes his first personnel moves as Google CEO
Following the restructuring that made Google a subsidiary of umbrella company Alphabet, the search giant had a new CEO in Sundar Pichai. The executive, you might recall, had replaced Andy Rubin as the top dog at Android after Rubin decided to call it quits. Today, Pichai made his first personnel…
Google: Android Lollipop is now installed on 23.5% of active devices
Yesterday Google published the updated Android Distribution numbers for October, stats that show which Android versions are the most popular among active devices. The numbers are compiled based on the Android devices that visited the Play Store in the seven days ending October 5th. Since last month, Android Lollipop –…
9 key differences between the Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P
That’s right folks – this year around, Google announced not one but two new Nexus devices. One to satisfy users who are looking for that bang-for-buck affordable quality that made the 2013 Nexus 5 famous, and one to please customers who prefer their phone to have that premium flair to…
Unannounced Motorola Droid Maxx 2 mentioned by Google, could be released soon
Google has seemingly confirmed the fact that the unannounced Motorola Droid Maxx 2 is nothing else but a re-branded Moto X Play (a handset that’s been available since August in various markets outside the US). On a list of devices optimized for Android Screen casting, Google is showing that the…
Google patent application sees Glass type device producing holographic images for the user
A patent filing made by Google envisions a world where a Google Glass type wearable could produce holographic images for users. The actual title of the patent application is “Lightguide With Multiple In-Coupling Holograms For Head Wearable Display.” With Glass currently on hiatus, as they say in the television industry,…
Google Photos for iOS receives an update allowing you to label faces, share animation, and more
Google Photos for iOS has been updated to version 1.4, allowing you to share animation via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In the U.S. only, you can label people who are pictured in photographs. Once you have these people labeled, you can merge face groups, search for specific people, and even…
ZTE executive calls Google Nexus 6P a ripoff of ZTE Grand S
ZTE blames Google of copying its design, claims Nexus 6P is a clone of ZTE Grand S (Anthena) It took only a few days for ZTE to make a claim that Google and Huawei copied of its smartphone design after the Nexus 6P was announced. Google had unveiled two Nexus…
Microsoft and Google end patent dispute over Xbox and smartphones
Google and Microsoft have agreed to a settlement of sorts in a long-running patent dispute between the two tech giants. View full post on MobileNations