Apple, Companies, Google, VR World

Google’s search engine crawler to stop identifying as an iPhone

While this change won’t really affect particular website users, it does mark a natural shift in Google Bot’s way of doing things. Until now, Google Bot identified itself as an iPhone running iOS 8.3, according to the company. This means that it fetches sites, crawls them and gathers important data – as Apple’s own browser. Now, after this update will make the agent identify as a Nexus 5X running Android 6.0.1 that will crawl the sites as Google’s own Chrome browsers it seems. “We’re updating the user-agent string so that our renderer can better understand pages that use newer web technologies. Our renderer evolves over time and the

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Gaming, Guides, Hardware, Holiday Shopping Guides, VR World

Performance PCs Crazy 75% Off Cyber Monday

The enthusiast PC hardware and cooling website Performance PCs is having a massive 75% off Cyber Monday deal that is sure to please many enthusiast PC users

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Android, Guides, Hardware, Holiday Shopping Guides, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Software Programs, VR World

Top 5 Android Phones of 2014

Android Lollipop Android Smartphone

Over the course of 2014 there have been many great Android Phones but we decided to make the Android phone buying decision easier by picking our top 5

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Android, Business, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Software Programs, VR World

AT&T Nexus 6 Bloated with Non-Nexus 'Customizations'

AT&T Logo Cramming

The AT&T carrier version of the Google Nexus 6 and has been found to be SIM-locked and a tethering check built into the ROM.

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Android, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Software Programs, VR World

Android 5.0 Lollipop is Rolling Out to Nexus Devices

Android Lollipop Android Smartphone

Many of you have been waiting for this day ever since Google announced Android 5.0 Lollipop earlier this year, and today the update is finally out

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Android, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Rumors, Software Programs, VR World

Moto X Gets Android Lollipop Before Nexus Devices

Moto X 2014 Lollipop

Motorola’s 2014 Moto X is getting updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop today with some users getting update prompts, beating Google’s own Nexus line of devices.

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Business, Cloud Computing, Enterprise, Software Programs, VR World

Google Misses Badly on Q3 2014 Earnings

Google Logo

Google’s earnings for the third quarter of 2014 disappointed Wall Street and investors’ expectations as they missed on earnings per share.

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Android, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Software Programs, VR World

Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and Nexus Play Announced

Nexus 6

Google launched three new products today, two we anticipated and one we didn’t. We finally get an official launch on the Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and Nexus Play

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Android, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Software Programs, VR World

Did Google Leak the Nexus 9 During Google I/O?

Google Material Nexus 9

After yesterday’s unbelievably long Google I/O opening keynote, Google published a lot of supporting documents. Some of those documents include the Android L Release’s own Material design and the supporting documentation. If you go through that documentation, you will notice that they have renders of familiar Google hardware. That includes the Google Chromebook Pixel and the Google Nexus 5. However, there is also an interesting device that appears to be an Android tablet sitting between them. That device actually fairly accurately represents the description given by rumors of the potential Nexus 9 tablet that is built by HTC and powered by Tegra K1. The above

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