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Googles Augmented Reality HUD Glasses coming soon!

Googles Augmented Reality HUD Glasses coming soon! The Google Labs have been hard at work preparing their own set of Google 'glasses' which is reported to feature a Heads-Up Display and would include the exciting Augmented Reality technology to show the wearer an alternative perspective of the world. According to leading sources, the Google glasses will be self-powered with high specs including a small fron ...

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Why Google is flawed (editorial)

Google, the giant of the web, is flawed right down to the base of its business model. In fact its future is lead by this key idea, connecting people to its ads. Google makes all of its money from ads. In fact although it get a 30% cut from android app sales, this basically funds the running of android services, not even development. So how is google ever going to make more money? Nobody knows, but here's my ...

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The Web Blackout! It’s begun!!!

Wondered why Wikipedia's not working, why Google's got a Black logo, why Mozilla.org is down. Well, its all to do with SOPA, and its starting now, Wikipedia english sites are now down displaying the message, As is Craigslist. Reddit is going down in an hour or two. Google should be black soon! So what is SOPA and how does it affect us? In simple terms it is regulation that aims to cut piracy. In fact it cut ...

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‘Search, plus Your World’ – Google’s Personalized Answer to Searches

You may have noticed Google have been rolling out A LOT of changes to their services lately, notably YouTube mega updates and the search engine's visual revamp - mostly in accordance with their latest attempt at a social network - Google+. And now they continue with the exciting addition of 'Search, plus Your World', a feature which integrates your Google+ account, its friends and its posts, etc. into each ...

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10 Essential Android Games 2012

We've been playing with all of the possible games on a variety of devices, note not all of the android games are available on every android device! Angry Birds, Rio and Seasons, all three of these are great and must be installed on your device considering they're free! A must for downloading, although it is extremely repetitive its definitely addictive, find it on the Market Fruit Ninja, an amazing game wit ...

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Android activated 3.7 million smartphones over the Christmas weekend!

Android activated 3.7 million smartphones over the Christmas weekend! Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google Andy Rubin (pictured above) has announced that Android saw a whopping 3.7 million activations on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Estimated figures before this happened suggested that Google were seeing around 700,000 handset activation but it seems the Christmas Holiday has had quite the impact. ...

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Galaxy Nexus Review!

The Galaxy Nexus is the first device ever to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and also the third nexus device ever. This series of devices is popular with developers because it gets the android updates the quickest and offers stock android. Furthermore the developer community is also massive for this device is already. In fact the device has already developed a massive following on XDA. When the Nexus wa ...

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Google Employees Test Android 4.0 for Nexus S

As you are probably aware, the Galaxy Nexus is the only current phone with Android version 4.0 running on it! Although, soon this could all change - allegedly, according to sources, Google employees owning the Nexus S have received an over-the-air update, giving their Nexus S phones the greatly anticipated Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This is in preparation for a much large roll out of the OS, hopefully soon ...

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Google Chrome To Add Gamepad Support

As the title suggests Google are busy working on adding support for game-pads in Google Chrome. This will be the first web browser to have this feature natively built in and opens up the possibility of Google developing a OnLive-like cloud gaming service. The news was revealed by Paul Kinlan during a talk earler today at Develop Liverpool. Due out in the first quarter of next year, the update will also see ...

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Gmail brings new and improved look

Google just started rolling out their new and improved interface for their Gmail email service. It brings several new features, a cleaner & more modern look (á la Google+) and more customizability options. A few of the new features are listed: New themes Improved Conversation Window More control & customizability And a few other features We believe it's one of the few things Google have planned in t ...

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Gmail iOS app added and pulled, all within 3 hours!

Google today announced that they were finally going to release the GMail app for iPhone, a long awaited feature, allowing iPhone users to manage their Gmail as well as their Android counter parts. The app improved on many things voer the standard Email client and the web version, but this liberty has now gone, for now! After multiple reports of bugs on the devices, Google decided to pull the app from the st ...

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Google Nexus Prime launch event has been cancelled?

Google Nexus Prime launch event has been cancelled? In response to Apples iPhone 4S launch last Tuesday, Google planned to host their very own launch of the anticipated Google Nexus Prime and Android Ice-Cream Sandwich smartphones but sadly it wasn’t to be, as Samsung and Google cancelled the event. The event was set to take place exactly one week after the Apple Keynote last Tuesday October 4th in San Dieg ...

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YouTube launches its movie rental service here in the UK

YouTube launches its movie rental service here in the UK YouTube has recently launched its movie rental service just after its successful unveiling over in the US. Users can now get their hands on thousands of streaming movies right from the 'Films' link on the YouTube website. Renting prices start at £2.49 and £3.49 depending on the movie selected. This grants you access to a digital copy of the film for 3 ...

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Samsung and Google holding event on October 11th, Nexus Prime makes an appearance?

So google and Samsung are holding an event on October 11th most likely to announce the Nexus Prime, exactly a week after the iPhone 5 makes an appearance on Tuesday. The Nexus prime has always been rumoured to be made by Samsung and this all but confirms that. Furthermore the device will and must come with Ice-Cream sandwich after all the Nexus device is always released at the same time as new version, ecla ...

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Google+ adding lots of features, opening for all comers

Been lusting after that new social network feeling? Absolutely dying to cajole your friends to join up to a new site all over again? Yeah, us neither. But at least now you can, because Google+ has reached the hallowed (and often neverending) beta status, meaning anyone can sign up without needing an invite. El Goog is also looking to sweeten the deal with some nifty new functions; their group video chat 'Ha ...

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