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If seeing hundreds of exhibitors at the 2014 International CES wasn't credit enough to the movement called "the internet of things" than maybe Google's $3.2 billion dollar purchase of Nest Labs is. Google announced on Monday that they acquired Nest Labs and their team led by Tony Faddell and Matt Rogers. Nest Labs created the [...]
(photo: San Jose Mercury News) It appears that Google meant no ill will when a satellite image of a San Francisco area street showed an image of a man's slain son. The Associated Press reported on Monday that Jose Barrera told KTVU-TV that he wanted Google to remove a satellite image from [...]
Now that all the rumor mongering is over in regards to Apple's annual iPhone announcement event and subsequent release, rumors are again heating up about the Macbook Air. Last year we started hearing that the Macbook Air would have a significant re-up possibly late in 2014. It seems that this re-up has been moved to [...]
Images seem to be all the rage this week. Yesterday we reported that Twitter is now allowing images to be served through it's direct messaging feature. Earlier today we reported that Instagram has added a new Instagram Direct feature, that also allows you to serve up images through direct messages. Well one service that hasn't, [...]
Google Inc. will pay 37 U.S. states, and the District of Columbia for violating, "consumer privacy." The violation seems to have been confined to Apple's Safari Browser from 2011 to 2012.
Google's world wide developer event, Google I/O kicked off on Wednesday morning at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Our very own Ashley Allen covered most of the three hour keynote in summary earlier today. This is our fifth year at Google I/O and it seems to get better and better. Google has really come [...]
Let's face it, using a keyboard to get more out of your PC games then your mouse and joystick offer is so 1995. For at least the last 5 years I've been playing so many different PC games with my iPhone sitting on my desk. Sure I may look at it when it buzzes with [...]
People are very concerned about privacy these days, but what about when it comes to information that Google gathers from it's crawlers across the web? Well the highest international court, the European Court of Justice, has ruled that people can ask Google to delete sensitive information from it's search results, making a landmark ruling in [...]
The Gaming Expo is one of the highlights of the entire SXSW festival, an one of the things that we look forward to the most each year. This years expo is at the Palmer Events Center, and runs from Friday March 7th until Sunday, March 9.
Were you a Waze user? Are you familiar with the app that crowdsourced traffic data while commuters were en route to their destination, making it easier for others to take or avoid the same route? Despite some thinking that Waze would be a gigantic distraction to driving the crowdsourced traffic data app took off. People [...]
Google has updated their music app on iOS 7 again. Now, loyalists who are actually paying for the service, get another refreshed UI as well as a new "I'm Feeling Lucky Radio" feature. Like the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on Google.com, this new radio feature promises to generate a randomly selected playlist based off your [...]
Ingress iOS Over the years Google and Apple have had an interesting relationship, both as a company and as a user base. In the past Google has been quick to provide iOS users with most of their core apps, and slower to slugggish on others. Then there was that debacle with Google Maps. Apple tried [...]
If you've been thinking about getting a shiny new Xbox One but you've been waiting to pull the trigger than today is the day you may want to get to your neighborhood Gamestop. Tomorrow (June 9th) is the day that the new Kinect-less Xbox One hits the stores and in celebration (or to blow out [...]
When the GoPro camera came on the scene it was, and still is, synonymous with adventure. Whether the camera is strapped to the helmet of a skiier, BMX bike rider, surfer or other adrenaline thrill seeking person, GoPro is there to capture the moment. GoPro has also been used to give video from the point [...]
While many of you know that after four years of being Thedroidguy I abandoned my Android phone for an iPhone as my daily driver, I was and still am pretty much a Google user. I use Google docs, Google analytics, Google Maps, a Chromebook on occasion and Chrome as my default browser. Actually I typically [...]
With all the hype that was the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch last month we weren't sure how many rumors were going to kick up for the next iPad launch. Well by now most people who keep up with these kinds of things know that Thursday we are expecting an announcement pertaining to [...]
Total POM the complete tracking system on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, has just five days to go. To date it's the tracking and monitoring system that we have the most faith in, why, because it was created by Eco Tracking, a company that''s been in the tracking business for years. Also, Total POM isn't just about [...]
If you enjoy checking into your favorite television programs and making your tv experience more social than you're probably using GetGlue. GetGlue is the social platform that allows users to check into their favorite tv shows and see what other people are watching it's like having a gigantic tv watch party from the comfort of [...]
Google Glass is the first wearable computing device that puts the power of Android right in front of your eyes. Many tech pundits, including New York venture capitalist Fred Wilson, thinks that Google Glass may be a little bit ahead of itself. Wilson recently compared it to the Apple Newton, while on stage at the [...]
By Andrew Hsu Technology buyers and strategists within the Fortune 500 routinely trust industry analysts — such as those at Gartner, Forrester, and several other firms — for counsel on everything from present-day best practices to long-term strategy. It’s analysts’ job to help their clients succeed and bring clarity to the challenges of digital evolution. Yet, many [...]
