Inside the Engineering Challenges of Google’s Modular Ara Phone

Google’s taking its Ara modular smartphone platform increasingly seriously , and in this video it lays bare some of the challenges it’s been facing—and how it’s overcoming them.

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New Project Ara video highlights customization, modular functionality

The Project Ara team have released a new video, showing a bit of their progress with getting the modular smartphone concept up and running. In it we find the team’s … Continue reading

Nest Halts Sales Of Protect Smoke Alarm Over Safety Concerns About ‘Wave To Dismiss’ Feature

Nest CEO Tony Fadell has just issued a notice recommending users disable the Protect smoke alarm’s ‘wave to dismiss’ feature. In testing, it was discovered that people could accidentally trigger the dismiss feature, delaying a smoke alarm. Read More

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom details leak: dropping the bump

With the first version of the Samsung Galaxy Camera, we saw a fairly traditional-looking handheld camera up front (with a big display behind.) With the Galaxy S4 Zoom, we saw … Continue reading

Google Mobile Phone Service tipped in Fiber bid

In a roll-out similar to Google’s Fiber internet release, the company is suggested this week to be bringing their own mobile device business to the United States. One rumor is … Continue reading

Google Project Loon balloon circles globe with web payload

Google’s Project Loon to float global internet in high-atmospheric balloons sounded far-fetched, but the floating web platform is already circling the globe an update from the team reveals. Tests of … Continue reading

Google Maps Pokemon adventure extended: Mew locations listed

It should come as no surprise that once the Pokemon Adventure April Fools’ Day joke created by Google Maps creators was “finished”, enough interest had been generated to inspire an … Continue reading

Google Wireless Carrier Service Reportedly Being Explored

Google Wireless Carrier Service Reportedly Being Explored

From time to time Google tries its hand at something new, something that it has never done before. Word on the street is that a Google wireless carrier service is being explored. Apparently the folks at Mountain View want to launch their very own service and they’re reportedly in talks with Verizon to see if Big Red will let them piggyback on its nationwide network.

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    Report: Google Wants to Become a Wireless Carrier

    Report: Google Wants to Become a Wireless Carrier

    Google bosses are dreaming about adding wireless service to the search giant’s menu of offerings. A couple of unnamed sources "who have discussed the matter with Google" told Amir Efrati at The Information that it would roll out the service in the same areas where Google Fiber is offered. In other words, Google wants it all.

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    Report: “Android Silver” Could be Google’s New Premium User Experience

    Report: "Android Silver" Could be Google's New Premium User Experience

    Online rumours claim Google is planning some sort of premium owner experience for future Android phone buyers, with the Android Silver scheme said to encourage networks to babysit owners of phones, guarantee the latest version of Android and show them how to buy stuff through Google Play.

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