Good news for all of you streaming fans out there with this latest report. Both The Verge and the New York Times are reporting that Google is getting set to launch a subscription-based streaming service to compete with the likes of Spotify and Rdio. The reports are saying that Google has signed deals with both Universal Records and Sony to now fill… Read more
Google I/O starts tomorrow, and it’ll be the biggest three days of the year for the Android world. Hopefully, we’ll see some interesting and cool stuff come from Google, but without any solid info, we don’t know what will it be. Key Lime Pie, or just another Jelly Bean? A new Nexus device? A smart watch? The keynote is tomorrow, so I guess we’ll find… Read more
If you’re an avid Pinterest user, you’ll be happy to know that the official Pinterest app for Android has been updated to version 1.5, and it comes with some nice improvements. First of all, you will now have the ability to mention friends in comments. And of course, to facilitate that, they also included push notifications so you know when you’ve been… Read more
What’s better than a brand new smartphone? A free brand new smartphone of course. Verizon is giving out coupons for a free HTC DROID DNA, which usually goes for $199 with a new two year contract. You’d be saving $200 if you sign their contract and use the coupon. To get it, you’ll have to click on the source link and enter your email. You’ll get a… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4bTBFViui94 What stranger place to find an unreleased device than an official Qualcomm booth? At a conference in Dubai, Qualcomm set up a booth with a white Nexus 4. It has the exact same design as all the previous leaks did, with a white back with the reflective back plate and a black bezel in the… Read more
Some new files were leaked, and they have revealed some nice details about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini. First off, the processor is actually pretty nice. The files say that the S 4 Mini will launch with a 1.6GHz dual core Exynos 5210, a chip with a model number not far off from the one in the Nexus 10. Not too bad, right? Other specs are 1GB of RAM… Read more
Google Fiber used to be this exclusive club of sorts, with only one city being graced with it. Now, Google is announcing new cities left and right. Of course, that’s an amazing thing. Gigabit internet at low prices will definitely boost competition and get other internet providers to actually provide something good. The next city to announce Google… Read more
We’ve been looking forward to hearing more about NVIDIA’s Project Shield for a long time, but it’s been fairly quiet. If you don’t remember, Project Shield is NVIDIA’s attempt at a mobile gaming console, complete with the new Tegra 4 processor and a full controller layout. However, today we find out that Project Shield has dropped the “Project” moniker… Read more
In a bit of news that has 2008 me excited, BlackBerry just announced that its BBM messenger platform will come to both iOS and Android this summer. BlackBerry says it will support iOS 6 and Android 4.0 devices and above initially. CEO Thorstein Heins announced that his company’s plan is to make BlackBerry Messenger the de facto standard in… Read more
Apple has confirmed it will add Samsung’s newest flagship, the Galaxy S 4 to its ongoing patent-infringement lawsuit. In a statement filed in the US District Court in California yesterday, Apple says it has analyzed the Galaxy S 4 and “concluded that it is an infringing device and accordingly intends to move for leave to add the Galaxy S 4 as an… Read more
Google’s I/O prep is in full swing as the hours slowly tick away to the may 15th opening of the three-day long event. The folks from 9to5Google took a walk by Moscone West in San Francisco and snapped some photos of the prep work in action. There’s a full gallery at the source link, but here’s a brief glimpse at Google I/O “before” the crowds. So now the… Read more
Google’s slogan, “Don’t be evil,” has been a well known and appreciated part of the company. Generally, their company policies and actions have been gracious and likable. But Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, has considered it to be “the stupidest rule ever.” That’s some pretty evil words right there. But his explanation makes sense. He says that… Read more
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