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Remember that huge upgrade to Gmail for Android we wrote about last month? Looks like Google was merely putting the finishing touches on the app before releasing it to everyone. While the big new features — pinch-to-zoom and swipe-to-archive — only work on devices running Ice Cream Sandwich and above, it looks like all Android devices received the requisite performance improvements and bug fixes.
Aside from the most notable changes, Android 4.0+ …

Today is texting’s 20th birthday, and as part of the celebration, we’ve rounded up a little museum of texting slang. You may know some of it very well, you may not recognize some of it at all.

Equipped with a high-speed camera, we wanted to see a giant water balloon hit Norm’s face in slow mo

A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future. The billions of people around the globe who use the Internet sh…

A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone should not determine the future of the Internet. The billions of people around the globe that use the Internet, and the exp…

The first text message was sent 20 years ago today

On your Windows PC, you can boot into safe mode to load Windows without any third-party software. You can do the same on Android with Android’s safe mode. In safe mode, Android won’t load any third-pa…

If you’re looking for a great Android tablet, there are plenty on the market to choose from—many more than there used to be, and they’re only getting better.

Details on the Pro variety of Microsoft’s Surface tablet have been hard to come by since the company first announced it, but it’s filled in some big ones today. It’s confirmed in a blog post that the device will start at $899 for the 64GB model, with the 128GB model setting you back $999. Both of those are what’s Microsoft’s dubbing the “standalone” model, which means you’ll get a Surface pen/stylus, but have to shell out extra for a Touch or Typ…

We knew this Android thing was kind of a big deal, right? Well due to the fact that no other real competitor has stepped up to try and challenge Apple and Android, the two have benefited from the la…

It’s frustrated many a Drive user, and Google has taken heed, adding on-the-go spreadsheet editing to the service’s iOS and Android apps. In addition to

FX is planning a big January. The network firmed up its early 2013 premiere dates on Wednesday, and they include the return of Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management. The comedy, recently picked up for…

The Toronto Maple Leafs, who last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, are the first NHL team worth $1 billion US, according to Forbes magazine.

Here come the Androids: Facebook employees encouraged to make the switch

Android: Smart WiFi Toggler is a free utility that automatically learns where your preferred wireless networks are located, and when you approach their location, will turn on wi-fi and join those netw…

There’s a Google Mail feature you have to use. Seriously. You must. Because copying an entire chain of messages after your reply doesn’t make any sense when people can scroll down to see all the messa…

It took just four days for Windows 8 to hit four million machines (ours included), and in just over a month, Microsoft has managed to sell some 40 million licenses of its tiled OS. To date, Windows 8 is outpacing Windows 7 in terms of upgrades, but given that the company had moved 600 million copies of the latter back in June, the new kid on the software block still has quite a ways to go. The news comes just hours after Microsoft also announced …

A team of researchers at McGill University in Montreal announced that they’ve successfully reversed the symptoms of autism in mice. By restoring the production of a critical neural protein (which they…

Our favorite little green robot has made a lot of progress over the last four years. From humble (and ugly) beginnings with Android 1.0 to the smooth and sleek styles of Jelly Bean 4.2, we have seen…

Posted by Phil Sharp, Product Manager Since Google Drive launched in April, millions of people have started using Drive to keep, create and share files. Starting today, it’s even easier to share with …