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55M Chromecast Devices Now Shipped

by Bob Raikes

More than 55 million Chromecast units have now shipped, Google said, since it launched the first one a little over four years ago. One year ago, the figure stood at 30 million and now …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Google Has a Busy Week

by Bob Raikes

Google had a busy week with the release of the new Pixel 2, new members of the Google Home voice systems and a new Google Pixelbook. Both models have OLED displays with the 6″ …

Mobile Chrome Update Enables Google Daydream VR Support

by Andrew Fenn

Following the news that Opera’s latest developer browser has added support for VR video playback, with integration of WebVR planned for a future release (Opera Adds 360° VR Video Playback Support), Google has released …

Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement

by Damir Lokas

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) and HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498) announced a definitive agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join …

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Google and HTC Announce $1.1 Billion Cooperation Deal

by Andrew Fenn

Long-time partners Google and HTC have announced a new agreement between the two companies which will see a proportion of HTC’s smartphone team cross over to Google. That was one of the options that …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

HTC Confirmed as Pixel 2 Maker

by Bob Raikes

Filings with the FCC have confirmed that HTC will be making the smaller version of the Google Pixel 2 smartphone. The phone is also expected to have a feature called “Active Edge” which is …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Google Play Movies & TV App Released for Vizio Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Google Play Movies & TV has launched on Vizio VIA+ and D-series Smart TVs. The company’s Netflix and iTunes rival hosts content from over 200 film and TV distribution companies. It also streams in …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Rumoured Specs and Design for Google Pixel Successors

by Andrew Fenn

Ahead of an official announcement later in the year, various unconfirmed details of the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 have been leaked on the web. Design-wise, it is anticipated that the …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 28

Korean Reports of Google Investment in OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Business Korea has reported that a rumoured investment by Google into LG Display may be to secure the delivery of OLED displays for VR applications. Previously, there have been rumours that Google would make …

Tags:AMOLED| Google| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 28

Google Expects 11 Daydream Phones This Year

by Milos Pavlovic

In its earnings call, Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai said that the company is expecting that there will be 11 Daydream ready devices on the market from manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Motorola and Asus by …

Tags:Google| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 28

Will LG Supply a 2:1 OLED for the Next Google Pixel XL?

by Bob Raikes

The Android Police blog claims to have “Exclusive” information that the next version of Google’s top-of-the-line smartphone, the Pixel XL, will have a 6″ flexible OLED display with a an 18:9 aspect ratio and …

Tags:Google| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Google Explains Chrome and Toyota Project

by Bob Raikes

Mark Grady is from Google, where he is head of Android and Chrome Enterprise Channel in EMEA and Valon Rexhepi who is from Fourcast a developer of systems using Chrome who talked about the …