Google finally getting its own Open Airplay alternative
. As the television race heats up, Google said it is working on an open alternative to Apple’s AirPlay—a technology first introduced…
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iOS 5 will continue to use Google mapping data
With Apple’s purchase of two mapping companies over the last couple of years – Poly9 and Placebase – many have speculated that iOS 5…
Google: 2/3rds of our mobile search comes from Apple’s iOS
As part of the Senate Judiciary hearings today, former former FTC official (and new Google employee) Suzanne Michel, testified under…
Millennial Media: Android now double iOS in impressions
Mobile advertising and data company Millennial Media is out with a new MobileMix report based on ad impressions across their…
Galaxy Nexus brings the heat, beating iOS 5 in browser speed tests, but falling in OpenGL Benchmarks
The first Ice Cream Sandwich handset, the Galaxy Nexus, hit the UK this week (US launch coming soon) and AnandTech…
Andy Rubin: There were 3.7M Android devices activated on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Title says it all. Andy Rubin just tweeted some more Android numbers and they are pretty impressive. In the two…
Angry Birds Star Wars launches, Pinterest tests secret boards, and Starbucks adds Square Wallet payments
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lyB6G4Cz9fI&list=PLTR8zrKWyBqj5q-EbL8h_NDJWgd08wAHP] A few notable apps either launched or announced headlining news today, so 9to5Google gathered the most noteworthy ones in…
Report profiles Google’s internal feelings over whether Apple will approve Google Maps app
The Guardian published a new report today that cited unnamed sources and throws around phrases like “not optimistic” and “unlikely event”…
Google announces AdWords conversion tracking for iOS app downloads
Google announced today on its Inside AdWords blog that it will now allow AdWords users to track iOS downloads from…
Google confirms ‘next version’ of Google Wallet coming soon
BusinessInsider pointed us to an interesting update to the Google Wallet website today: Google is now advertising “the next version”…
MasterCard adds 16 smartphones to PayPass NFC payments
MasterCard’s PayPass brand, which powers Google’s NFC payment service Google Wallet, bulked its tech offering today by certifying 16 more…
Wave Goodbye
All the way back in 2010, Google announced that Google Wave was on its last leg, and then last November…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 comparison outshines Kindle Fire, Nook
Public relations firm MWW Group just released a series of charts comparing Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to the Amazon Kindle Fire…
IMDb Android app eyes 20M+ downloads, celebrates with massive update
IMDb, the unofficial resume for everyone and everything Hollywood, just announced its iOS and Android apps have experienced more than…
40+ voice searches on Android Jelly Bean [Video]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkhp6BwnGo&feature=player_embedded] The video above is a quality demonstration of voice searches on Android Jelly Bean. Jean-Louis Nguyen posted the video, titled…
New Google+ Local tab features Zagat ratings, opinions from friends in circles [Video]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q0pH1mD8sRk] It is no secret that Google touts social as important, and the search engine is reiterating that focus today…
Google testing new mobile site
[tweet https://twitter.com/nerderk/status/256020893275414529] As Google has done with past updates to its products, it appears to be testing a redesigned version of…
Report: FCC clears Amazon’s next Kindle Fire with larger display, possible fall release
Amazon’s next-generation Kindle Fire could land in the fall with a larger display. At least that is what Nate Hoffelder of The…
BlueStacks now lets Android apps run on Macs
BlueStacks, the tool that allows Android apps to run on Windows, is now available for Macs. The software, which is…
Facebook for Android update adds batch uploading, photos and emoji to messages
Facebook for Android just updated to version 1.9.8. The latest version notably includes a new uploader for selecting and uploading…
Google Play Developer Console gets a small visual facelift
Since the introduction of Material Design exactly two years ago at I/O 2014, Google has put a lot of emphasis on…
Anandtech’s take on ICS/Galaxy Nexus/Mobile computing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nfgs4EUeTlk] AnandTech does its typical thorough job of reviewing the Galaxy Nexus and, as you can see above, there is an in-depth…
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s full video plus Q&A at LeWeb
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t02iJn5Ypio] Among the important things he talked about was Android and iOS at 41 minutes in.
Amazon launches GameCircle for Kindle Fire [Video]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdoxX0XGros&feature=player_embedded] Amazon just announced a new gaming experience for developers and the Kindle Fire: GameCircle. According to the Amazon Mobile…
