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China Finally Signs Off on Google’s Acquisition of Motorola, Deal to Close Within a Week

Kellen May 19, 2012 53

The final hurdle in Google's acquisition of Motorola has been jumped - China and its antitrust authorities signed off on the deal. Both the European Commission and U.S. Department of Justice signed off back in February, but for whatever reason, China needed...

Project Glass to Incorporate the Use of Gesture-Based Magic Rings?

Tim May 17, 2012 40

According to a new detailed report from Patent Bolt, Google has recently been hard at work coming up with ways to revolutionize the future of mobile technology. Google's vision of the mobile future could possibly sit with Project Glass, and they are coming up...

Schemer: Google’s Least Known App Looks to Help You Accomplish Big Things

Eric May 16, 2012 26

If you search apps made by Google on the Play Store you'll get some pretty big hits: Gmail, Google Search, Maps and Youtube are all prominently displayed on the front page. Second page brings you apps like Google+, Play Music and Google Voice which are all...

Some Thoughts on Google Selling Multiple Lead Devices to Avoid Carriers

Kellen May 15, 2012 158

The big news of the day (other than Tim now joining me at Google I/O), is the WSJ report that talks of Google including multiple partners in their "Nexus" or lead device program. Their goal is to sell unsubsidized phones (full retail) directly through the...

WSJ: Google to Open Nexus Program to Multiple Manufacturers at a Time, Sell Directly Through Google Play Store

Kellen May 15, 2012 188

The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon that Google may give multiple (5 to be exact) smartphone and tablet manufacturers early access to the latest builds of Android for lead devices, and then sell those directly to consumers through the Play Store....

Five Months Ago Today the Galaxy Nexus was Released on Verizon, It Hasn’t Been Updated Since

Kellen May 15, 2012 396

If anyone told you back on December 15, the day the Galaxy Nexus was released on Verizon, that it wouldn't receive another update for at least 5 months, would you have believed them? I wouldn't have. But that's where we stand now that it is May 15. The G-Nex,...

At Time of Release, Google Glasses May Not Be the Full Augmented UI We See in Promos

Tim May 15, 2012 91

According to CNET, who had a recent meeting with Google+ chief Vic Gundotra, the interface that ships with Google Glasses may not be exactly what people would expect after watching their promo videos. In a comment from a Google spokesperson, they mentioned...

Samsung Exynos 5250 Spotted in Google Git Repository, Are They Collaborating Again on the Next Nexus?

Kellen May 14, 2012 71

Developers who follow Google's back-end work religiously noticed within the last few days, that edits were made to their Git repository which included references to Samsung's Exynos 5250 dual-core chipset. That would be the Cortex A15 based processor with the...