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If you’re eager to load up a Windows Phone or Windows 8 PC with dedicated Gmail or Google Drive apps, it’s time you ease up on the anticipation, as Mountain View isn’t bent on bringing apps to the platforms thanks to a lack of interest. “We have no plans to build out Windows apps,” Google Apps product management director Clay Bavor told V3. “We are very careful about where we invest and will go where the users are but they are not on Windows Phon…

During a wide-ranging Bloomberg interview with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, the executive focused for a bit on the current status of Android, while also making a few interesting comments about its future. “This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago — Microsoft versus Apple,” he said. Following that, he stated that Google was “winning that war pretty clearly now,” referencing the 72 percent market share figure that was …

Foamy doesn’t like his Christmas gift… or does he? No one knows. Merry Christmas! illwillpress.com

Guy Kawasaki, a former Apple employee who played a key role in marketing the Macintosh in the mid-eighties, has had some very interesting things to say about Android of late. He aggressively promoted Macs during a crucial time in Apple’s history and helped create the Apple fanaticism we know today. But like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Kawasaki has expressed his admiration for the Android OS. Kawasaki has actually taken it a step further and h…

CNET editors unveil the 10 best and most influential tech products of the year. Read this article by Lindsey Turrentine on CNET.

We’ve talked a lot about how to tether your smartphone’s internet connection to your laptop, and you often have a choice between tethering over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB.

Although you can’t prevent your laptop’s battery from degrading, there are several ways to slow down the process. Some systems have battery maintenance utilities that can make the battery life last 1….

Three-year contracts from cellphone companies should be banned, Canada’s telecom regulator has been told in submissions to an online consultation.

Since its introduction earlier this year, Google Now has quickly become one of the stand-out features of having a (current version) Android phone or tablet.

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Google likely didn’t realize how popular Nexus 4 would be, says LG rep

A Saskatchewan man was honoured by the premier Thursday for raising the most money in the world for prostate cancer with his Movember moustache.

Google’s social service has provided a venue for chatting and collaborating with family and friends, but it hasn’t exactly been the best place to get to know strangers who happen to share similar interests. That seems to be the idea behind Communities — think of it as Facebook Groups, but within the Google ecosystem. Google+ Communities can be open to anyone on the network, but they can be private if you wish, so members have the opportunity to …

What was Microsoft thinking? The software giant initiated a campaign on Twitter, dubbed #DroidRage, inviting Android users to share their “malware horror stories”, only to have it backfire spectacularly shortly afterwards. A huge number of anti-Microsoft posts with the #WindowsRage hashtag appeared on Twitter and Google+, almost immediately.
The problem with the campaign, apart from the less-than-brilliant concept, is the timing. Criticism of Mic…

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com – Chris Pine is back as Captain Kirk who faces off against Benedict

Google has updated its Search app for Android, adding more Cards to Google Now. Focusing on holiday travel, Google Now is able to show you events in your

Dear Lifehacker, I almost always have my laptop, iPod, and smartphone with me, but don’t always want to lug them around. Is it okay to leave them in my car if it’s particularly cold outside?

There are plenty of great Android tablets on the market now that weren’t around even a year ago. If you’re looking for one to wrap up for someone special, get your game on, or get some work done, you …

While Google’s Eric Schmidt may have once served on the board of directors at Apple, that apparently hasn’t affected his impartiality. The search giant’s executive chairman took a direct shot at App…