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Googlicious - A sneak peek at Amazon's 3D smartphone

2014-05-06
what's happened in Bryan song here and welcome to google issues for all the Google goodness that we can pack inside of a show each week and yes we'll talk a little bit about Samsung and Apple later in the show but first we know there have been rumors for almost the past two years plus that Amazon would be releasing the smartphone of their own and boy genius report has finally obtained a new image of Amazon smartphone that reveals its full design for the first time now this might look similar to the design of an iphone or a nexus phone or something in between but rumors have pointed to this phone featuring a unique glasses-free 3d interface that uses for front-facing cameras one on each corner that you can see from these prototype images that will facilitate a 3d effect tracking the user space and eyes in relationship to the phone's display now the phone will also take advantage of this as much as possible using the effects in special lock screen wallpapers icons the user interface and even in their Maps application we're also expecting Amazon to have its own brand wireless plan tentatively called prime data that will reportedly use AT&T as the carrier but give users exclusive free access to Amazon content now the phone is expected to be coming later this summer with some reports claiming we'll see it as early as June alright the battle between Samsung and Apple round two is finally over and a verdict was reached rewarding Apple 119 point six million dollars in damages now that's significantly less than the two billion dollars they were seeking claiming samsung infringed on their patents now the jury did find that samsung infringed on apples slide to unlock feature and a few others like transforming text like an email address into an actionable link real exciting stuff now the court also ruled that Apple had infringed on some of Samsung's own property and awarded the Korean giant 158 thousand dollars in damages the Cupertino fruit guys were found guilty of infringing on a samsung patent that deals with according and storing digital images and audio again very stuff so after you subtract lawyer fees and gas money to drive to court this ongoing legal battle has really become a complete waste of time for everyone all right in google news google has updated their google search app for android to remember where you parked your car super helpful now Google now cards remain loaded if you lose your internet connection some malls are now gaining in dorm app directory so I can find the nearest auntie annie's almond pretzel that thing is good and if you have done a previous search for a product online Google will show you a now card that tells you if a store nearby carries any of those recent products you search for creepy and cool at the same time unless for some reason a man thong shows up it's a very nice all right website tear down calm has finally dismantled a pair of google glass to do a breakdown of the cost of the components packed inside of it and according to their findings the parts inside of glasses total value comes to seventy nine dollars and seventy-eight cents that's just a difference of one thousand four hundred twenty dollars and 22 cents of its retail price if you even get an invitation to buy one come on Google don't be evil now a Google spokesperson called it completely wrong but didn't elaborate on the cost breakdown in sure the teardown isn't factored in the rd to build this but had a rough estimate of just under 80 bucks couldn't you get it down to maybe a thousand dollars for new explorers now if you have a pair right now it might feel like you got ripped off a little or a lot but it's also a great indicator that they'll be able to offer a more affordable version down the road if and when they come to the mainstream market and the boobs also announced a few updates the glass backing up your photos and videos can take up a lot of bandwidth and now you have the option for it to backup only over Wi-Fi or with your current data connection you can now clear all your photos and videos in one swipe to free up storage and if you receive a phone call the audio will stay routed to your phone and not go through glass also google shopping is expanding after a successful pilot in San Francisco over the past year west los angeles and manhattan now part of Google Shopping Express program for same-day delivery from local stores like target walgreens whole foods and more and then some quick phone news evelyn's has posted a picture of the new lineup of ACC one mini twos in all metallic colors a little easier to hold with the same design and most of the same features ewa leagues also posted that the full-size acc One m8 will be shipping in red blue and pink it's possible that each color corresponds to the different carriers verizon is red AT&T is blue and t-mobile is pink and sprint announced their own Harman Kardon exclusive version of the m8 that refines the phone's audio output and guys and gals do you remember that pokemons april fool's game google through into their Maps app well according to multiple sources Google is sending out a reward that's a physical item for people who found and capture all 151 Pokemon they've told respondents that it will take four to six weeks to receive their award and a valuable lesson can really be learned from this do something completely worthless and meaningless in your life and one day it might be rewarded alright guys that's going to do for this week email us at Google licious at cnet com or tweet me up brian Tong thanks so much for watching and we'll see you guys next week for some more of that Google isha's delicious
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