Posts tagged google

Fight! Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Fight! Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

With Apple Watch still sold out and Google reportedly gearing up to deliver Android Wear support for iPhone at Google I/O next week, it’s time for two of the hottest wearable platforms to face off.

Friday-Night-Fights-bug-2Apple Watch is selling 30,000 units every day in the U.S., according to the latest reports, which makes it significantly hotter than any of the Android Wear watches we’ve seen so far. But is it really worth the hype?

Find out what we think in this week’s Friday Night Fight with Cult of Android versus Cult of Mac!

OneDrive's watch face on Android Wear. Screenshots: Microsoft

OneDrive’s watch face on Android Wear. Screenshots: Microsoft

Microsoft’s latest OneDrive beta brings a brand new watch face for Android Wear that makes your own photos the background masterpiece. The update also provides the OneDrive app for smartphones and tablets with a built-in PDF viewer.

The next version of Android will finally bring native fingerprint authentication support. Photo: Google

The next version of Android will finally bring native fingerprint authentication support. Photo: Google

Google will be adding native fingerprint authentication support to Android M, which it will be unveiling next week at Google I/O.

The NSA teamed up with four other agencies to spy on smartphone users. Photo: NSA

The NSA teamed up with four other agencies to spy on smartphone users. Photo: NSA

The National Security Agency and several of its allies around the world have hijacked connections to multiple Android app stores to plant spyware on hundreds of millions of devices.

According to a top secret document leaked by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the Google Play Store, Samsung’s app store, and UC Browser, a web browser that’s incredibly popular in China and India, were the main targets.

...and Google will remind you of that.

…and Google will remind you of that.

Those who choose to obtain music, movies, and other wares illegally will want to think twice about switching to Google Fiber. Some subscribers have reported receiving automatic fines via Google for allegedly downloading pirated material.

Next Page »