…calls and SMS’s through these simple voice commands. It also features a user-friendly CarKit App for Android, enabling the device to check and read SMS messages received on the paired mobile via text-to-speech technology. The app can also check and read aloud email, upcoming appointments in Google Calendar and advise…
…Android continues to hold the throne for Google with a 0.9% increase to 52.5% of the smartphone market. Apple comes in at second, with iOS growing nearly 2% to reach 34.3% of all users. As expected, RIM’s Blackberry and Microsoft’s Windows Phone are both down as of September, with 8.4%…
…iTunes store Works just as good as Siri The newest version of the Google voice search app has finally landed on iOS, taking on Apple’s Siri. Android phones running 4.1 Jelly Bean comes preinstalled with the new and improved Google Search adds voice functionality, ramping up an already robust search engine….
…fine is not even a week’s salary; and what about free speech, FA? Google Threatens French Government The Gallic sense of fair play is causing an issue between the French Government and Google. The French have decided that if a Google search for a news item turned up links to…
…major music labels Standard definition at AU$24.99 HD versions at $29.99 Google is pumping up its Google Play Store and has signed a deal with Warner Music Group, giving it access to all of the major music labels. This deal means hundreds of artists will now be added to Google…
…and thinner, but rather than the WiFi-only model of prior, Google has fitted it out with 3G (HSPA+) and larger 32GB storage model. “Nexus—Google‘s hardware line for Android devices—gets rid of the hassle. Just sign in with your Google Account and everything is there ready to go, whatever device you’re…
…pad resembles Google‘s Nexus Q media-streaming orb. This may or may not be real but the wireless charging feature is still very likely. And if it is in fact true, it will go head-to-head with the likes of Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. There are three varieties of wireless…
…and social networking sites on the new OS. The second app is the Go Everywhere app, aimed at protecting Windows 8 tablet PCs from loss or theft. As with many anti-theft applications, the app touts geo-location capabilities, which allow users to track down lost or stolen devices using Google maps…
…dedicated tablet apps than the Google Play store. Storage iPad Mini: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, no expandable storage Nexus 7: 8GB and 16GB, no expandable storage The Nexus 7 has left out a microSD expansion option, which is so out of character for Google, considering that external storage is one…
Trademark filed To go with MyXperia.com Competes with Apple and Google Sony is rumoured to be working on its own cloud service for its Xperia mobile devices after it was revealed that it filed for a “MyXperia” trademark recently. Trademark filed To go with MyXperia.com Competes with Apple…
…versions from sites and services. The team also said that none of the apps came directly or were made by Google themselves. However, Google‘s engineers can help make these apps secure by making it clearer to users when the connection provided by an app is encrypted and when it isn’t….
New York October 29 ‘The playground is open.’ Google’s new press invites have led people to believe that it may just launch its new Nexus smartphones in New York on October 29. New York October 29 ‘The playground is open.’ Google’s new press invites have led people to…