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Android Probe Has “High Priority”, Says Europe’s Antitrust Chief
Europe’s Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has couched a probe of the Android OS as “high priority” for EU regulators. Investigations into other aspects of the company’s operations are also being prioritized, she said, speaking in an interview with the WSJ. Read More
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Alphabet Beats Q3 Expectations With EPS Of $7.35 And $18.68 In Revenue, Stock Jumps 9% After Hours
Today following the bell, Alaphabet reported its third-quarter financial performance, including revenue of $18.68 billion in revenue, and adjusted per-share profit of $7.35. Analysts had expected the company to earn an adjusted $7.21 on revenue of $18.53 billion. The company’s revenue ticked up 13 percent compared to its year-ago quarter. Cash flow sits at a strong $6 billion. Up over… Read More
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General Assembly And Google Team Up To Crank Out An Army Of Android Developers
Education startup General Assembly, hot off raising a monster $70M round of funding, has partnered with Google to offer an immersive course on Android development. It’s 12 weeks, full-time and will start being offered next year in NYC (January) and San Francisco (February), expanding to other campuses as the year goes on. The cost for students? $13,500, which can be financed. This is… Read More
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For The Next 24 Hours, Google’s Letting You Skip The Line For Project Fi
Google’s all excited about the official launch of its flagship Nexus devices. We’ve reviewed the 5X and 6P and since they’re both unlocked, you get to choose your carrier.
One option? Project Fi. It’s been closed off to the world up until now, but the team is opening the gates just for the rest of the day:
The #Nexus5X ships today–so Project Fi is giving out… Read More
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Nexus 5X Review: Google’s Second Best Flagship Device
LG and Google have worked together again to bring you their latest Nexus incarnation. The Nexus 5X, one of two new flagship phones from Google, is being described fondly by the company as “the all-around champ.” I’m not sure what that means. Also, they’re saying things like the 5X is “capturing the soul of the Nexus family.” I’m not sure what that… Read More
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Nexus 6P Review: This Is The Android Device That You’ve Been Waiting For
Sundar Pichai made his first public presentation as Google’s CEO last month and showed off a slew of new hardware devices. One of the two phones announced was the Nexus 6P by Huawei. For the flagship Nexus phones, is bigger necessarily better? Let’s find out. Google Starts Rolling Out Android Marshmallow To Nexus Devices
Last week, Google promised it would release Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the latest version of its mobile operating system, to Nexus devices sometime this week. As the company announced this morning, the rollout is now in progress, so if you own a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 7 (2013) or a Nexus Player, you can expect to see your update notification in the near future. Read More
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Google Announces Nexus 6P, Featuring A Powerhouse Of A Camera Starting At $499
Last November, we were introduced to the Nexus 6. At the time, our own Greg Kumparak referred to it as a “A Big, Beautiful, Cumbersome Beast.” It was a huge step in the life of the Nexus phones, as it finally became a phone that non-Android fans actually looked twice at. It’s $499. You can get Nexus Protect for $89. It works with Project Fi, as well. Read More
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Google’s mobile platform now has 1.4 billion 30-day active users globally. Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the new Android-related data point at its Nexus event in San Francisco today. 
Good things are coming this month, and I don’t just mean our Disrupt San Francisco event. That’s because Google just pulled the trigger on invites to a press event later this month which could see it unveil its next Nexus device, among other things.