Nexus 7 finds Apple napping
“Google has beat Apple at its own Retina-display-thumping game. Meet the Nexus 7, the eye-popping 323-pixels-per-inch wonder. It is, in a way, the (rumored) iPad Mini Retina wrapped in Android 4.3.”
Apple posts second-lowest y-o-y iPhone growth rate in almost four years
“The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.0% year over year in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), according to the International Data Corp. (www.idc.com). Vendors shipped a total of 432.1 million mobile phones in 2Q13 compared to 407.”
Google Chromecast Has a Clever Sci-Fi Easter Egg
“During their routine teardown procedure of Google’s new Chromecast, iFixit noticed what appears to be a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy easter egg that’s hiding in plain sight.”
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This week in tablets: 6 Ways Google Android is dominating Apple in the tablet war
“Amazing, but true: With this Wednesday’s announcement of the Nexus 7, Google has beaten Apple to the punch in the one feature category Apple has previously owned: display resolution. News like this partially explains why Apple’s stock is in the hole.”
Ten percent of Starbucks transactions in US come via mobile payments
“Mobile payments has proven to be a very difficult nut to crack. Google, Isis, and others have failed to bring wallet-free payments to primetime, but one company has seen some success: Starbucks.”
Use Chromecast to share your entire desktop screen [HOWTO]
“Chromecast has had one of the most exciting releases a dongle has ever had. People are going 50 miles from their homes to buy it and it really does have the potential to be one of the most useful things you may ever plug into your television.”
Google Hangouts gets a minor update with more emoji and butter
“More butter and emoji added to the recipe, still missing that dash of Google Voice that everyone wants. Google Hangouts has received a relatively minor update today, bringing the app to version 1.1.”
New Nexus 7 models now out of stock at Staples
“The laws of supply and demand at work: Staples sells out of new Nexus 7 tablets. It seems that Staples’s $30 off tablet promotion worked well for them, as both models of the new Nexus 7 are already out of stock on their website.”