Google is back to practicing its motto of “Don’t be Evil,” once again, as the search giant has just announced plans to blanket the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea with free public WiFi. Google, who has had their NY based offices in the Chelsea area for the past six year, says that with this new WiFi rollout, that over 2,000 residents...
ASUS has just made all of us forget about that debacle that was known as the Google Q. Introducing the new ASUS Qube a new Google TV unit with a twist, the Qube features both voice and motion controls which can be use with Netflix, YouTube and Chrome. With the Qube’s innovative interface, that features a onscreen cube, can be rotated to reveal new menus and options. The Qube also has access to the full Google Play Store, so users can finally enjoy the Google TV experience the way Google originally intended. With the purchase of...
Google has taken to the Play Store to post the top Android apps from the past year and the list contains a few surprises. Despite the fact that 2012 saw the release of Instagram on Android, the previous iPhone exclusive app didn’t make the list, even though it has racked up over 50 million downloads. Instead, it looks like the list is full of apps that...
Well after months of speculation and rumors, Google has finally released their Maps app for iOS. The new app features a very similar look to Google’s redesigned Gmail app. Google has also included many of the features that made the Android version so great, like public transit directions, Street View, local search and most importantly, voice guided turn-by-turn...
Google has released a new version of its iOS Gmail app, version 2.0, which now offers a completely new User Interface and features. Google said via their blog, that their team has been working on the new update for iOS for about 6 months, which just happens to coincide with time when Google purchased email application maker, Sparrow, who Google said would be put to...
We were recently accepted into the private beta for AOL’s new email web app, ALTO. This new email web service aim to allow users with a GMail, Yahoo, AOL or iCloud email address to use the new ALTO service. ALTO is striving to bring users the easiest to use email interface, but also a new and unique way to view attachments images and more. Since using the service,...
Today, Google added a feature to its Android Gmail app that users have been requesting for some time, auto-fit with pinch-to-zoom. Since Google debuted the Android Gmail app, whenever an email came into your inbox—assuming it wasn’t just a text email—you’d have to scroll around to read the entire message. This has been a major issue, especially if...
If you’ve ever tried to send a file and had it rejected because the server says the file size was too big, good news—assuming you use Gmail—Google has just announced you can now send attachments up to 10GB in size, courtesy of new integration of Google Drive. Drive, Google’s cloud based storage service, launched in April of this year and offers users...
After a troubled launch, Google appears ready to try again, as the company prepares to once again resume selling the Nexus 4 smartphone via its Google Play Store at 12 pm PST or 3pm EST. During the first launch, the Nexus 4 would randomly appear to be sold out, only to mysteriously re-appear for sale again, this caused a lot of confusion for would-be buyers. In fact,...
According to recent reports, Google is working on a new, self-branded Chromebook that will feature a touch-sensitive display, much like those found in the new Windows 8 laptops. Similarly to how Google handles their Nexus branded Android smartphones, they’ve outsourced the Chromebook’s construction to two different companies, WinTek and Compal, who will...