Category: Google

Google struggling to support angry Nexus One buyers

New owners of the Nexus One are complaining that they can’t find answers to support issues from Google, and that they’re being passed back and forth between it, HTC, and T-Mobile. A report by PC World detailed several of the hundreds of complaints users have posed to Google’s support forums. Prior to the phone’s launch,… Continue reading Google struggling to support angry Nexus One buyers

Google 'Nexus One' Phone Set for Invitation-Only Launch on January 5th?

New photos and a hands-on description have compared Google’s custom-built Nexus One handset, rumored to be for sale to the public next month, with Apple’s iPhone [updated with hardware specs]. Update: Engadget reported Wednesday morning new details and specifications on the Nexus One. They include: * Android 2.1 * 11.5mm thick * 512MB RAM, 512MB… Continue reading Google 'Nexus One' Phone Set for Invitation-Only Launch on January 5th?

Official Google Phone Coming in January 2010, Testing Now

TechCrunch reports that Google has begun testing a new Android device with their employees. The new device is said not to be just another Android-based phone, but the official Google Phone that has been rumored for some time. From TechCrunch: Google is building their own branded phone that they’ll sell directly and through retailers. They… Continue reading Official Google Phone Coming in January 2010, Testing Now

Safari retains speed crown over newcomer Chrome in OS X

One of the touted features of Google’s Chrome browser, which finally saw the release of an official beta version for Mac yesterday, has been its speed in loading and rendering pages. In investigating that aspect of its performance, Computerworld has found that, while Chrome performs extremely well in the SunSpider JavaScript benchmarking test, it only comes in… Continue reading Safari retains speed crown over newcomer Chrome in OS X

Google launches free Public DNS

Google has opened up public access to a new Domain Name System (DNS) service that allows users to look up Internet hosts quickly, accurately and securely. The new service enables users to bypass their own Internet Service Provider’s DNS to use Google’s performance-optimized name lookup servers. Internet users constantly access DNS in the background every… Continue reading Google launches free Public DNS

Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year?

TechCrunch reports that Google is preparing to launch its own Android-based phone in the very near future, likely bringing yet another device designed to compete head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone. Most of our sources have unconfirmed information, which we describe below. But there are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own… Continue reading Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year?

Chrome Browser for Mac Beta Confirmed for December, Chrome OS Next Week?

Earlier this week regarding the release of an official beta version of Google’s Chrome browser for Mac have been confirmed. TechCrunch contacted received the news yesterday from a Google spokesperson, who stood by earlier reports that the Mac beta of Chrome will be available by the end of the year. We asked Google about it and… Continue reading Chrome Browser for Mac Beta Confirmed for December, Chrome OS Next Week?

Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Google has high hopes for Go. It’s designed to address some issues in getting software to take advantage of multicore processors that can perform multiple tasks in parallel. It has an approach to ease some of the pains of object-oriented programming. It has modern language features such as “garbage collection,” which helps programmers deal with… Continue reading Google hopes to remake programming with Go