Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Google is set to light up a giant interactive billboard in New York City. Powered by Mitsubishi Electric, the Diamond Vision AVL-ODT10 display will become the largest electronic billboard to ever grace the iconic Times Square. The display is located on Broadway, not far from the search…
Today, Lenovo announced that its acquisition of Motorola from Google is complete. The deal cost the Chinese company $2.91 billion and was announced in late January. Motorola remains headquartered in Chicago and it’s brand is intact, but it’s now a “Lenovo company”. Lenovo will operate Motorola as a wholly-owned subsidiary. It owns the brand and the company’s…
Apple published a switch from Android to iOS guide? Two can play that game – Google has a dedicated page that helps new users switch to Android. It’s not Google’s first guide though, last year Eric Schmidt himself posted an iOS to Android guide. The guide will help you transfer your contacts, set up messaging, transfer photos and your…
Google has today announced it’s started supporting a new type of two-factor authentication for its websites, as long as you use its Chrome desktop browser. The existing 2-step verification system is based on you entering your password followed by a six-digit code that you either receive via SMS or get from a special mobile app.…
Without any sort of special event, Google has just announced the Motorola-made Nexus 6 smartphone running Android 5.0 Lollipop. The phone features a 6″ 2560 x 1440 pixel display, which gives it a pixel density of 496ppi. The premium display is backed up by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset with a 2.65GHz quad-core Krait 450…
Along with the announcement of the Nexus 6 and the Nexus 9 today, Google also announced that the next iteration of their mobile OS, which we so far knew under the codename Android L, will actually be called Android 5.0 Lollipop. Android Lollipop was one of the top picks of the rumor mill anyway, but…
Now that Google has finally revealed that Lollipop is the name of its Android L release, you probably saw this coming. The new OS version has received its very own statue outside of Google’s HQ in California. This is customary for all new Android iterations, and there are already a lot of sweet statues hanging out…
Brand consultancy firm Interbrand has released its report on the most valuable brands in the world and has placed Apple in first place. The brand of the Cupertino based tops the list containing 100 companies and is valued at $118.9 billion. It is followed by Google, which isn’t too far off with a brand price…
According to a report in The Information, Cyanogen Inc. rejected acquisition interest from Google. Google’s Android chief, Sundar Pichai reportedly discussed the search giant’s interest in the small company in a recent meeting with its top brass. Instead of becoming part of Google, Cyanogen is in late-stage discussions for Series C round of financing. The…
According to a report in The Information, Google will require more of its apps to be preloaded on Android devices. Confidential contracts obtained by the media have revealed the upcoming change. Allegedly, Google will require up to 20 of its apps preloaded going forward. Currently, the number hovers below 10. Additionally, the search giant will…
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