Tag: Google

Google could not resist Instagram’s popularity and joined it!

Google+ (plus) has been categorized as a social networking service, that allows users to share photos, news, various types of content and to make friends online.  After Facebook, results show, it is the largest online community in the world with 540 million monthly active users. Even though Google Plus has become quite popular among social ...

Youtube wants to buy Twitch for more than $1 billion

According to “sources familiar with the pact”, Youtube is planning to buy the popular video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion. This rumor surfaced earlier on Variety, a weekly entertainment-trade magazine. The deal will supposedly be announced very soon and is said to be the most significant acquisition in the history of Youtube. ...

New Outlook plugin allows users to schedule Hangout videos

The internet giant has released a plugin for Microsoft Outlook today which allows Google Apps for Business users to schedule Hangout videos with other company members. To install this useful feature just go the link that was put at your disposal, click Download Hangouts Plugin for Microsoft Outlook, then run the executable file. Note that you must ...

LG handset rumored to be among the first Android Silver devices

The Android Silver program is a partnership between Google and manufacturers aimed at offering premium support to customers. Reports say that only a few devices, handpicked by Google will qualify for Silver Certification. Furthermore, only five handsets can receive the Silver status at any given time. These devices must run on the latest version of ...

Google talks about Android Wear at their annual I/O conference

With smartwatches and other wearable devices becoming more and more popular it’s not surprising that Android Wear has been mentioned during discussions on more than one occasion. This rapidly emerging market clearly has a lot of potential, but unfortunately the public is still unaware of it for the most part. This won’t be the case ...

New Chromebooks to be released after Intel and Google team up

Most of us have probably heard by now about the new generation personal computers running Chrome OS as its operating system ( OS that uses Linux kernel and Google Chrome browser plus integrated media player)  Being similar to netbooks, the internet connection is vital but quite a large collection of apps can be used offline, ...

Check out the new Nod ring, a new generation of wearable devices!

Who knows if the designer of the Nod ring concept was inspired by fantasy movies or his creativity and practical sense is just truly impressive. Ex-Google engineer Anush Elangovan invented the Nod ring, a smart ring worth 150$, that allows its wearer use his finger as an input and control device. Nod enables the user ...

Google ends the Nexus line in behalf of the upcoming Android Silver

Google is planning to end the Nexus line while offering a new premium experience with the upcoming Android Silver. This is not the first time rumors about Google killing Nexus appeared on the internet, it’s been said that the Google Play Edition will replace the Nexus line in 2015, so the news regarding the Android ...