As Android 5.0 Lollipop is still rolling out to top 2014 smartphones on all carriers in the U.S., Google has already updated its own Nexus line with an even newer Lollipop, Android 5.1. For those just getting up to speed with Android 5.0 Lollipop, here's what to look forward to with the next incremental upgrade.
The most interesting smartphone of 2015 will almost certainly end up being a prototype device from Google called Project Ara. Take a look before it hits Puerto Rico for trials later this year.
The second-generation Moto X (2014) now officially has an Android 5.1 Lollipop update brewing for subsequent OTA updates, but savvy and intrepid Android users can download it right now.
A new program is looking to boost diversity in Silicon Valley from the ground up, by giving a select few minority entrepreneurs a whole year of resources to take their startups to the next level. Now backed by Google, CODE2040 has announced the first three winners of their pilot Entrepreneur in Residence program.
While the Samsung Galaxy S5 on Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, and internationally have seen their release date come for OTA Android Lollipop 5.0 updates that are rolling out and available for download now, AT&T customers have had to wait. Bad news: now they, and possibly Galaxy S4 owners across carriers, will have to wait even longer.
The rumors were true: Google is planning a wireless service that could launch sometime this year. But it's not going to become a full carrier, owning spectrum bands and infrastructure itself -- which is precisely why "Google Wireless" could shake up the industry.
Android users will now be able to separate their work and personal lives to an unprecedented degree thanks to the official release of the "Android for Work" platform.
In the world of mobile payments first, there was PayPal, and then Apple Pay. Now, with the acquisition of Softcard and a deal with major wireless carriers, enter Google Wallet -- this time, for real.
Previously an iPhone-only iOS app, Google Play Music released a desperately needed update on Tuesday that now supports both Apple's handsets and tablets as a universal app/
Project Ara, the futuristic modular (Lego-style) smartphone is closing in on an early test run starting in Puerto Rico, and now it appears there's no question that the built-to-order Ara will have cameras.
AT&T will start power boosting its Internet offerings soon. The company wants to compete with Google Fiber's ultra-speed Internet and will release its own ultra-speed service called GigaPower.
The View-Master was a simple toy introduced in 1939 that allowed users to feel like they were inside a 3-D world by simply looking through a plastic device.
If you didn't know, there's a war going on in the clouds. If you didn't know, there's a war going on in the clouds. It heated up this week as Google and Microsoft both introduced special deals to expand the popularity of their cloud storage and computing services, but Amazon still reigns in the stratosphere.
Cloud storage is a convenient and easy way to store big files to be accessed on nearly any device at a later time. The storage can get expensive and restrictive, however. Thankfully Microsoft and Google are both offering free cloud storage to users completing simple tasks.
One in 20 Google search requests are about health-related information. Unfortunately, Google's results are not the best answers for those concerned with getting information on their health. Google is about to fix that. In the next few days, according to their official blog.
Google now has access to Twitter's "firehose" Tweets will soon be appearing in Google searches in an easier fashion thanks to a deal the two companies made.
Google is facing increasing concerns about adware infecting its Android operating system, which is used on smartphones and tablets. The attention comes after several popular applications, which were available for download on the official Google Play store, turned out to contain hidden code that made malicious ads pop up.
