Matt Rogers, founder of Nest, announced the acquisition of Dropcam today via their blog. After being in the market for a camera technology and looking at a few different companies around the world Nest decided on Dropcam.
Reuters is reporting that Blackberry will be entering a deal with Amazon, Inc. to begin offering 240,000 Android apps through the Amazon App Store on newer Blackberry devices. This is supposed to happen soon after Blackberry performs an upgrade to its operating system later this fall. But is this enough to pull Blackberry out of the grave?
Google announced their first round of Glass at Work Certified Partners this morning. The Glass Certified Partners are authorized for delivering enterprise solutions for Glass.
Read on for a breakdown of the first of these partners – Augmedix:
Lumosity, the brain training game for iOS, has finally come to Android adding to its over 50 million users total. Lumosity has been on iOS for some time now and has been extremely popular (rated 5 stars on the Apple App Store).
iOS 8 is nearly proof that Apple will build a smartwatch and it is a good estimation to think it will release this year. Many companies have a smartwatch currently on the market with many more amazing models on the way such as the Moto360 and the Kairos watch we previewed last week. The smartwatch everyone is waiting for is one the company that will make it has not even announced yet. Here’s why we should expect an announcement soon.
VentureBeat is reporting that new studies show a drop in several types of Chromecast streaming. Even with everybody streaming video more than ever, it seems that traffic is on the decline for Google’s plucky little HDMI dongle. It looks like some of the early buzz has softened for some users.
The New HP Chromebox is now shipping in the USA and that means there will be a lot more of Google’s Operating System in the wild. Since making their announcement in February, HP has been gearing up for the launch of this product. Classified as an ultra small form factor, the base model HP Chromebox sports an Intel® Celeron® 2955U Processor clocking in at 1.4 Ghz, support for dual displays, 2 GB of RAM, and a 16GB SSD for storage.
Google took to their official blog today to announce an End-To-End email encryption Chrome extension. With security and privacy becoming an ever increasing concern for … Read more…
Love them or hate them, you have to give Google credit for trying to find ways to optimize the way they use energy. With a company as large as they are and with the amount of servers they use it’s important to both their bottom line and the environment that they make things run smoothly. Today they released a white paper detailing how they are using “machine learning” to optimize their energy use in data centers and drive consumption even lower.
In a blog post yesterday, Google showed off it’s prototype self-driving car with no steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. While the design is comical and cutesy it’s the technology underneath that which makes this a very cool project and should be on every tech nuts radar.
As a self-proclaimed geek, technology tends not to scare/intimidate/worry me. I research prior to purchase, and once I buy the research intensifies (because tips and tricks are important) as does the hunt for accessories. Wash, rinse, repeat. But my routine needed to be altered when I received my invite to join the Google Glass Explorer program. At first I was SUPER excited for the opportunity and found a way to afford the $1500 (not including accessories) price tag. I was excited and I let that cloud my judgement and alter my regular tech requirement routine. I didn’t finish my research prior to buying (the invite expired in 48hrs) but I did have questions and called the Glass helpline (they also extended my expiration date by 4 days). While I did get some basic questions answered, I had no idea what I was in store for once I finally received my Glass.
TechnoBuffalo is reporting Apple may be set to introduce a smart home platform at next week’s WWDC14. Smart home platforms are of course nothing new, … Read more…
It should be no secret by now that I love icon packs. I love customizing my Android devices with custom themes and icons that suit my mood. Alex J. Miller of A Random Package has designed a beautiful, insanely minimalist icon pack called Banded.
New email service ProtonMail, promises to be the most secure email service you’ve ever used. Developed by employees Andy Yen, Jason Stockman and Wei Sun from CERN and MIT this certainly looks to be a promising and elegant looking email service.
Shubham Shaw reveals in a blog post, that he has been able to bypass 2-Factor-Authentication on Facebook, Yahoo, Linkedin and Google yes Google. Shaw is a based in Sydney Australia and this is where he conducted his research. But even so,this exploit/hack could be valid just about anywhere, it just hasn’t been tested anywhere else (that we know of). 2-Factor-Authentication has always been a solid security measure to protect your accounts and it is used widely, especially amongst more tech savvy individuals.
GigaOM is reporting that Google and Apple have agreed to dismiss ALL lawsuits against each other and start playing nice and bury the hatchet. You heard that correctly, here’s the joint statement from the two mega tech giants.
