Google used their Android and Chrome event this morning to announce the 2013 version of the Nexus 7, a wildly updated version of its popular tablet first released last year. The new tablet will keep its 7-inch display, run on the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, and include a 1080p resolution, a large upgrade. Under […]
Microsoft has announced it will be bundling Xbox Live Gold with its subscription Office 365 service. Between this week and September 28th, any customer who purchases a 12-month Office 365 Home Premium subscription or the student 4-year Office 365 University subscription will get 12 free months of Xbox Live Gold. So far, the offer is […]
Thanks to a new leak, we have a strong idea of what will entail the upcoming Android 4.3 operating system update. 4.3, which is still part of Jelly Bean, will be a minor update ahead of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, which is still expected for later this year. A welcome update (as all Nexus […]
VLC, one of the most popular media player applications of all-time, is finally available again in the Apple App Store. VLC for iOS is now available across the world as long as you have iOS 5.1 or later. The app is supported across the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The new app, version 2.0, is […]
Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call, Google CEO Larry Page revealed some strong figures for Android. Page says 1.5 million Android devices are activated daily, extremely strong growth from last year’s similar report. Additionally, the company says 900 million Android devices have been activated since the operating system launched in 2008, with 1 […]
Chinese search giant Baidu has announced the biggest Internet company takeover in the nation’s history, purchasing Android app distributor 91 Wireless. The company will pay $1.9 billion for the company, which should help them keep market share against rivals like Tencent, Alibaba and Qihoo. 91 Wireless is majority owned by gaming firm NetDragon, and NetDragon […]
Although the company delivered very strong earnings, Google missed analyst estimates by a large margin, and the company’s stock is currently down over 4 percent as a result. For the Q2 2013, Google reported revenue of $14.1 billion and net income of $3.23 billion. Analysts had been expecting $3.6 billion in profits and $14.6 billion […]
OneGigabit, a new Vancouver-based startup, will offer fiber Internet speeds of one gigabit, equal to Google’s pilot speeds in the U.S., and over 60 times faster than the average Canadian household. More importantly, the company will charge only $45 to $65 per month, with no bandwidth caps. It was recently reported that the average monthly […]