Nerd Vittles Daily Dump

In many respects Google Hangouts is impressive—it brings together Google's disparate chat options rather neatly—but you should think twice about using it if you rely on making Google Voice calls from your computer.

After test-driving this all-electric, hard-charging beauty, I have to admit it makes absolutely no sense for me on a practical level. I so want one.

Google cofounder Sergey Brin wearing Glass (Image: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) No sooner was Google's wearable Google Glass device released to early developers than those developers began to try hacking it.

Google hosting keynote to kick off I/O conference at noon ET.

Georgia Tech has announced a partnership with Web-learning startup Udacity that sees the two organizations team up to offer its first online master of science degree, which will ...

Google will unveil new subscription music services tomorrow at the Google I/O conference, sources close to the company said. Google has now signed separate licensing deals with Universal Music...

Google Fiber may have initially been viewed as another one of Google’s playthings, but major cable providers are now taking Google Fiber seriously.

REVIEW | The One’s combination of confident style, speed, and useful features has made it my go-to gadget over the last few weeks.

A proposed law in North Carolina would block Tesla from selling its cars to consumers in the state. It passed its Senate Commerce Committee unanimously according to the NewsObserver.

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Microsoft co-founder reveals his affection and respect for his Apple rival, who remained positive until the end. By Jemima Kiss

The sheer audacity of Windows 8 was enough to set it apart. It was startling, the kind of uncompromising upheaval you almost never see from a frontrunner.

The Nexus 7 is the most popular pure Android tablet. Did it get there simply by way of its low price or is there a more complex explanation? Read this article by Eric Franklin on CNET.

In just two days, blueprints for the world's first (almost) entirely 3D printed gun have made their way onto the hard drives of over 100,000 potential quick-draws around the world.

IT thinks Windows 8 is a change "but not yet a positive one" from earlier Windows versions.

Almost two years in, Google’s social network hasn’t siphoned much activity off of Facebook. But even if Google+ doesn’t yet have all your friends, it does have one of the world’s most...

As indicated by yesterday's accidental leak, Google Maps is about to see a major redesign. The redesign brings Google's Maps web interface, which has remained relatively unchanged for years, in...

You are about to witness an historical event: the first drone jet ever launched from an aircraft carrier.

It looks like Google is set to unveil a new version of Google Maps for the desktop at I/O this week. Droid-Life discovered a description on the revised service’s landing page that reveals...

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year.

Texting while driving has now replaced drunk driving as the number one cause of teenage deaths on the road in the U.S., new research has found.

Software giant Microsoft has just fired a warning to those who are huge Facebook fans, citing a new malware which is making its rounds that will focus on Facebook’s users in Brazil, where on the surface, it looks like a [...]...

Google I/O — Mountain View's biggest event of the year — returns to San Francisco later this week for an event highlighted by a massive three-hour keynote presentation on Wednesday. The annual...

In a town hall session held on Thursday, Apple informed tech staff that major changes to the AppleCare and AppleCare+ service programs will be enacted starting this fall, with a broadening of current policies likely to cut costs and make the...

With Windows 8 failing to set the world on fire, Microsoft rethinks its bet the company move.

Belgian jewel plunderers ousted for Coolest Crime of the Week Award.