The wizards over on the Google Chrome team are at it again with yet another “experiment”, this time it’s “Spell Up”. A voice powered browser based “game” that helps you learn how to be a better speller. Check out the video after the break it’s full of awesome!
ghacks is reporting that Mozilla will be implementing EME’s (Encrypted Media Extensions) into their Firefox web browser after resisting the idea for quiet some time now. With the web changing rapidly and new technologies, such as HTML 5, being adopted, companies like Microsoft, Google and Netflix needed to find a way to allow users to play DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected content. Encrypted Media Extensions were the solution they turned to. Mozilla has a history of open source and trying to keep things user controlled, so you can imagine their resistance. Here’s a little excerpt from the ghacks article, which explains this much better than I could. It’s really a great read so be sure to hit the link to read it in its entirety.
Casio announced they’re rolling out new Point Of Sale terminals that are powered by Android. Which means the next time you go to the grocery store the cashier could be using an Android powered cash register and playing Angry Birds while they check you out. All joking aside, this is a pretty cool next step for an OS that continues to show it’s versatility. From Android phones and tablets to Chromebooks and business applications it seems Google and its Android system are truly making a run. I opine often about competition and the need for tech companies to continue to make in roads like this. I feel strongly about that because it should be keeping them on their toes, which is good for us the consumer. Check out Casio’s full press release about their new Android POS Terminals below. And let us know what you think about Android starting to make its way into other consumer and business products. You can hit us up in the comments below or on Google+, Twitter and Facebook. Our social links are to the left of your screen.
XDA Developers send along word that Researchers at Columbia University have created a way for iOS Apps to run on Android. While Android has certainly decreased iOS’s lead in app quality/quantity over the last few years, there are still iOS exclusives that will probably never come to Android. The University’s project, code named Cider, looks to change that.
As recently as yesterday morning, several members of the Techaeris crew were lamenting the hands-off nature that some of the big names in tech were taking with this most recent Net Neutrality brouhaha. Leave it to those same big names to deliver an open letter to the FCC yesterday afternoon! The full text of this letter is listed below:
Last week ComiXology, a digital comic books distribution platform, made some changes in the way they do business. They uploaded a new app to the Apple App Store to replace the app that they have had up for some time. The changes that were made were not minimal. They stripped out the in app purchase (IAP) system that they had been using and put in a cloud syncing option so that users could log in to the Comixology.com website to make purchases and then sync them to the app. Unsurprisingly, some people were upset.
The Huffington Post is reporting that Aljazeera America has obtained emails that show some Silicon Valley Executives had a much cozier relationship with the NSA than they led us to believe. The Aljazeera report focuses on Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page in emails they obtained through the “Freedom of Information” Act.
It’s no secret that Chromebooks are fast becoming popular. They’re lightweight in hardware and software but most importantly, they’re affordable. And without a doubt Chromebooks have put a significant shiner on the face of Microsoft powered hardware. So Microsoft is finding itself in a place where it needs a new strategy and it looks like they may be testing that today.
Let’s start this off by saying this is a HUGE unconfirmed accusation that could very likely be an internet troll times ten. That being said, it was hard to ignore this posting on Pastebin accusing Google of basically stealing and abusing their relationship with AdSense publishers. For those who are not familiar with AdSense, it is Google’s advertising platform which many websites, including this one, use on a daily basis. Google places ads in websites on the behalf of advertisers, and both the publisher and Google receive a certain amount from those ads.
Ken Starks lucky break didn’t show up in the way most people hope for. He owned a pressure washing business in Texas and a major accident led to the start of a technology project that would change the lives of children living in the hill country of Texas. Ken’s project, named Reglue, has now provided Linux computers to over a thousand disadvantaged kids. Reglue has also created learning centers throughout East Austin that teach computer skills and help with online job search tools.
An estimated 40 million users of one of the most popular mobile messaging apps, Snapchat, now have new ways to communicate within the app. Both the Android and iOS versions of the app have been updated to include private text messaging and face-to-face video calls in real time.
If you’ve ever gone looking for a new music player for your Android smartphone or tablet, you’ll know that the Google Play Store is cluttered with hundreds upon hundreds of apps in that category. Less than half of them are worth your taps, and less than half of those are worth the price they ask for. Orpheus Music Player, however, is worth every single cent of the 99 cents you’ll pay for it, and then some!
