From Apple and Google enabling encryption by default on mobile devices to NASA’s new space transportation program and a review of Jabra’s Stealth Bluetooth headset, we’ve covered a lot over the past week here at Techaeris. Here’s a quick recap of some of the stories we covered in our Weekly Refresh.
Android Wear, Apple Watch and a handful of other independent alternative smartwatch makers are pushing and shoving to get their piece of the pie. Now we welcome another player into the scene, Com1. This $150 Android Wear device is reminiscent of the LG watch at first glance and is claiming a battery life of 2 days, which is a selling point for some consumers.
Google and Dropbox have teamed up with the Open Technology Fund to back a new organization called Simply Secure which is aiming to make your security easier. With all the unease over privacy and security online and through our financial streams it’s easy to see why companies are taking it far more seriously.
The Google Android L operating system will be the first Android OS version to enable encryption by default. Android has had this feature for some time but it was always up to the user to activate and use it.
Today Punit Soni announced via Google+ that he is leaving Motorola Mobility behind with no word as to his future ventures. Soni helped usher in … Read more…
On their official blog, Google announced this morning that Chromecasters can now access multiple new features including Twitch, iHeart Radio, WATCH Disney Channel, and … Read more…
Google’s search algorithm is a pretty highly classified piece of material right up there with the Coke recipe and the Colonel’s chicken. I’m fairly certain … Read more…
Facebook and Google are teaming up with other companies such as Walmart, Twitter, GitHub and Square to form TODO, “talk openly, develop openly.” TODO’s goal … Read more…
Google’s Android One has their eyes focused firmly in emerging markets where not everyone can afford a high end Android or iOS device. Google teamed … Read more…
From the new iPhone 6/6 Plus to Google buyouts and a few new product reviews, we’ve covered a lot over the past week here at Techaeris. Here’s a … Read more…
Google+ has been the social network you either love or hate. There have been many blogs predicting the death of Google+ and its irrelevancy pointing … Read more…
Rumors have swirled for quite awhile regarding an HTC made Nexus tablet. Though the Taiwanese manufacturer hasn’t released a tablet in several years, and the … Read more…
Breaking out the Google Wallet again, Google has acquired yet another company, this time in the health technology field. Google X buys Lift Labs, a … Read more…
Someone can’t seem to make up their minds…. After first removing the privacy app Disconnect from the Play Store a few weeks ago, El Goog reversed course and reinstated the app a short time later. Well, it seems some indecisiveness has returned, because mere hours after Disconnect was returned to the Play Store it’s once again been officially sacked. Are you following along so far?
It’s finally here! Announced today in Google’s official blog, a feature Google has long said it has been working toward releasing, Hangout users will now … Read more…
About a week ago we reported that Google had disconnected the Disconnect app from the Google Playstore because it felt they violated Google Playstore TOS. … Read more…
While wearable technology like smarwatches and smartglasses are still just barely getting their legs, self-driving vehicles are still crawling. But that’s not stopping General Motors … Read more…
Google has officially made Google Glass available to anyone who has $1500 burning a hole in their pocket. That’s right, the retail release is not … Read more…
Everything from hospitals and credit card companies to Apple and Google, whether it’s hacked services or keylogger tactics your data is always at risk.
It’s that time of year, time for the next round of smartphones to blast you in the face just as you’re due for an upgrade. … Read more…
Google is the second company who have settled with the FTC over supposed unauthorized in-app purchases made by children without authorization from the account holder. The order requires … Read more…
There’s a reason companies like Google and Apple are successful, and no, it’s not all about Larry Page and Tim Cook. The reason these companies become … Read more…
OK, the headline may be a bit dramatic. The University of California, Santa Barbara is taking part in the development of the Google quantum computer chip which … Read more…
Google is one of the most interesting technology companies on the planet. They started out as a simple search engine but have since had their … Read more…
From Netflix petitioning the FCC to Google’s new drone delivery device and iPhone 6 rumors, we’ve covered a lot over the past week here at Techaeris. Here’s our … Read more…
Disconnect is an iOS and Android app that stops installed apps from collecting data on users. These days privacy on your mobile devices keeps hitting … Read more…
Welcome to Week 4 of Appetizers! This regular installment of delicious mobile applications will showcase some of the staff’s favorites each week. Jason Bouwmeester, Editor … Read more…
Continuing the recent back and forth with Amazon, Google’s X-Lab – the “secret” internal Moonshot department – have just unveiled their answer to Amazon Prime Air … Read more…
