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Google Fiber wants to beam internet access to people’s homes

Jan 30, 2024

In the six years since it was launched, Google Fiber has only expanded to three metropolitan areas, and even though it's working...

Instagram is planning to stop showing posts chronologically

Jan 30, 2024

It's only natural for social networks to display posts in chronological order, which is what Instagram has always done, but this often...

Most people stop using apps within three days of downloading them

Jan 30, 2024

Getting people to download your app is the easy part (relatively speaking), it's getting them to continue using it that's...

Sony is killing off its flagship smartphone series

Jan 30, 2024

The Xperia Z-series has never been a big sales generator, and considering the laughable state of Sony's mobile business, it's no...

Facebook Messenger may receive SMS support in the near future

Jan 30, 2024

Facebook decided to remove the little-used SMS feature on Messenger back in 2013, but according to a report from Android...

More evidence suggests the Galaxy S7 will be water-resistant

Jan 30, 2024

Samsung may have nailed the design aspect of the Galaxy S6, but design alone isn't enough to sell a smartphone,...

Apple might start bringing more of its apps over to Android

Jan 30, 2024

It wasn't all that surprising to see Apple Music launch on Android, despite Apple's aversion to releasing its software on...

One-in-seven people on the planet have an active Gmail account

Jan 30, 2024

Hot on the heel of WhatsApp's announcement that it has surpassed one billion monthly active users, Google announced that Gmail...

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S7 on February 21st

Jan 30, 2024

I'm sure we've all heard about Samsung's struggles in the smartphone market by now, and it's going to be interesting...

The former head of Vine is joining Google’s virtual reality team

Jan 30, 2024

Google Cardboard was a great way to give us all a taste of virtual reality, but the real virtual reality...

Google has made $31 billion off Android over the last decade

Jan 30, 2024

Considering how Google only paid somewhere around $50 million for Android back in 2005, I think it's safe to say...

Xiaomi will reportedly launch the long-awaited Mi5 on February 20th

Jan 30, 2024

After more than a year of false leaks and rumors that did nothing but get our hopes up, it's nice...