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Inside the Engineering Challenges of Google’s Modular Ara Phone

Google’s taking its Ara modular smartphone platform increasingly seriously, and in this video it lays bare some of the challenges it’s been facing—and how it’s overcoming them. The overall concept of Ara is to produce a modular smartphone—with a basic version costing just $50—that users can tweak and upgrade themselves. It’s a neat idea, but…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 4

Report: Google Wants to Become a Wireless Carrier

Google bosses are dreaming about adding wireless service to the search giant’s menu of offerings. A couple of unnamed sources “who have discussed the matter with Google” told Amir Efrati at The Information that it would roll out the service in the same areas where Google Fiber is offered. In other words, Google wants it…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 3

Report: “Android Silver” Could be Google’s New Premium User Experience

Online rumours claim Google is planning some sort of premium owner experience for future Android phone buyers, with the Android Silver scheme said to encourage networks to babysit owners of phones, guarantee the latest version of Android and show them how to buy stuff through Google Play. The news, which comes via documents seen by…

Tech News Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK Apr 3

Angkor Wat Might Be the Prettiest Street View Yet

Fresh outta Cambodia, Angkor Wat is the latest addition to Google Maps’ already considerable portfolio of beautiful places you can explore using Street View. It’s one of the most stunning places on the entire planet, and Google stepped up its game accordingly. It’s got digital rendering of over 100 temples, and more than 90,000 new…

Tech News Brent Rose Apr 2

Thank God: There’s Finally an App That Lets You Escape Group Texts

When it comes to group texts, nothing is more infuriating than being trapped in an endless barrage vibrations signaling nothing more than a “lol” or the occasional poop emoji. But until now, there was no convenient way to put an end to the madness without either A) blocking your friends or B) insulting them to…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Apr 2

Gmail Is 10 Years Old Today

Take heed, because there’s a lot of bad stuff out there on the internet today. But there’s one thing that’s very good and useful: it’s Gmail, and today your favorite email service is celebrating its tenth birthday. According to Wikipedia, Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004. At the time, it was an invitation-only beta…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 1

These Time-Warp Photos Show Six Cities In the Past and Present

Cities change: skyscrapers go up, row houses are torn down, neighborhoods gentrify, earthquakes destroy. Vintage photographs of cities can be fascinating in and of themselves, but the familiar unfamiliarity of these time-warped photographs are especially intriguing. From San Francisco to St. Petersburg, here are how cities have changed—and not changed—over the years. See history peek…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Apr 1

The Best Smartphone Display (It’s Not Who You Think)

The Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series of smartphones are flagship products for Samsung to show off its latest and greatest OLED displays and display technology. Samsung provided DisplayMate Technologies with a pre-release production unit of the Galaxy S5 so that we could perform our well known objective and comprehensive display Lab tests, measurements,…

Tech News Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate Technologies Mar 31

Google Turns Today’s Biggest Privacy Issue Into Weird Playmobil Video

Google wants you to know exactly how it deals with U.S. government requests for user data. That’s good! But the company wants to explain it to you with stop-motion wooden toys, like you’re some kind of three year old. That’s . . . weird. This odd little video showed up on Google’s Take Action page,…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Mar 28

You Can Buy the New HTC One on Google Play Right Now

Following the launch of the all-new HTC One yesterday, you can already buy one from the Google Play Store, stripped of its HTC guff. https://gizmodo.com/htc-one-2014-review-faster-stronger-better-1550841872 The phone on offer via Google runs a version of stock Android very similar to Google’s Nexus range, which means you don’t get any of HTC’s Sense software or apps.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 26

HTC Will Fix Your Busted Screen For Free in the First Six Months

Everyone breaks a phone every once in a while. But if you break your new HTC One it’s a little less soul-crushing. HTC says it will fix your cracked display for free in the first six months, even if it’s your fault. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-htc-one-htcs-flagship-phone-gets-a-full-metal-1550634340 So don’t lose all faith in humanity next time you accidentally drop…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 25

Inside the New HTC One Duo Camera: A Whole New Way to Shoot

There’s been a ton of speculation about the HTC One M8’s strange new camera. With one large lens on the back and a slightly smaller one just above it, no one quite knew what to think. Is it just a 3D camera? Is one telephoto and one wide? Is it a light field camera like…

