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Facebook will hold an Android-focused mobile event at its Menlo Park campus, according to invitations sent out to reporters on Thursday. The invitation itself is light on detail, stating only “come see our new home on Android” in the body text. The event will be held the morning of April 4, a Thursday. Facebook has Continue Reading →

GPS is burgeoning into a tool for more than just finding our way, such as choosing gears on a weekend drive. If one of Google’s newly published patent applications becomes reality, positioning might also fix our off-color photos. Its proposed technique would use GPS to automatically tune a camera based on both the local climate Continue Reading →

That $1,500 price tag for Google Glass Explorer Edition? Perhaps it makes a bit more sense considering that US labor will be used to manufacturer it. According to unnamed sources cited by Financial Times, the first run of production-quality Glass headsets will be built in Santa Clara, California. The reason? A lot is riding on Continue Reading →

Google has started trialling a same-day delivery service to rival Amazon Prime and eBay Now, called Google Shopping Express, in San Francisco. It’s a limited pilot for now, although anyone can register their interest in the service by filling out an online form here. Testers will be given a free six-month membership for unlimited same-day Continue Reading →

Google may be getting Glass’s fashion situation under control by partnering with Warby Parker, but Glass’s potential to be dangerously distracting still seems like a problem. And where there’s a problem, West Virginian legislators know to step in with preemptive regulation. Apparently. Inspired by a CNET review of Glass, Gary G. Howell, a member of Continue Reading →

Following the move to bring Gif support to Search, Google has shared that it will now support animated Gifs as Google+ profile photos. The company announced this news today on its Google+ page, in direct contrast to Twitter’s move to drop support for such images back in September. According to the announcement, animated Gifs are Continue Reading →

Google has put some pressure on Sweden’s Language Council after it tried to add “ungoogleable” to its list of words, according to a report out of the country. Swedish news outlet Sverigesradio is reporting today that Google’s lawyers contacted the Language Council after it announced that it would make “ungoogleable” (or, in Swedish, “ogooglebar”) an Continue Reading →

Google is continuing its campaign to provide better Internet connectivity through improved spectrum usage, after it announced a fresh trial for 10 schools in Cape Town, South Africa. These educational institutions will have access to wireless broadband over a white space network, which takes advantage of “white spaces” – channels in the broadcast TV spectrum Continue Reading →

When Google Glass hits store shelves later this year, we’ll fully realize that we’re living in the future. We don’t know an exact release date or price yet, only that it’ll be less than $1,500. But Google has shared some information about its coolest new product. Google Glass is a pair of eyeglasses that feature Continue Reading →

Google announced on Thursday on Google+ that users of its social network can now utilize a new search filter. Now, search queries can be filtered so that they display photo only posts — nothing about Google+ Hangouts, communities, events, or status update-like posts, just photos. Back in 2011, Google’s social head Vic Gundotra said during Continue Reading →