May 17 AT 1:26 PM Dustin Earley 13 Comments

Hangouts Easter eggs: Someone at Google really likes My Little Pony

Looking for your this-day-is-really-dragging-on-and-I-need-something-to-entertain-me-for-five-minutes Friday reading material? Look no further. Word is, Google has programmed a bunch of Easter eggs in their new Hangouts app that feature everything from a, “shy dino,” to “My Little Pony.” I was skeptical, even after seeing posts about the Easter eggs on Google Plus, but as it turns out ... Read More »

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May 16 AT 2:48 PM Taylor Wimberly 79 Comments

White Nexus 4 and Android 4.3 coming June 10th

Rumors suggested that a white Nexus 4 might appear at Google IO, and they were right. We obtained the elusive white Nexus 4 and we can confirm it’s a carbon copy of the previous Nexus 4, just with a different color casing. That might not be the most exciting news, but we also learned the ... Read More »

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May 16 AT 12:39 PM Dustin Earley 30 Comments

Hangouts with SMS integration is on the way

Google may have just launched their new messaging app Hangouts yesterday, but we’re already hearing what’s next for the service. According to Google Plus’ community manager of Hangouts and Chat, Dori Storbeck, SMS integration will be making its way to Hangouts soon.

While Hangouts did solve some of the problems surrounding Google’s various messaging services, ... Read More »

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May 15 AT 3:27 PM Dustin Earley 44 Comments

Google updating Android without updating Android is the biggest news out of I/O 2013

Google used this year’s developer conference to announce a ton of new features and services available now and coming soon for Android. There is a new Maps experience; Google Play has been updated; Google Now is set to include more information; Google game services will enhance your gaming experience across phones, tablets and platforms; Google ... Read More »

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May 15 AT 1:01 PM Dustin Earley 32 Comments

Google’s unified messaging service launching as “Hangouts” on Android, web and iOS

Google’s various messaging services have long been painfully confusing. Syncing between devices, photo sharing and video conferencing have been a headache for years now, but that’s all about to change with Google “Hangouts.”

Hangouts is the messaging service that everyone’s been waiting for. Hangouts takes the best of all of Google’s messaging apps, and combines ... Read More »

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