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10
Dec

Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play editions officially ready to order on Play Store


Google has finally announced that Google Play editions of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG G Pad 8.3 are not only real, but are actually ready for US buyers to pick up today (sorry, global fans, no word on availability yet). The Xperia Z Ultra is av…

10
Dec

Google Glass mod gives you control over home appliances with one touch pairing


The beauty of Glass is that we’re just barely scratching the surface of what Google’s smart eyewear can, and eventually will, do. Leave it then to the brainiac undergrads at UC Berkeley’s CITRIS lab to show us one possible direction that sees the …

10
Dec

32GB Nexus 7 now available in white for $270


Along with two brand new Google Play edition devices, Google is also giving a lot of Nexus 7 lovers a nice holiday miracle of sorts: a white Nexus 7. This color is only available in 32GB and WiFi-only, which means you’re going to have to fork out …

10
Dec

Field Trip app updated with new layout and content


Field Trip, a location-based information guide, updated recently with some great new changes. Designed by Google’s Niantic Labs, Field Trip aims to deliver underground information to users based on their location. The app is long due for a UI update, and it’s finally here. The new…

10
Dec

Google debuts white Nexus 7, LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition, and Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition


The Nexus 7 gets a color refresh while two new Google Play edition devices debut Google on Tuesday introduced three new devices to its roster of stock Android products. Available immediately are a white version of the Nexus 7 , an LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition, and a Sony Z Ultra Google…

10
Dec

LG working on Google Play edition of the G Pad 8.3


When HTC and Samsung both came out with vanilla Android versions (referred to as Google Play editions) of their flagship smartphones this summer, we were excited because this meant that some of our favorite devices would now come with a “Nexus-lik…

10
Dec

Google Chromecast adds ten new apps to its streaming arsenal


For users of Google’s $35 Chromecast dongle, the inclusion of HBO Go was pretty much the final piece of the holy streaming trifecta (the others being Netflix and Hulu Plus). Now, however, Google’s opting for quantity over quality and adding ten ne…

10
Dec

Google’s Open Gallery lets others create online exhibitions, but is it art?


When Google’s not busy fulfilling GIF requests, it also enjoys cataloging arguably more important things for us to vicariously see, read or visit. With so much still so inaccessible, though, today the firm’s launched Open Gallery, which allows “an…

10
Dec

Google Hangouts app update tweaks texts and group messaging


Since Google bundling text messages into Hangouts, it’s had its share of quirks, and the Android app’s latest update addresses a few of them. If you were aggravated by the application converting group messages to MMS by default (and the possible u…

10
Dec

Make your own Google Street View scene, giant camera not required


Google’s Street View has let us virtually explore the heights of the Eiffel Tower, the depths of the Large Hadron Collider and the world’s train stations, but there are places on the globe that remain hidden from Mountain View’s all-seeing camera….