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Android has a new boss, and I'm ready for change

Android Google has made it crystal clear that they’re ready to switch it up in 2013, starting with a change in who will oversee Android. Andy Rubin is co-founder and former CEO of Android, Inc., the now defunct company that developed the Android...

Mar 15th by Chase Bonar 0

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Why Android? Because iPhone: A look at the counterattack

Android Over a miniscule three months, we have seen the launch of high-end Android devices from multiple manufacturers, a rebranded BlackBerry, multiple updates to familiar Android skins, and I'm enthralled by my choices. Google's Android is...

Mar 17th by Chase Bonar 0

Gmail for Android updated with ability to reply and archive from notifications, improved performance

Android Heads up, Gmail fans on Android, because Google just announced an update for its Gmail app with some pretty noteworthy improvements. Over on the Official Gmail Blog, Google has revealed that the newest version of Gmail now allows users on...

Mar 18th by Alex Wagner 0

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Big displays and software features go hand in hand

Android Everything grows up eventually. Cars gain additional gears. College degrees evolve their requirements. Teenagers turn 21. All of these changes are only natural. They're reactionary pressed by causation. But in technology, there is hardly...

Mar 19th by Chase Bonar 0

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The Minuum Keyboard Project could revolutionize the QWERTY keyboard

Lifestyle The QWERTY keyboard as we know it was created in 1878. Amazing how we can take an invention that was originally designed for a giant machine like a type writer and incorporate it in to our tiny phones over a hundred years later. So far,...

Mar 20th by Anna Scantlin 0

Google Keep note-taking tool officially introduced with accompanying Android app

Android Just a few days after Google's new Keep note-taking app was made a brief appearance to tease us all, the service has been officially introduced. Google Keep is a new utility that allows users to type out quick notes to be saved in Google...

Mar 20th by Alex Wagner 0

New Google Play 4.0 app reportedly leaks with refreshed Holo look

Android Google Play has sported a few different looks since it first burst onto the mobile scene as the Android Market in late 2008, and according to a new report, the strorefront will soon be receiving another makeover. Droid-Life claims to have...

Mar 20th by Alex Wagner 0

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Here's why we should build our own smartphones

Android If you have ever dreamt of building a smartphone to your liking, Guy Kawasaki could be your savior. Well, in a way. Kawasaki took to his Google+ page to foreshadow what you could classify as marketing of Motorola and Google's new X Phone.

Mar 21st by Chase Bonar 0

Google's Schmidt says Chrome and Android not combining, also touches on Google Now for iOS [UPDATED]

Android Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt almost always makes an interesting comment or two when speaking in public, like when he teased the launch timeframe of Android 4.0 in 2011 or said that Android is "pretty clearly" winning its battle...

Mar 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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Google Nexus 4 Challenge: The Conclusion

Android The Google Nexus 4 30 day challenge is over. At the end of the day, it depends on what you want out of your device, and what you want it to do when you open the box.

Mar 21st by Aaron Baker 0

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The problem with Google

Android There’s hardly a place you can go where you don’t see some gadget or computer that runs on Google or features Google programs. Despite the amount of influence that the company now holds, the company still displays a huge flaw that I think...

Mar 21st by Anna Scantlin 0

Google's Android team said to be working on a smartwatch of its own

Android Smartwatches have grown quite a bit in popularity lately thanks to products from Pebble and Meta Watch, and recent rumors have suggested that we could soon see Apple and Samsung introduce new wristwear of their own soon. Now we can add a...

Mar 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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Mobile security in 2013: two-step verification or security questions?

Lifestyle If the thought of a hacker compromising your Apple account keeps you up at night, you're in luck. Logging into your Apple account is about to be a two-step affair. The Cupertino-based company just announced two-step account verification....

Mar 22nd by Chase Bonar 0

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Seems like everybody is hopping on the smart watch bandwagon, but where is it going?

Android Smart watches are something that I’ve been keeping my eye on for a while. As it turns out, the Pebble version of the smart watch is the starting point of what seems like a very long domino effect of other companies following suit. Big name...

Mar 22nd by Anna Scantlin 0

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If Google removed their apps from iOS, I'd ditch it

Android I never thought I’d be using applications as much as I do every single day. Back when they were first starting to gain in popularity, I barely paid them any attention. Not because I didn’t think they would somehow lose their appeal to the...

Mar 23rd by Evan Selleck 0