Google’s Nexus 7 16GB Second Gen Tablet May Go For $229
Google’s flagship seven-inch tablet, the Nexus 7 was announced at last month’s I/O developer’s conference for a release of sometime this year. Then, there was rumors of the slate going for a sweet price of $150. On Friday, a story from DigiTimes is speculating that the Nexus 7 will see a proper release sometime in more »
Diamond Scale Turns Android, iOS Into Portable Weed Scale
I can picture it now. Just a few buddies, hanging out on the back porch with a full bag and a table loaded with an arsenal of smoking utensils. At some point, one of them, in all of his marijuana enlightenment, must have dumped a bunch of weed on a Samsung Galaxy Note. It must more »
Android 5.0 Tipped to Come in October, Could Run on Phones with 512 MB of RAM
With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean closing in on its first anniversary and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich already a year and a half old, everyone expected 5.0 Key Lime Pie to be official by now. And yet it isn’t and rumor has it it’s not coming very soon either. Or I should probably say rumor had more »
Google Acquires Waze Traffic and Maps App for $1.1 Billion
In May we reported that the Facebook team eyeing crowd-sourced road map and traffic application, Waze, for somewhere around a cool billion dollars. Instead, on Sunday, news from the Israeli business and money news outlet, Globes, says that Google has beaten Zuckerberg to the punch. Google is believed to be in the process of buying more »
Feedly Wants Google Reader’s Throne, Can it Be RSS King?
It’s unfortunate news but it’s inevitable and worthless to sulk about any longer. Let’s face it: Google Reader will be no more in under one month from now — on July 1 to be exact. Will this effect you too? I’ve used and continue to regularly use Reader for years, so for me this is more »
SONTE App-Controlled Window Shades Relaunches on Kickstarter
If you’re fascinated by homes and home appliances of the future like us, allow us to shed some light on SONTE film. The California startup revealed their unique innovation at CES 2013 in January but this week, they’re finally ready to move further with it. Also known as ‘smart film,’ this transparent plasticky material can more »
Gmail Update for Android Begins Rolling Out
Gmail will begin rolling out an update to Android mobile users on Monday. The new version number is 4.5-694836 and it brings some nice new features in the Gmail inbox. The most notable change in the software update is it’s improved filtering function. The app will now automatically arrange your email by sender; for example, more »
gMusic Developer Outlines Plans to Compete With Google
gMusic is currently the best way to access your Google Music library and the new All Access content on an iOS device. The app costs $1.99 from the Apple App Store, and is stable and functional for the most part. However, gMusic’s glory days could be cut short thanks to Google. Google is going to more »
Google Adding Nutrition Facts to Search
Hey you, fat nerds! Worried about the nutritional value of your food? I’m sure you are! Google is rolling out nutrition facts on over a thousand food items in their search. Building on their work with Knowledge Graph, the feature bridges previously unconnected sources information so that things like zucchini and summer squash return the more »
White LG Nexus 4 Hits U.S., Available at Google Play Store and T-Mobile
The white version of LG’s Nexus 4 is now available at the Google Play store, as well as T-Mobile’s site. Announced earlier this week, the pricetag is $299.99 for the 8GB option, $349.99 for the 16GB. For a limited time, the phone will come with a free white bumper (roughly, a $19.99 value). On the more »
Google Music is Officially Coming to iOS Soon
It seems that Google has once again gotten Apple’s blessing to release one of its applications for iOS. This time Google Music has made it into Apple’s walled garden. Speaking at the D11 conference on Thursday, Google’s senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps Sundar Pichai said Google Music for iOS will be available more »
Google Calendar Gets an Update, Custom Colors, Time Zones and More
For those who use Google’s Calendar app like myself, head over to the Play Store and install the newest update, introduced in the middle of the week. Although this latest update brings majorly aesthetic improvements, it adds a lot of different features to the already impressive application. First and most importantly, the Google developers team more »




























