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Android's New Poster Child

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the latest showcase device developed under Google’s close supervision, built for one purpose: to make Android’s latest incarnation look like the belle of the smartphone ball. Its 4.65-inch, curved contour glass, HD Super AMOLED display boasting a legitimate 1,280 x 720 (720p) resolution is just the start of a stellar [...]

Google and Samsung gang up on the traditional OS

The name ChromeBook sounds like something Lil’ Wayne reads in bed, but it’s actually the brand Google has devised for a new breed of internet-addicted laptops. Built to be cheap and speedy, they won’t replace the MacBooks or Dell’s of this world, but Google clearly envisions a future where they’re the go to device for [...]

S for Sequel

Wait. Another better, more powerful Android phone has landed? Such are the pains of progress. Based off the Samsung Galaxy S, the new Google Nexus S ($529) comes armed with a curved glass 4″ AMOLED Contour Display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-installed, Near Field Communications, 16GB of onboard storage, 512MB of RAM, 6.7 hours of talk [...]

A Phone That's "Feeling Lucky"

Is your iPhone 3GS starting to look long in the tooth? Or maybe you’re digging those HTC “You” ads. Well, the new Nexus One Phone by Google (built by HTC) has launched on the T-Mobile network and sports some pretty outstanding features including a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera with video capture capability, [...]

Juicing Up Gmail, One Key Stroke at a Time

Going Beyond The Streets

Bikers, pedestrians take heed! Google needs your help. Well, not so much your help but rather your insight. Google is looking to bring their map street view to bike trails, paths, or pedestrian malls, and they want your opinion on where to go. Know of one? This is the place to sound off. There’s no [...]

Goodbye Google Reader. Hello Google Fast Flip.

Attention Google Reader and RSS fanatics. Google Labs’ new Fast Flip is a web app that helps you discover news, articles, and sites for that matter. Better yet, it does so with Google’s signature simplicity and a bit of panache. Sound like a site you know (hint hint)? The premise is simple. Flip through pages [...]

Not Chandler's Search Engine

Having used Google for as long as I remember “searching for stuff,” I’ve come to know the various in’s and out’s of its essential searching capabilities (looking up “definitive men’s resource,” notwithstanding). But as you and I continue to satiate our desire for new and improved gear, perhaps it makes sense to do so in [...]