Google’s Night Walk is an immersive evening tour of Marseille

One of the best reasons to use Google Maps is to explore areas you may not otherwise visit regularly, if at all. A new project named “Night Walk” offers up … Continue reading

Document details Apple’s concern over growing Android competition

In the newest trial involving Apple and Samsung, documents have been introduced noting Apple’s concern about dimming market share and sales with regard to the iPhone. The concern generated from … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 specification rumors begun to churn

There’s no lack of interest in the next generation of phablet hardware this season, especially when it comes to the second wave of Samsung’s yearly dishing of smartphones. As the … Continue reading

Project Loon Internet Balloon Makes Its Way Around The World In Less Than A Month

Project Loon Internet Balloon Makes Its Way Around The World In Less Than A MonthSo much for traveling around the world in 80 days – Google’s Project Loon, the Internet balloon that could, actually managed to make its way around the world in less than a month. Here is a quick refresher on what Project Loon is all about – apparently this is an effort to ensure that remote areas will be able to enjoy Internet connectivity, and in the course of doing so, Project Loon managed to circle the world in a matter of 22 days, now how about that?

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    Verizon Galaxy S5 release joins HTC’s retail double-down

    This week the Samsung Galaxy S5 is being presented at Verizon with the same sort of release as the HTC One (M8). When the HTC One (M8) was unveiled last … Continue reading

    Google’s Project Loon Internet Balloon Traverses The Globe In Under A Month

    flightpath_final Google’s Project Loon, the effort to bring Internet connectivity to more remote areas using a network of hot air balloons, has racked up an impressive achievement – going around the world in just 22 days. One of the project’s test balloons just managed this, despite estimates from the team that it would take around 33 days for it to make the trek. This particular… Read More

    USPTO Rejects Google’s Attempt To Trademark “Glass”

    USPTO Rejects Googles Attempt To Trademark GlassWhen the term “glass” is used, we guess depending on the context and the place where it is said, it could mean many thing. In the tech context, there is a chance that you might have thought of Google’s wearable gadget, Google Glass. Unfortunately it seems that the USPTO (via The Wall Street Journal) does not think the same like the rest of us and have since denied Google’s request to trademark the term “glass”.

    According to the USPTO, trademarking the term glass could lead to confusion amongst other brands or products, like Microsoft’s SmartGlass, for example. They also feel that the term “glass” is considered a descriptive term rather than an actual identifiable product name, and because of federal law, generic terms like that cannot be trademarked. (more…)

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    Getting Glass trademark could be a hurdle for Google

    It’s no surprise that Google and other companies try to trademark the names of their products to keep other firms from coming in and naming products similarly. Google has been … Continue reading

    One of Google’s Project Loon balloons has completed a journey around the globe in just 22 days.

    One of Google’s Project Loon balloons has completed a journey around the globe in just 22 days. That exceeds the expectations of the Mountain View engineers—they thought it would take 33 days—and puts Phileas Fogg to shame. [Google]

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    Google Shows A Glimpse Of How Its Modular Phone Moonshot Is Progressing

    Google has released a video showing a glimpse of what’s going on behind the scenes at Project Ara, one of the hardware shunkworks projects coming out of its Advanced Technology and Projects that’s aiming to put together a modular smartphone. Read More