Tag: Google
Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5 to Come on October 14th
In the last few hours we have seen the Google Play Edition devices like the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 receive the...
Nexus 5 Images Continue Leaking
Remember this?
That was in the video released by Google to announce the next version of Android after Jelly Bean, KitKat. Intentionally or mistakenly, a...
Kit Kat or Key Lime Pie; When is it coming?
The next version of Android will be called Kit Kat, Google’s Sundar Pichai revealed in a coy tweet today. This is a surprise twist...
Google is getting cozy with Apple
It's quite interesting when bitter rivals can finally get along, particularly when they are Tech companies. Apple have been rivals with Google ever since...
Next to face the guillotine from Google is Google Latitude
Barely a week after the saddening discontinuation of Google Reader, Google is still on the spree. And the next victim is Google Latitude. Google...
Did Google shut down Reader to better compete with sexier apps?
Google kills many of it's services, this is not something new. But most of the services that Google has killed are those that were...
Google’s TV white space database project gains FCC’s approval
Google now joins the list of companies that have been approved by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission to operate a database on TV white...
New Google patent will have users unlock phones by making faces
For some time now, users have been able to unlock their phones by using their faces. This came together with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus,...
Google Changes SSL Certificates to use 2048-bit keys
Several of Google's services will be receiving certificate upgrades by the end of the year. In a blogpost, the company's Director of Information Security...
Microsoft and Google to create Youtube App with Windows Phone app ads
Remember the feud between Google and Microsoft over the YouTube app that Microsoft build and pushed into Windows phone? Well Google fussed, including asking Microsoft to...
Orange CEO calls for revenue share between Google and network operators
Orange Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein has called on search giant Google to consider sharing revenues accrued from traffic which runs on other providers’ networks...
Android OS update: Google Apps
So Google managed to update several devices without issuing a point update, i.e. 4.3.
Here we'll look at five Key apps they updated:
Maps, Play...
Android 4.3 pops up in searches on Google developer site
Google I/O is expected to start in a few hours, and speculation is rife. Many people expected that Google will finally unveil the next version of...
Google Images Celebrates 37 Years of Atari Breakout
A playable version of Breakout, one of Atari's early games, has been included on Google Image Search to celebrate the game's 37th birthday. Searching...
SkyDrive Hits 250M Users, Google Expands Drive Storage to 15GB In Reactionary Move
Just days after Microsoft announced that its cloud storage offering, SkyDrive has hit the 250 million users mark, there’s some quick reaction from Mountain...
Google Kenya To Launch Doodle 4 Google Competition
Google Kenya is set to launch the Doodle 4 Google 2013 competition to mark 50 years since Kenya's independence. The competition will be open...
Google Glass Source Code Released to the Public
The past week saw Google open up Google Glass for developers. This was done quietly on April 27th. The code is available as a...
The future definitely is Glass…Google Glass
Below are some reasons why I believe Google Glass is the future.
Look at Today and then consider the direction we are heading:
◾The devices we...
Is Google Glass good for you?
As with every great & new technology users are are always wary of some things. Below are some of those concerning Glass.
Privacy (private...
Google Project Glass A GAME CHANGER!
What is Project Glass?
Google Glass is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass...
Google Glass, Specs Outed
It's finally here...the spec sheet, the spec list of the device of the year.
The full list of specs are below:
Fit
Adjustable nose pads and...
Google Mobile introduces Quick View
In December 2012 rumours as well as blogs indicated that Google was working on a new feature named “Quick View” for their smart phone...
Google Donates $3 million To Fight Human Trafficking
Human trafficking generates more than $32 billion dollars taking a toll of over 21 million victims each year. The proceeds go into supporting conflict...
Google pranks users on YouTube’s shutdown in April Fools’
It's April Fool's again, and the first victims are youtubers. Google has uploaded a video saying that all along, Youtube was a video contest...
Google already has a President for Kenya
This is rather interesting of Google Now. If you do a search on Google for "Who is Kenya's......." the all knowing Google, just like...
Web Newcomers in Developing Countries get First Taste of Internet Through Facebook and Google
Facebook and Google are determined to give Internet newcomers the first tastes of the Web. In a bid to bring cost-effective internet access to...
Do we have the Samsung Google Nexus 10 or not?
Unlike the leak that was an ugly Sony Nexus that turned out to be a very well done render, this one looks like the...
A 3G Enabled Samsung Chromebook Surfaces
If there are devices that have aroused a lot of interest in me then it is those that are borne out of partnerships between...
Google Search now available in Somali
Just a few years after launching Google Search in Kiswahili, Google has now launched Google Search in Somali.
Google seeks to enable more Somali speakers to use...
Google Drive vs. Dropbox: The Battle of Cloud Storage
Who needs an external hard drive? The shift to "cloud" storage has changed the way we store and access files. When something is stored in...
Google Removes Filesharing Services from Instant Search
Filesharing site thePirateBay is being excluded from Google's instant search in compliance to RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) request. Among the sites being...
Google Acquires Virus Total
Search engine company, Google has recently acquired Virus Total. The latter provides a free service that allows users to analyze suspicious files and URLs....
Windows Intune brings in “Bring Your Own Device strategy”.
Microsoft has of lately acknowledge its best interests to offer third party devices which in its priority includes Apple iOS based devices and Google...
Google plus gets new look moves chat right, adds trending box
I have been spending more of my time on Google plus of late, trying to savour the goodness of Google's social network not from...
Gmail reminding users they have just a few days before permanent move
Yesterday when I logged into Gmail I got this notification. Welcome to Techweez Mail's new look, a video of how new look Gmail is...