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The Google Now Launcher is Coming, It Will Even Import From Your Old Launcher

Kellen February 5, 2014 154

Through an update to Google Search that arrived today, we are now seeing a new name for the launcher that came installed as an exclusive on the Nexus 5. Previously dubbed the "Google Experience" launcher, the name has now been changed to "Google Now" launcher....

Google App Updates Galore: Hangouts, Cloud Print, Maps, Search, and More

Kellen February 5, 2014 116

If Google decides to push out a bunch of updates to their suite of apps on any given day, Wednesdays are usually a good bet. Sure enough, we are seeing all sorts of apps receive updates today (Hangouts, Cloud Print, Google Search, Maps, Newsstand, and more),...

Newest Google Search Update Seems to Make GEL Work Perfectly on Nexus 7

Kellen December 13, 2013 63

Even though Google's GEL or Google Experience Launcher is currently an exclusive to the Nexus 5, we're all well aware of its capabilities on other devices running Android 4.1+. In fact, the last Google Search update from mid-November brought compatibility with...

Google Search Receives Update to Version 3.1.8, Brings New Cards and GEL to Android 4.1+ Devices

Tim November 13, 2013 222

Google Search received a big update this evening to version 3.1.8, bringing with it a gang of new features. The crown jewel for most users will be the ability to use the official Google Experience Launcher that comes stock on the Nexus 5, plus its always-...

Google: Experience Launcher Found on the Nexus 5 is an Exclusive

Tim November 6, 2013 123

When speaking with The Verge about about the release of Kit Kat and the Nexus 5, Google brought up the new Google Experience Launcher that is found on the Nexus 5, and that you won't be able to find the launcher on any other device - at least for the time...

Verizon Memo Hints at Future Google Experience Phones and Tablets, Will We See Another VZW Nexus?

Kellen September 5, 2012 112

A Verizon memo with tomorrow's date on it that ended up in our inbox, talks about a new pairing of Amazon apps with future devices. If you looked closely at the Galaxy Stellar or our video of the RAZR HD today, you may have noticed that the IMDb, Amazon...