• Google Set To Announce Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Release on Wednesday!

    Google Set To Announce Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Release on Wednesday!

    Google is expected to announce its fall product lineup, on Wednesday during a press conference.  Apple is usually the one that stirs things up around this time of year, but last year’s announcement of the Pixel has left Android fans eagerly awaiting this year’s announcement.  That being said, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL…

  • Google Blocks YouTube App in Amazon Echo Show

    Google Blocks YouTube App in Amazon Echo Show

    Amazon and Google are battling it out right now.  And this is a really interesting one.  Google has apparently decided that it’s going to stop allowing the Amazon Echo Show to access YouTube.  If you ask the smart speaker to show you a YouTube video, it fails and Alexa says “currently, Google is not supporting…

  • Google is Buying HTC’s Research and Development Team for $1.1 Billion

    Google is Buying HTC’s Research and Development Team for $1.1 Billion

    HTC has finally announced that its “Powered by HTC” research and development division will be bought out by Google for $1.1 billion.  Powered by HTC is the team behind Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.  According to HTC’s CO, Peter Shen, this will mean about half of their team will be joining Google.  But they…