TechnoBaboy Philippines
Google just launched a unified messaging service simply called Hangouts. This a lot different from the Hangouts feature on Google+, which only involved video chat. Hangouts is essentially a messaging app the same way Facebook Messenger is, but it has more features. It replaces Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, and the original Google+ Hangout service. Hangouts Read »
Cebuano is a widely used dialect in the Philippines, mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. For people in Luzon, it’s a dialect that’s hard to learn and understand but that should somehow change with the addition of Cebuano in the list of dialects available for translation in the Google Translate service. A lot of Read »
Android users should be familiar with Google Now, a search feature on Android devices that presents data in an eerily timely way by displaying cards that contain the information that users usually need. Google Now lets users manage their day through the app’s features like showing the weather, reminders of events and appointments, relevant news, Read »
When Google Glass was announced, the exact specifications of the device were not made known to the public. We were left to wonder what the hardware specs of Google Glass would be when the final product is released. Very recently, however, Google updated the Google Glass website to reveal the main specs of the device. Read »
Motorola is said to be working on an Android phone under the X branding and numerous stories about the upcoming device, or line of devices depending on who you ask, have been circulating the web. You get alleged leaks here and there but like any other leaks, my take is not to believe anything to Read »
Google is now in the Philippines. The company responsible for Google search, Google docs, Gmail and Android, among other products, just set shop in the country. Google acknowledges that the Philippines has a vibrant and growing online community with over 33 million internet users and this number is even said to double in the Read »
Google’s wildly popular Nexus 7 tablet is finally in the Philippines. It has been available in the grey market for quite some time but it is now in the Philippines in an official capacity. Asus Philippines is bringing the Nexus 7 to the Philippines since it is the manufacturer of the Nexus 7. Asus Read »
Google recently launched an augmented reality game called Ingress. It is a game that’s played on mobile devices and would be available to users worldwide. The game is invite-only for now and is only available on Android devices but the plan is to bring the game to more platforms. To request an invite, you Read »
If you thought the $249 Samsung Chromebook is cheap, the new Acer C7 Chromebook is even cheaper at $199. That’s about P8,500 in Philippine peso, a price that will only get you a budget cellphone. Chromebooks are laptops that run Google’s Chrome OS which is a far cry from full productivity operating systems like Read »
New devices, new drop tests. We should be familiar with the pattern by now. Every time drop tests are done, I always cringe at the thought of seeing shiny new toys being destroyed like they are worth nothing. True gadget lovers must feel the same way I do. Still, these drop tests somehow Read »
When Google unveiled the Nexus 4 handset and the Nexus 10 tablet, it also introduced Android 4.2 which is the recent update to the OS. The new version is still called Jelly Bean, which only makes sense since the updates, although essential, are quite minor compared to the updates from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Read »
Apart from the Nexus 4 handset, Google also announced the Nexus 10 tablet recently. The Nexus 10 is the first Nexus tablet in the 10-inch category as the Nexus 7 measures only 7 inches. The Nexus 10 is made by Samsung, hence, it shares a lot of features with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Read »
It’s inevitable to compare Apple’s iPad mini with Google’s Nexus 7. They both represent the iOS and Android platforms in the 7-inch tablet category. It’s really hard to compare these two tablets since they are different in many respects. They have different display sizes, they are different in price, and they are also different Read »
Some Android phones have proprietary calendar apps, which is really frustrating since the best out there is the app from Google. The Google Calendar app was not available on Google Play before. Google Calendar used to be an exclusive app on a few Android devices like the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus but now, Read »
The launch of the next Google Nexus phone may be just around the corner. Nothing is confirmed yet and everything reported up to this point are all just rumors. Of the Nexus rumors to have flooded internet sites, the LG Nexus phone is the hardest to ignore, especially since clear, convincing photos have recently Read »