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HTC Evo 4G LTE Hands On: One Serious Piece of Slick

When Sprint launched the original HTC Evo 4G, in the spring of 2010, it was arguably the best Android phone money could buy. Flash forward two years, and here comes the HTC Evo 4G LTE. Once again, it might just enter the market as the best Android phone money can buy. https://gizmodo.com/htc-evo-4g-review-a-war-machine-5554198 Remember how excited…

Tech News Brent Rose Apr 4

Google releases a preview of its augmented reality glasses

Today Google unveiled preliminary designs and a short concept piece showcasing Project Glass, its augmented reality initiative to create smart shades straight out of Vernon Vinge’s Rainbows End or Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s Transmetropolitan. https://gizmodo.com/google-rolling-out-the-ar-glasses-from-vernor-vinges-no-5887132 The company is attempting to start a public dialogue about these devices, presumably so Project Glass doesn’t devolve into…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 4

Does HTC’s Face Unlock Patent Mean Android In-Fighting?

HTC has been awarded a patent for a technology that would let you unlock your smartphone or tablet with your face. However, Face Unlock is already a feature on Android that first appeared on Ice Cream Sandwich. Does this mean a war is brewing among the Android crowd? The patent covers the use of “biometric…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 4

Is Apple’s Android-Hate Just for Show? Google Thinks So

Larry Page has been running the show at Google for exactly one year. Things have been, let’s say, eventful. There was Google+, and socialized search, and maybe even an identity crisis. Here’s how Page summed up his first year at the helm in a recent interview with BusinessWeek. https://gizmodo.com/larry-takes-over-google-today-heres-what-it-means-for-5788576 The interview is laden with bits…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 4

Google Glasses First Look: Would You Wear These Augmented Reality Specs?

We first heard rumors about Google’s augmented reality glasses a few months ago, and now in a post on Google Plus, the company revealed “Project Glass” along with some early concepts and prototype designs. These specs look like the freaky science fiction concept they are. Would you wear them, though? https://gizmodo.com/googles-mystery-hud-glasses-could-be-on-sale-by-the-hol-5887152 Watch this video of…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 4

Google Street View Takes a Virtual Tour of the White House

Fresh from a jaunt along the Rio Negro, Google is digitizing the interior of the First Family’s mansion. Now you can leisurely wander around the White House without being detained by the Secret Service. https://gizmodo.com/armchair-adventurers-can-now-take-a-street-view-tour-of-5895391 Google’s employing the same 360-degree HD cameras as it uses to document museums and art galleries for the Google Art…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 4

Instagram for Android Hands On: Hello, Old Friend

In what may be the most anticipated iOS-only app to cross platforms and come over to Andriod, Instagram is finally here for Android devices. And it’s (nearly) every bit as good as the original. Android becomes the first platform other than iOS supported by Instagram, the highly popular social network and photo sharing service that…

Tech News Mat Honan and Brent Rose Apr 3

If Angry Birds Were Invented In the 80s, It Would Have Worked Like This

Someone called Squirrel Monkey—I like him/her already—is posting these awesome videos showing how the most popular technology would have looked in the 80s and 90s—from this PC-based Angry Birds to an amazing recreation of Google and Twitter in BBS mode. And DrawSomething and the obligatory Facebook too. Angry Birds looks perfectly fine like this. I…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 3

If DrawSomething Were Invented In the 90s, It Would Have Worked Like This

Someone called Squirrel Monkey—I like him/her already—is posting these awesome videos showing how the most popular technology would have looked in the 80s and 90s—from this DrawSomething to an amazing recreation of Google and Twitter in BBS mode. And Angry Birds and the obligatory Facebook too. I have the feeling that DrawSomething would have been…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 3

If Facebook Were Invented In the 90s, It Would Have Worked Like This

Someone called Squirrel Monkey—I like him/her already—is posting these awesome videos showing how the most popular technology would have looked in the 80s and 90s—from this Facebook instructional video to an amazing recreation of Google and Twitter in BBS mode. And Angry Birds and DrawSomething too. Watch them all: Google in the 80s. Oh boy,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 3

Google Maps Quest View turns your commute into an RPG

I don’t know if Google Maps is gifting us with an early April Fool’s Day prank, but I hope Quest View sticks around. Click on the right-hand corner of your Google map to see your local landscape transformed into a pixelated video game map, complete with mountains and trees in the appropriate places. You even…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 31

