Google hardware, from Pixel phones and Nest displays to Home speakers and Chromecast.
Wow, Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion, which took me completely by surprise. It seems future Nexus phones may be made by Motorola. I half expect Microsoft to acquire Nokia next, for US$27 billion or less.
Google+ is an intriguing project that reminds me of Facebook with its friend lists, though I won't know how different it really is until I try it. I do love the Circle UI, a fresh and interesting take.
Google +1 reminds me of HardwareZone forums, where people post '+1' just to bump their post count. The button is shorthand for approval, helping friends and contacts surface the best stuff when they search the web.
Samsung's Nexus S is now available from all leading mobile retailers at a recommended S$828, contract-free and inclusive of GST. The world's first handset with a contour display, it launches in Singapore on 18 March 2011.
Google has officially announced the Nexus S and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Co-developed by Google and Samsung, the Nexus S pairs the latest Android with a 1GHz Hummingbird processor and 16GB of memory, making it one of the fastest phones around.
Conducted across eight Asia-Pacific markets including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan, the second quarterly Digital Brand Index (DBI 2.0) keeps surfacing insights on the most discussed brands online and the subjects sparking the liveliest debate.
Google has launched its own phone, the Nexus One, though it leaked relentlessly beforehand, with photos, videos, specs and even the official site appearing early, arguably the most leaked phone of 2009. It's priced at US$529 without contract.
Finally! Street View has landed on Google Maps in Singapore, something I've waited years for. Google's cars captured 360-degree street-level imagery along all public roads earlier this year, letting users view and explore the city right down at street level.
LTA and Google have collaborated to help travellers reach destinations faster, making Singapore the first country with comprehensive, nationwide land travel-planning tools on Google Maps, spanning walking, public transit and traffic. A genuinely useful upgrade for getting around the island.
Google has announced Chrome OS, though it won't ship until the second half of next year. It looks set to challenge Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter Edition on netbooks. Chrome OS is an open-source, lightweight operating system aimed initially at netbooks.
SingTel today launches the HTC Dream, aka the G1, available at all SingTel and Hello shops tomorrow. Alongside it, SingTel announces three new Flexi plans aimed at the Dream, which runs a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor.
SingTel will bring the first Google Android phone to Asia, Singapore included: the HTC Dream. SingTel and HTC today unveiled the first Android device for the region, marking an exciting milestone as the new mobile platform finally reaches our shores.
T-Mobile has announced the world's first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream. It packs a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM and a preinstalled 1GB MicroSD card supporting up to 8GB.
Google has jumped onto the web browser bandwagon with Chrome, an open-source browser. Highlights include the auto-completing Omnibox address bar, the speedy V8 JavaScript virtual machine, a privacy mode, and the ability to launch web apps standalone.