Technology 
Hands-on with the Moto 360 and Samsung Gear Live
Maybe this Android Wear thing isn’t going to be so bad after all. At least, that’s what I thought when I got a real life glimpse of both Motorola and Samsung’s Android Wear devices. They’re svelte. They’re stock. And maybe … Continue reading
Astronomers discover Earth-sized diamond-encrusted white dwarf
Astronomers have discovered the faintest white dwarf star ever orbiting a pulsar 900 light years away. They know because they can’t see it.
From Android L to Google Fit: All the new products and features from Google I/O
Google unleashed a torrent of fresh features and products and its annual I/O keynote. Here’s a round-up of all the news and new platforms.
Chromecast updates include mirroring and casting without Wi-Fi
Android TV got a splashy introduction at Google’s I/O conference keynote on Wednesday, but Google’s little streaming stick that could, Chromecast, got some love too. After all, the Android TV set-top boxes will support Google Cast, which means that, as … Continue reading
Google Play Games plays catchup with cloud saves, quests, gamer profiles
Saving games to the cloud and online gamerscores are now staples of most modern gaming platforms. Now you can add Google to that list, too. At the Google I/O conference on Wednesday, Ellie Powers, a product manager in charge of … Continue reading
Google Fit platform will make all your fitness apps and devices play together
The problem with all this smart fitness stuff is that the data always lives in individual silos. RunKeeper has your running data, Nike Fuel has other motion data, your weightlifting stats are stuck in Fitocracy, your weight is tracked by … Continue reading
Google rolls out Android Auto, linking your car, your phone and your digital life
Google is ready to integrate your car with your phone, and we’ve barely had time to ask “Are we there yet?” At the Google I/O keynote on Wednesday morning, director of engineering Patrick Brady announced Android Auto, the company’s new … Continue reading
Android ‘L’, Android smartwatches, Android Auto, and Android TV announced at Google I/O
Today, Google will be delivering the keynote for its 2014 I/O conference. The event will be streamed out live, and we’ll be covering the keynote with regular updates. We expect to see a lot of big news coming out of … Continue reading
Putting the ‘smart’ in ‘smartwatch’: Google showcases Android Wear’s contextual awareness
You’ll never have to talk to a person to order pizza, or embarrass yourself by not knowing what Limburger cheese is, once you strap an Android Wear watch to your wrist. At least that’s the promise delivered by David Singleton, … Continue reading
US Supreme Court rules against Aereo, eviscerates the company’s business model
The Supreme Court has ruled that Aereo’s antenna rebroadcasting service is illegal in its current form. This almost certainly means the death of the company — but it also points to the need to reconsider copyright in the US.
