No, the Google+ iPad app hasn't been released, but Google has laid out the specifics of how developers can update their applications to incorporate the Google+ platform's features. Before getting into all of those API details, Google warns developers not to get too ambitious about releasing their...
Google shakes hands with iOS developers
Apple first asked for a preliminary injunction on US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus devices back in February, and the court has now ruled, granting the motion and imposing a ban — at least temporarily. The Nexus is the most recent...
Six months ago former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted that Google TV would be embedded on the majority of new televisions by this summer. That hasn't happened, but it's not stopping Mountain View from entering the living room from a different angle — with its own branded media streamer, the Nexus Q. The Q acts exclusively as a receiver for audio and video content from Google's online media...
At its I/O event, Google's Peter Hazlehurst unveiled a new Google Wallet feature that makes it easier to add offers and payment cards to your account. Called "Save to Wallet," the feature is a Javascript API that adds a button to a website or app so that you can save information directly to your wallet. So, for instance, if you're on a website and you spot a coupon for a meal, you can click the button and it will save the coupon to your Google Wallet. You'll receive an email notification and the next time you're in the appropriate restaurant you can simply open the coupon on your mobile Google Wallet app when you pay.
"It makes it really, really easy to redeem them," Hazlehurst explained. The same goes for payment cards — Hazlehurst demonstrated adding a card directly from Discover's site using the same button. You simply give Google...
"It makes it really, really easy to redeem." Peter Hazlehurst, Google
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A Droid-Life leak from several days ago had pegged the Droid Incredible 4G LTE's release on Verizon for next Thursday, July 5th, and a fresh tweet from HTC USA's official account now all but confirms it. The long-rumored phone — a successor to last year's Rezound — was finally announced at CTIA last month, but Verizon has said virtually nothing about it since; HTC says it's "got some...
Microsoft wasn't kidding when it said there would be a few surprises for the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8. While Aero is being killed off, the company has only dropped hints that there would be further changes to the final version of Windows 8. Win8china has spotted a change in some of the latest builds where Windows Explorer is renamed to File Explorer.
The change is fairly minor, the Explorer functionality remains regardless of its name, but it's another move away from the Windows legacy in Windows 8. The company used to use the File Manager name for an application...
You might have noticed that The Verge doesn't have a review of Dell's XPS 14 ultrabook. There's a good reason for that. We had a major issue with our review unit, and it might be a fluke.
After spending several days testing the Nvidia GeForce GT 630M-equipped laptop, we discovered the video game framerates on our particular notebook were extremely erratic, regardless of the game or configuration.
When we hooked up some monitoring software, we noticed an interesting correlation: whenever the framerate began to stutter, the Intel Core i7-3517U processor was running at a power-sipping 800MHz, rather than the 1.9GHz to 3.0GHz clockspeed range...
The GoPro, Contour, and Sony's prototype are filling a burgeoning market of "action cameras" and JVC has announced its competitor with the GC-XA1 Adixxion. Unlike the GoPro, JVC's camera is water, dust, and shock-proof without having to use an external enclosure. Wi-Fi also comes standard, which bests the GoPro's external add-on and the Contour's slower Bluetooth connection. The Adixxion also has an integrated LCD, something none of the...
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I'd be willing to bet that most people believe Google's Nexus 7 tablet is a wholly new design: that Google contracted Asus to produce a $199 Kindle Fire killer in just four months, like Andy Rubin and Asus chairman Jonney Shih told AllThingsD last night.
The truth is far more complex. The truth...
Madden NFL 13 will mark the football franchise's debut on the PlayStation Vita, but in this case, the name is a misleading misnomer. EA Sports is updating last year's game with a few new elements, including Vita-specific controls, and releasing a handheld experience that shares the title of its...
We're gathering all the biggest news from Google I/O 2012 here, including the Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q media streamer, Google Glass Explorer Edition, the latest from the Android team, and more!
Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully taken control of a civilian aerial drone using GPS spoofing. His technique uses a miniature helicopter that overpowers the drones' GPS system and then feeds it alternate coordinates,...
When Google's Vic Gundotra said the company wanted to use Google+ as the backbone of its web presence, he meant it. The company's YouTube blog has just announced that users will be able to switch their current usernames to their Google+ profiles. Google's couching this in the language of a...
Instead of only available through the Google Play store, you can now pre-order the recently announced Asus Nexus 7 at Gamestop retail locations and through the company's online store in the United States. The first Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet is priced at $249 for the 16GB version, with no option for the 8GB model, and as an added incentive, Gamestop is offering an additional 30 percent in trade-in credit when...
Starting early next year, Delta will be adding in-flight Wi-Fi to its long-haul international flights. More than 150 planes will be outfitted with the service, which will use high-bandwidth Ku-band satellites for coverage. Delta already offers...
Kickstarter poster child Pebble was on hand at Google I/O this week — and while the smartwatch wasn't fully functional, a preview SDK for Android was made available, giving developers an early look at how the device and its e-paper display interacts with the operating system's intent messaging...
Rob Chandok told a room of developers and press an all-too-familiar story. The Qualcomm SVP was at Computex in Taiwan a few weeks ago, and recalled...
We know, it's a day later than it's supposed to be, but The Vergecast is back today for another hour (or so) of the week's tech news talk. It's been a very, very busy week for Google so you can...
ICANN's generic top-level domain application evaluation process has been suspended again while the gTLD Program Committee seeks an alternative. The original selection method, known as Digital...
Buried somewhat quietly in the noise of Google's spate of announcements today was an interesting fact: the Nexus Q, Google's new media streamer and first self-built consumer hardware, is being...
Business Insider has done some serious digging and discovered that Mac OS X architect Bertrand Serlet, who left the company in March 2011, has founded a cloud computing company called Upthere in...
Nokia Maps continues to be a major part of the Finnish company's overall strategy, and Flickr is the latest company to sign on to use its...
It's possible there's almost too much On The Verge this month. In fact, it might just be our most jam-packed show ever. For starters, the inimitable LeVar Burton stops in to talk about his time on Star Trek, stepping into iconic roles, becoming a meme, and the new Reading Rainbow app. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian also hops on the couch to talk about cats, karma, and of the internet's...
We have heard that Windows RT tablets may be limited in availability at launch, with HTC reportedly denied permission to develop one, but HP says it has no plans to release an ARM-based Windows 8 tablet at launch. Speaking to Bloomberg, the company says it will stick to Intel x86 Windows 8...
