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During a conference today mostly aimed at Google+ improvements, Google announced some big changes to its Hangouts app, bringing some changes that we’ve been waiting on for some time. SMS is now integrated into the Hangouts app, giving Hangouts users the option of sending and receiving text messages through the app, similar to the way…
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google’s rumored smartwatch may become a reality sooner than we expected. The WSJ is reporting that the advertising giant is in talks with Asian suppliers in a bid to begin production of the device. The smartwatch will be heavy on Google Now integration, and still needs to communicate with…
BlackBerry has Alicia Keys, Verizon has J.Lo and now Lenovo has hired their very own celebrity, none other than the face of Steve Jobs, Ashton Kutcher. Lenovo sent out a tweet this morning announcing the acquisition, complete with a photo of Kutcher’s employee badge. Kutcher’s title at the company is listed as product engineer. Say…
Sprint continues its rollout of 4G LTE coverage by lighting up 45 new markets today, including Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island N.Y. This brings the number of U.S. markets covered by Sprint’s 4G LTE to 230. Sprint lit up the following markets with 4G LTE today: Abilene, Texas Lakeland/Winter Haven, Fla. Adrian, Mich. Laurel, Miss.…
Folks who bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Sprint were unpleasantly surprised to learn that their brand-new phablet doesn’t deliver decent call quality. Something was wrong with the software that made phone calls awful. Moreover, keyboard handwriting mode was also broken potentially causing some funny auto-correct failures. We’re not sure how these two bugs…
Samsung will soon launch the Android 4.3 update for its last year’s flagship phablet, Galaxy Note II. The test firmware, version N7100XXUEMJ5, has been obtained by SamMobile and thanks to them we know what’s coming. Expected to be released at some point next month, the new software will include an update to core UI elements…
Google’s Nexus devices have always provided the purest Android experience with top of the line power, so it’s no surprise that the latest is hotly anticipated. Leaked pics of the new Nexus 5, made by LG, have been popping up in recent weeks and now Canadian carrier WIND Mobile made it official. Then it was…
The next generation of Google Glass is coming soon, and we’re that much closer to a consumer release. Google confirmed today that a hardware upgrade would be coming for its wearable tech. “Explorers”, the lucky few to get Glass, will be able to swap out their headsets for the new model. Also, each explorer will…
With the Nexus 5 set to be announced any day now, the handset lineup has certainly become more of a household name compared to its humble beginnings. Many people may put this up to the Nexus 7, which was marketed directly at the consumer, where Nexus handsets have had a tendency to take the back…
NVIDIA has made good on its promise to turn the Shield into more than a portable gaming device with a new update. With the new OTA update, the Shield not only has access to NVIDIA’s new GameStream feature, it also ships with the latest version of Android and some other great features too. Outside of…