Google’s built-in dictionary gets leviathan upgrade, helps you learn how to use big words

Stefan Constantinescu

If English is not your first language, or if you're a native English speaker who is constantly trying to improve your vocabulary, chances are you use a dictionary and/or thesaurus on a daily

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Google releases update for new Nexus 7 to fix touchscreen issue

Rajesh Pandey

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Field Trip for Google Glass to guarantee that you’ll never be in the moment while having fun

Stefan Constantinescu

A little less than a year ago, Google released an Android app called "Field Trip". Put simply, the app would run constantly in the background, and whenever you'd pass an important landmark, it would

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Google Now gains a whole bunch of new cards [Update: Download it now]

Stefan Constantinescu

Google has just announced improvements and additions to seven Google Now cards that make the service even more powerful than it already is. There's a new car rentals card, so you'll get glanceable

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Software updates for the Nexus family and the HTC One rolling out

Rajesh Pandey

Google has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nexus device. The update bumps the Android build version to JWR66Y from JWR66V, and does not bring any new features or enhancements.  Since there

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Chrome for Android now ships with WebRTC

Stefan Constantinescu

Google has just released a new stable version of Chrome, version 29. For some strange reason, neither my Mac nor my Android phone seem to be aware of the update, but I have a feeling

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That was fast: Google Maps now uses Waze

Stefan Constantinescu

Back in June, on the 11th to be precise, Google announced that they bought Waze. A little more than two months later, the company is now saying that users of Google Maps for Android and

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Google Helpouts: It’s a paid version of Google Hangouts, for when you need expert advice

Stefan Constantinescu

Google Hangouts is arguably the only most useful feature of Google+. The search giant will essentially let you and nine other people have a video chat. Sounds great, right? Now what if you take that

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Google to bring parental controls to Chrome

Stefan Constantinescu

When people talk about the mobile industry, the implied ownership model is one person equals one device. In the PC space it's a bit different, with an entire family sharing a machine that's

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Motorola scraps engraving option for Moto X, says it’ll eventually come back, but not when

Stefan Constantinescu

The Motorola Moto X is a phone that will likely never be sold outside the United States, Canada, and a few countries in South America. Us Europeans (and you Asian readers) will eventually get some

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Official “Premium” Nexus 7 case spotted on Amazon, look like a Smart Cover, costs $33

Stefan Constantinescu

While most technology journalists point their noses up at cases, I'm the exact opposite. More often than not, I'll buy a case for my new toys before getting the toys themselves. Why? Because

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Top 10 tips to maximise your Android phone’s battery life

Steve Litchfield

If there’s one issue that affects all Android Jelly Bean users, more or less equally, it’s battery life. Specifically, how to extend it, without having to resort to spare batteries (if applicable) or

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4G LTE Nexus 7 on sale in China, kind of

Stefan Constantinescu

When Google announced the new Nexus 7, they unveiled three product SKUs. The 16 GB WiFi model, the 32 GB WiFi model, and the 32 GB 4G LTE model. That last one is the one

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Canalys states the obvious: Few Android tablets apps exist, and the ones that do aren’t good

Stefan Constantinescu

The analysts at Canalys have done a bit of research into the state of Android tablet applications, and they've discovered something many in the Android community already know. Namely, if you look at the

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Review: TubeMate, my favorite (illegal) app

Stefan Constantinescu

When you live in Finland, you take connectivity for granted. My unlimited 4G LTE connection costs 20 Euros ($27) a month and consistently gives me 35 megabits per second down. My girlfriend's father has

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Google Translate gets even better, adds Thai and Hindi support, improves camera input

Stefan Constantinescu

Google Translate is one of the coolest things Google has ever released. In my honest opinion, it's even better than Android. Today the company is making Translate even better by adding Thai and Hindi

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Nice: Google issues refunds for excessive shipping fees for the Nexus 7 protective sleeve

Stefan Constantinescu

The accessories you buy for your device can sometimes be as important as the device itself. Case in point: My Galaxy Note II, I bought an orange flip cover the same time I bought the

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ASUS to launch a Chromebook this year?

Stefan Constantinescu

For most people, all they need is an internet browser. They don't really need "apps", in the traditional sense or the word, nor do they care about having a big old hard drive since

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