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Go Eye to Eye with EyeIn: The First Visual Search Engine

Google may find itself in a pickle. Their newest rival, EyeIn, is the first visual search engine that searches for images and videos that are taken off of social media sites like Facebook and even Instagram. While it may not provide answers to our unanswered questions, it allows users to experience the Internet in an …

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A Release Date Hinted for Google’s Nexus 5 2015

As we’re heading into solid leak and rumor territory for the upcoming 2015 edition of the Nexus 5, we’re beginning to see more and more signs of a release window. Google hasn’t made anything official yet, but inside sources are starting to spill the beans, as is usually the case …

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App of the week: Charlie

App of the week: Charlie

Each mobile operating system now boasts its own virtual personal assistant. Google has Google Now, Apple has Siri, Microsoft will soon introduce Cortana in all of its products and Blackberry will benefit for the “Assistant” service. However, these advanced features are nothing more than ways to activate the voice commands. …

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Android M Supporting 4K Video

Before the release of the Android M, Android users were using third party software to pull out the 4K resolution on Android TVs. With Android M, Android users no longer have to worry as Google has established a native resolution for their Android devices. The website Android Police has noted this special …

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Google Chrome gets boost to battery conservation

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers on the market, but it also tends to be one of the most punishing in terms of battery life for laptops. In a new blog post,  Tommy Li, a software engineer and ‘power conservationist’ at Google, says that his team …

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Google Unveils Android Pay

Are wallets slowly being replaced by mobile devices? With apps like Google Wallet and Apple Pay, it seems more likely that purchases and payments will be made virtually. Adding to these mobile payments is Android Pay, something that will replace Google Wallet, and was one of the new things that …

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Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Update for the Nexus

Let’s flashback to last year where the Android 5 firmware was released. No one could imagine the problems that would come from it. The issues that were reported included problems to the security of the devices, the camera and some of the units became unusable. Now that a year has …

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Chromebook Laptops Stealing the Competition

Google has garnered some attention, especially with their Chromebook Laptops. They were introduced in 2011 and they relatively inexpensive. A research firm has confirmed that the company plans on selling more than 7.3 million units this year. Chromebooks don’t generally rely on internal storage. Instead, they encourage users to save …

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