Nexus 5 might soon come in red
Currently, you can get the Nexus 5 in any color you want, so long as it’s black… or white. Those two options may have satisfied Henry Ford, but the modern consumer sometimes wants something a little racier. Twitter’s @artyomstar appears to have found a consignment of the smartphone clad in hot-rod red, something that’s sure to raise the hearts of anyone hoping to abandon monochrome devices. We can’t be certain, of course, but the images look a lot more real than the other leaks we’ve been sent, so let’s hope that LG and Google don’t make us wait too much longer before spilling the beans.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Google, LG
Via: Android Central
Source: Skazki (Twitter), (2), (3)
Red Nexus 5 may soon become a reality
A few days ago, rumors surfaced with a bogus rendition of colorful Nexus 5 variants. While it seemed as though the rumors were squashed, some more photos leaked from Twitter regarding the Nexus 5 in bright red.
Twitter user Skazki (@artyomstar) leaked the images at around 8AM this morning, and they actually seem legitimate. Not only did the front and back images on the box leak, but the bar code on the bottom also specifies the color.
Don’t get us wrong – this could absolutely be a hoax. But if it is, somebody went to great lengths to trick the heck out of everybody. Here’s to hoping they’re officially announced soon!
Via: Android Central
Source: Skazki (Twitter) 1, 2
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Samsung and Google Sign Global Patent License Agreement
Samsung and Google have entered into a 10 year patent license agreement in order to “prevent litigation and focus on innovation”. With this agreement, Samsung and Google gain access to each other’s patent portfolios, paving the way for deeper collaboration on research and development of current and future products and technologies.
“We’re pleased to enter into a cross-license with our partner Samsung,” said Allen Lo, Deputy General Counsel for Patents at Google. “By working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation.”
I believe that it is crucial for tech companies to work together in order to avoid wasting time and money. Now, if we could only see Apple and Samsung do the same, which would take a miracle, I believe we could see even more innovation from the two.
Source: Samsung
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Google reportedly buying artificial intelligence startup for $400 million
According to reports (and confirmed by the internet company itself), Google has bought Deepmind: a relatively small AI company from London. Re/code broke the news, stating that Google had sunk $400 million into the purchase — a figure that the company hasn’t yet confirmed. The startup’s placeholder site outlines its work on “general purpose learning algorithms,” with its first projects encompassing games, e-commerce and simulations. It sounds like the team might be working in a separate direction to Google’s recent robotics purchases, but the company (unsurprisingly) is plenty interested in the future of artificial intelligence: it teamed up with NASA to launch an AI research lab just last year.
Source: Recode
Google and Samsung agree to license each other’s patents for 10 years
It’s no secret that Google and Samsung need each other given that Samsung dominates Android device sales. It only makes sense, then, that the two companies have just struck a deal to license each other’s patents for the next 10 years. In addition to accelerating product research, the agreement should reduce the chances for future patent lawsuits; anyone attacking one company now has to consider the other company’s licensing arrangements. The move also suggests that Samsung isn’t keen on burning any bridges — even if it starts drifting away from Android, it should remain in Google’s good books.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, Google
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Samsung Tomorrow
Daily Roundup: PlayStation Vita TV review, the future of Nokia featurephones and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
The future of Nokia featurephones
Engadget’s Brad Molen discusses Microsoft’s impending acquisition of Nokia and how the deal might change the future of the manufacturer’s once-mighty featurephone linup. Follow the link for more information.
PlayStation Vita TV review
Sony’s PS Vita TV media streamer is cute, quiet and about the size of a deck of cards. You can even pair it with a PS3 DualShock controller and viola, you’ve got games. But would your $96 be better spent on a more portable PS Vita? Click the link for our review and find out.
Apple gushes on 30 years of Mac
It’s the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh computer, and what a ride it’s been. And to commemorate the event, Apple’s put together a video presentation and interactive timeline that’s sure to make many nostalgic. Click the link for details.
Google ad patent arranges shoppers’ transportation
Google was granted the patent for an ad that can arrange transportation for shoppers who want to visit its advertisers’ stores. Why shop online when a chauffeur can take you to a real store, right? Click on through for more information.
Filed under: Misc
Google glitch flooded at least one poor guy’s inbox
Users around the world dealt with Gmail woes earlier today, but at least one faced an even stranger Gmail problem. David Peck, a private banker from Fresno, California, has been receiving thousands and thousands of emails from strangers — all because of a bizarre Google search result glitch that apparently kicked in yesterday.
The culprit? A dodgy link that appeared when users perform a Google search for “Gmail.” If they were logged into a Gmail account at the time, clicking that link opened a blank email aimed at Mr. Peck’s Hotmail address, and more than a few curious users decided to fire off messages. Some of those myriad emails were questions, some were blank, but Peck told TechCrunch that he was receiving about 500 emails an hour.
Turns out, Mr. Peck may not have been the only victim here. Earlier this week, Search Engine Land reported a similar link issue that pointed to yet more people’s email addresses. We haven’t received reports of other inboxes getting slammed by strangers, but a Google spokesperson just confirmed that the now-fixed glitch caused “some email addresses on public webpages” to “appear too prominently in search results.” Peck’s story started making the rounds on the heels of a widespread Google app outage, but that was just bad timing — the company also stated that the two issues were unrelated.
Source: TechCrunch
PSA: It isn’t just you! Plethora of Google services are having Issues [Update]
When one Google service runs into an issue, it is survivable. When a HUGE portion of everything one might use for work and for personal life has issues, well then you might as well grab a bottle and wait for the apocalypse. Seems that Google Apps are down all over the place.
If you are having issues getting email, sending or recieving Hangouts, accessing Groups, sites, drive or pretty much anything, that would be why. We took this screen shot at about 12 pm PST. You can check in on the same information at the Google Apps Status page. Not much we can do now, except wait and keep trying.
[Update] Seems that after an exausting hour or so, things are back to greenlites. Let us hope it stays that way.
Gmail and other Google services go down (update: back up for some)
No, it’s not just you — Gmail, Google+ and a host of other Google services have gone down or otherwise broken. The company’s status board doesn’t show any issues, but Gmail users are seeing notices that their accounts are “temporarily unavailable.” We’re reaching out to Google and will let you know if there are any updates.
Update: That was quick; Gmail, Google+ and other services are gradually returning to normal. Some users are still reporting that individual services aren’t working properly, however, so it may take a while before everything is up and running. Google’s dashboard now shows that it’s “investigating” issues with most of its services.
Source: Google Apps Status Dashboard
Red Nexus 5 photographed, potentially ready to release in Vietnam by next Month
A few days ago we got a brief (and suspicious) look at a Nexus 5 page on the Google Play Store that appeared to suggest that Google was readying quite a large colour palette for their flagship smartphone. While a lot of discussion has gone on regarding the integrity of this source, a much more concrete source has cropped up in the last few hours; the above photo shows a red Nexus 5 in all its glory, allegedly a sample of a larger roll-out in Vietnam in late February or early March.
The report also states that Vietnam will also be receiving a yellow version of the Nexus 6 alongside the red variant, but didn’t state what other regions would be receiving coloured versions. I assume this could be some kind of colour coordination to match the country’s flag, but the report also could be fake. Whatever the truth it, it is all very overwhelming that all these reports of coloured Nexus 5s are coming in left, right and centre. What do you think is the truth: are there going to be coloured variants of the Nexus 5 coming out soon? Let us know what you think.
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Source: Webtrek via PhoneArena
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