Tag: Google

How Microsoft can fix Surface

Here's what Microsoft needs to do with the Surface 2 to right the ship, and take a serious run at Apple and Google in the tablet market.

Nexus 5 spotted… in a bar

Expect the new Google smartphone to sport Android 4.4, aka Kit Kat.

Samsung launches Wearable Computing Era – but will it succeed?

If Galaxy Gear succeeds, expect 2014 to see a non-stop parade of wearable tech products. Google Glass most famously should launch sometime in the first half.

Next version of Android will be called KitKat (iOS 7 to be known as Pizza Pocket)

This marks the first time, so fast as I can recall, that a confectionery brand has teamed with a software platform.

Bargain Android

At $199, the Nexus 4 is the steal of the century. Somebody call Chevy Chase! But the price drop does put a crimp on my upgrade plans.

Google Search: Do you know the Waze to San Jose?

I gave the updated Waze (3.7.3) a test drive this morning in San Jose and around Silicon Valley.

Nexus 4 receives Android 4.3 build update

Google is teasing us. Whispering in our ears: Key Lime Pie. Key Lime Pie. You want it. You want it.

Samsung makes push for developers

2013 has been a big year for Samsung. In March, the Galaxy S 4 was unveiled at a splashy New York City event. The phone was go on to a big seller, receiving mostly positive reviews.

A Colorful Year for Mobile

We've come a long way since Apple shocked the world with the intro of a--gasp--white iPhone.

Early Google Glass apps show promise

It looks like Google Glass, if not ultimately a commercial success in 2014, will (continue to) play a large part in shaping our thinking conversation about the next generation of computing.