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Samsung Galaxy S5: Everything We Think We Know

We’re almost certainly about to see Samsung’s Galaxy S5 superphone next week, the long-awaited followup to the company’s Android flagship. With competition heating up from the likes of Motorola and HTC, will it be enough to stay near the top of the heap? Here’s what we’re expecting to see. https://gizmodo.com/every-android-phone-ranked-1468382693 Design While there wasn’t a…

Get ready for input and then also some output; Google I/O is officially scheduled for June 25-26th.

The new version of Google Maps for desktop that was introduced at last year’s I/O is finally coming out of preview and into just plain old “view” today. Welcome to the future.

Google Wants to Bring Fiber to 34 More US Cities

It’s finally time! Google just announced that it’s “exploring” the idea of bringing Fiber to nine more metropolitan areas across the country—34 cities in total. And based on the map Google made to show what the expansion would look like, you’re in luck if you live in the South. Don’t get too excited, though. Google…

Who Is Your Internet Doppelgänger?

For those of us narcissistic enough to regularly self-Google, there’s always that ever slightly more famous person who’s coming out on top. Do you have an internet doppelgänger/moral enemy? Or is your name so unique you can gloat about your Google search ranking? In light of this hilarious New York Observer piece about @sambiddle, a…

Get A $100 Bill Credit With A New Verizon Or AT&T Phone

If you’re in the market for a new Verizon or AT&T phone then we’ve definitely got the deal for you. Picking up a phone from Amazon today nets you a $100 bill credit, in addition to whatever discounts Amazon already has on the phones. On top of that, Amazon will waive the $35 activation fee…

Google Wants to Give Us 10 Gigabit Fiber Within Three Years

Google’ Fiber is mighty fast at 1 gigabit per second, but the company is working to pick its speeds up by a factor of ten. https://gizmodo.com/googles-crazy-1000mbps-fiber-internet-connection-is-out-5929295 At a conference earlier this week, Google’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette explained that its coming fiber networks should boast speeds of 10 gigabits per second, reports USA Today.…

Google has announced that, in collaboration with VMWare, it’s starting to port Windows software to run in its Chrome OS. Time for Microsoft to worry?

What would Google, Apple, and Facebook look like if they built cities?

Large technology corporations like Google, Facebook and Apple already have employee populations that rival those of some small towns. So what would it look if they actually did become their own towns? Alfred Twu of First Cultural Industries created these imagined cityscapes to show what it would like if tech companies were to build up…

Microsoft Might Be Bringing Android Apps to Windows Phone

Unnamed insiders are telling The Verge’s Tom Warren that Microsoft is considering bringing Android apps to both Windows Phone and other Windows devices. Looks like the WP8 app ecosystem could get a lot better in the blink of an eye. Windows Phone 8 boasts some rad hardware. Now-Microsoft-owned Nokia in particular, constantly puts out uniquely…

Google’s Got a NASA Blimp Hangar To Go With Its Barge

Google just snatched up a piece of American history in Silicon Valley. NASA announced on Monday that Google subsidiary Planetary Ventures LLC would take over the Moffett Federal Airfield including the iconic and hulking Hangar One, former home of America’s biggest blimps. Well, that sounds pretty weird. What on Earth does Google want with a…

Report: Google and Foxconn Building Roboticized Factories of the Future

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google and Foxconn are working together to create a new vision of roboticized factories. We already knew that Andy Rubin, head of Google’s fast-growing robotics wing, is interested in the future of manufacturing and retailing automation. But the Journal reports that he recently met with Foxconn CEO Terry…

Chromecast can now play embedded YouTube videos on your TV—no need to mirror entire browser tabs any longer. Which is neat.

Virgin Atlantic Is Using Google Glass to Improve Check-Ins

Customer privacy be damned. Virgin Atlantic is kicking off a trial using Google Glass and Sony’s SmartWatch 2 to provide its employees with personalized data about its upper class passengers. The idea is to feed service staff custom data which will help them give travellers a more pleasant travel experience. In a rather breathy, enthusiastic…

Google’s Doodle Celebrates Diversity at the Olympics

Google’s new doodle takes aim at Russia’s anti-gay laws, with a rainbow Olympics logo greeting users who need to search the web. In response to Russia’slaws banning pro-gay “propaganda,” the search page also poignantly quotes the Olympic Charter: “The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport,…

Report: The NYPD Is Testing Google Glass

According to a report by VentureBeat, The New York City Police Department is currently investigating how useful Google Glass could be in the fight against the city’s crime. It’s claimed that the department recently took delivery of several pairs of Google’s smart glasses. “We signed up, got a few pairs of the Google glasses, and…

Google Now Is Adorable When It’s Confused

Thanks to a tiny issue when it comes to parsing commas, YouTuber SpiderDice discovered that Google Now is convinced our planet is divided into over 189 quadrillion countries. Our testing confirmed that a Nexus 5 returns the same results when you ask it “how many countries are in the world?” It’s an easy mistake for…

Whining About Instant Video Might Get You an Amazon Prime Discount

Isn’t it a total drag how you can’t stream Amazon Prime videos on Android? And don’t you wish you could get a discount on Prime if you’re not actually watching any of that video? Well, Eric Neuman actually got one. And all he had to do was ask. It wasn’t even hard. Eric explains it…

Google Maps Now Comes with Climate Data

Well this is convenient. The University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit has made its global temperature data available for Google Maps. Dubbed “CRUTEM4,” the data allows Google Maps users to monitor how surface temperatures have changed over time, both globally and locally. Ars Technica’s John Timmer has more info: CRUTEM4 calculates what’s called a…

The Best Chromecast App Is Back in Action

Now that Google has finally opened up the Chromecast for developers, AllCast—pretty much the best Chromecast app you could ask for—is back in the game. Developer Koushik Duttapushed out an update early this morning that will let you push pictures and videos from your phone to your Chromecast with the greatest of ease. There are…