Rumor: Google Drive Will Give You 5GB of Free Cloud Storage in April

TalkAndroid’s got leaked screenshots saying that Google’s cloud storage service will have 5GB of storage and launch the week of April 16. That would put it in line with the 5GB of free storage from iCloud, and a good bit ahead of the 2GB you get from Dropbox by default. Previous rumors had pegged the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Mar 30

Google Finally Puts Captchas to Good Use

Captchas are the Internet’s speed bump. They perform little function beyond slowing users down—not bots, mind you, just people. But now Google’s found a way to employ the oddly-fonted phrases for a different kind of verification. https://gizmodo.com/stanford-boffins-on-the-brink-of-breaking-captcha-codes-5855069 ReCAPTCHAs are the second generation of Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart, designed…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 29

These Seven Tablets Just Became Hulu-Capable

Up until now, unless you owned an HTC Flyer or a Vizio 8-inch tablet (and who doesn’t, right?) the only place your android-based Hulu viewing was happening was on your phone. Today, however, the streaming service has announced support for seven new tablets. Hulu now plays on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Asus Eee…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 29

Google Might Be Getting into the Tablet Business Later This Year

Normally an unmitigated disaster on the scale of the Nexus One would normally give a company pause, but not Google. The search giant is jumping back into competition with Apple and Amazon with potential plans to hock Android tablets on its website. https://gizmodo.com/the-nexus-one-is-a-total-sales-flop-5494406 According to unnamed WSJ sources within Google, the company is currently constructing…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 29

A live version of Google Earth will be here a lot sooner than you think

Alright, so a full-blown, Google-sanctioned version of “Google Earth live” is still probably 10-20 years away. But at least one company (other than Google) is pushing to make live, HD video of Earth a reality much, much sooner than that. The company is called UrtheCast (pronounced “Earthcast”), and according to Google Creative Sandbox, their plan…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 29

How Apple’s Android Bloodlust Kicked Off the Great Patent Wars

The Patent Wars have been going on for so long that you start to forget why we’re here. Who shot first—Apple? Samsung? Greedo? Paul M. Barrett at Businessweek has a great rundown on how we got here, and why everything stems back to Apple’s crusade against Android. Steve Jobs’ “thermonuclear” resolve against Android is well…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Mar 29

Google Makes Four Times More Money From iOS Than Android

Back in October, Larry Page proudly declared that Google’s mobile products would generate $2.5 billion in 2011. The Guardian reports, reports that Android accounts for a just a tiny fraction of that number. Google’s iOS products contribute way more to Google’s bottom line. According to court papers filed in an upcoming legal battle with Oracle,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 29

Google Is Pathetically Asking You to Thank People Who’ve Used Google+

Well, this is officially sad, desperate, and annoying! Google+ is now reminding us that we have no manners, and ought to thank the people who have liked (probably by accident) a link via the abandoned social network. Oh my goodness! Now that Google is interfering with search results by jamming Plus data into our esophaguses,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 29

New Google Maps Makes Taking the Bus Easier

Public transit riders used to have to just settle for the route that Google Maps dictated—no discussion, no sharing of feelings, nothing. But, the newest iteration of Maps will tailor the route to your preferences while looking gorgeous on Ice Cream Sandwich. With version 6.5, Maps now allows the user to select his preferred method…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 28

HTC Evo 4G LTE Hands On: One Serious Piece of Slick

Google releases a preview of its augmented reality glasses

Does HTC’s Face Unlock Patent Mean Android In-Fighting?

Is Apple’s Android-Hate Just for Show? Google Thinks So

Google Glasses First Look: Would You Wear These Augmented Reality Specs?

Google Street View Takes a Virtual Tour of the White House

Instagram for Android Hands On: Hello, Old Friend

If Angry Birds Were Invented In the 80s, It Would Have Worked Like This

If DrawSomething Were Invented In the 90s, It Would Have Worked Like This

If Facebook Were Invented In the 90s, It Would Have Worked Like This

Google Maps Quest View turns your commute into an RPG

Rumor: Google Drive Will Give You 5GB of Free Cloud Storage in April

Google Finally Puts Captchas to Good Use

These Seven Tablets Just Became Hulu-Capable

Google Might Be Getting into the Tablet Business Later This Year

A live version of Google Earth will be here a lot sooner than you think

How Apple’s Android Bloodlust Kicked Off the Great Patent Wars

Google Makes Four Times More Money From iOS Than Android

Google Is Pathetically Asking You to Thank People Who’ve Used Google+

New Google Maps Makes Taking the Bus Easier

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