Tech News Brent Rose Mar 25

The New HTC One: HTC’s Flagship Phone Gets a Full Metal Jacket

Last year, HTC gambled on funneling its resources into a single flagship smartphone. That bet paid off in the form of the One, the first truly beautiful Android device. Its successor—the new HTC One—builds on that existing framework. It’s all grown up, in all the right ways. The Look We say grown up both because…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 25

Google Deal With Ray-Ban and Oakley Could (Possibly) Make Glass Cool

Google has just signed a deal with Luxottica. You may never had heard of ’em, but they’re the eyewear manufacturer behind the likes of Oakley and Ray-Ban—and they could, maybe, possibly, make Glass cool. Perhaps. The deal will see Luxottica bring “bring design and manufacturing expertise” to Google’s Glass project. Initially focussed on Ray-Ban and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 25

Android Smartphones Can Finally Get Predator Vision Too

Earlier in the year, FLIR got us all hot and bothered by revealing a thermal vision smartphone case that could actually see our excitement. Unfortunately it’s only for iPhone users, and won’t be available until the early summer. But Android fans will have the last laugh with their own thermal imaging add-on—the Therm-App—that’s already available.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 24

Google Now Is Finally Rolling Out to Chrome

It’s been months in the making, but Google Now is ready to take over your desktop. The newest build for Chrome will include the preemptive search and personal assistant services for all users. You can expect to see the Google Now cards start popping out the notifications area any day now. https://gizmodo.com/google-now-just-took-its-first-steps-onto-the-desktop-1502716421

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 24

Is This HTC’s New Flagship Phone?

HTC made One of the most beautiful (and best) Android phones ever last year. Now it’s about time for the follow-up, and this could be it. https://gizmodo.com/htc-one-review-the-beauty-is-a-beast-updated-5990716 This 15 minute video from VidxHD shows the new HTC One (AKA the M8, but apparently not the HTC Two) in all its glory, featuring a more curved…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 24

The Android Wear Smartwatch Apps We Want the Most

The main concept of Android Wear is simple; it’s a Google Now watch, which is awesome. But the right suite of compatible apps could make it even better, so long as they don’t get in the way of the simple Google Now-ness we all want and deserve. https://gizmodo.com/android-wear-is-just-a-google-now-watch-and-thats-grea-1546476502 Of course Android Wear won’t have its…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 21

Google’s Getting Defensive About Glass

Earlier today, Google took to Google+ to debunk what it claims to be the “Top 10 Google Glass Myths.” But while there are plenty of Glass half-truths swirling around the internet, Google’s list doesn’t contain any of them. Instead, it’s a sky-high pile of strawmen that confirms just one thing: Google’s fully on the Glass…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Mar 20

Every Gmail Message You Send Will Now Be Protected by Encryption

Good news, security lovers! Google just announced that Gmail will be all encrypted all the time. More specifically, every single email you send or receive will use an encrypted HTTPS connection, regardless of which device you’re using and which network. Even public Wi-Fi is okay. This is an incremental improvement. While Gmail has offered HTTPS…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 20

Inside the Engineering Challenges of Google’s Modular Ara Phone

Report: Google Wants to Become a Wireless Carrier

Report: “Android Silver” Could be Google’s New Premium User Experience

Angkor Wat Might Be the Prettiest Street View Yet

Thank God: There’s Finally an App That Lets You Escape Group Texts

Gmail Is 10 Years Old Today

These Time-Warp Photos Show Six Cities In the Past and Present

The Best Smartphone Display (It’s Not Who You Think)

Google Turns Today’s Biggest Privacy Issue Into Weird Playmobil Video

You Can Buy the New HTC One on Google Play Right Now

HTC Will Fix Your Busted Screen For Free in the First Six Months

Inside the New HTC One Duo Camera: A Whole New Way to Shoot

The New HTC One: HTC’s Flagship Phone Gets a Full Metal Jacket

Google Deal With Ray-Ban and Oakley Could (Possibly) Make Glass Cool

Android Smartphones Can Finally Get Predator Vision Too

Google Now Is Finally Rolling Out to Chrome

Is This HTC’s New Flagship Phone?

The Android Wear Smartwatch Apps We Want the Most

Google’s Getting Defensive About Glass

Every Gmail Message You Send Will Now Be Protected by Encryption

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