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The Lowyat.NET Editorial Team Super Unofficial Best Of 2012: Day 5 – Flop of The Year!December 31, 2012

Google’s “Project Loon”: A Google [x] Initiative That Provides Internet Access via Balloons

A new, radically awesome project has been unwrapped from the genius minds at Google [x], the high-risk research arm of Google. Project Loon, as it is called, proposes to provide Internet access to those in rural areas via hot air balloons. Yup, balloons. And no, this isn’t another elaborate April Fool’s joke. Of course, as [...]

Google Completes Acquisition of Waze

Barely 48 hours after it was rumoured that Google had staked an interest in Israeli start-ups Waze Ltd, the Internet giants have sealed the deal. In a blog post on Google’s official blog, Brian McClendon, the Vice President of Google’s Geo division, announced the acquisition. There was no mention of the actual cost of the deal, [...]

Report: Google to Acquire Waze in $1.3b Deal

Internet behemoths Google are set to purchase Israeli start-ups Waze Ltd in a deal worth $1.3 billion. According to Israeli business website Globes, Google appears to have nudged Facebook out of the way from its pole position to purchase the start-up, whose interest to purchase Waze appeared almost exactly a month ago. Globes’ report further [...]

Google Releases Stock Android Keyboard on Play Store, Now Available for Download

Still can’t find the right keyboard on your Android device to allow you to type quickly and effortlessly? Check out the Google Keyboard, Google’s stock keyboard found on Nexus devices; we haven’t gotten it yet, but from the reviews, it looks like it’s a great keyboard that supports up to 26 languages. Google Keyboard supports [...]

HTC With Vanilla Nexus Experience Coming To Google Play Store June 26th

After Google’s announcement that the Samsung Galaxy S4 was going to be available in Nexus flavours, many were unimpressed, hoping instead for a brand new phone with a different design. Well, here’s the next best thing; It’s not a brand new phone, nor is it a new design but in my opinion it’s a much [...]

Google Redesigns Gmail – Cleaner, Neater and Easier to Use

Ever found your Gmail inbox too messy and cluttered with all your emails grouped together under one tab? No worries because Google recently announced a new design for its Gmail service for both desktop and mobile platforms (Android and iOS). First up, on the desktop version, Google has separated your mails into different categories which [...]

Yes 4G Is Offering WiMAX-Equipped Samsung Chromebook for RM 1: What’s The Catch?

You most probably have missed this particular offer by the time you read this but fret not – you’ll have the chance for the next two days. Apparently, Yes 4G is offering its newly launched WiMAX-equipped Samsung Chromebook for only RM 1 at its roadshow in Mid Valley Megamall. So, what’s the catch? While we [...]

Yes 4G Announces World’s First 4G Google Chromebook by Samsung

Yes 4G, one of Malaysia’s telecommunications provider as well as a key component behind the 1Bestarinet initiative by the Ministry of Education, has just announced the world’s first 4G Google Chromebook, manufactured by Samsung. The Samsung Chromebook is a new type of mobile computing device, where almost everything is done in the cloud. Of course, [...]