Gadgetory

what's going on Brian Tong here and welcome to Google issues for everything Google that we can pack inside of a show onto the show and we know Google has been working on plenty of amazing projects but check this one out a recent post from the big G's research blog revealed that they are developing photo recognition technology that can describe a complex scene in a few words so take this picture for example by merging computer vision object detection and classification and natural language models it would be able to see this image and automatically caption it with two pizzas sitting on top of a stove oven suite now that's pretty awesome the tech could also help the visually impaired understand pictures provide alternate text for images in parts of the world with slow mobile connections and make searching on Google for Images a lot easier now here's an example of the system at work where it succeeded on the left-hand column and as you go towards the right there's instances where it still really needs some work it's not a finished product but another piece of awesome stuff the goop's is working on and just an update on Google's Project loon it's there a balloon based internet project to bring connectivity to two-thirds of the world's population that doesn't have it yet they are starting its first real live test with Australian carrier Telstra project loons team will carry out the test with 20 balloons that have been given access to Telstra's radio spectrum solar panels for power will allow the balloons to remain in the air for about three months and each balloon will provide a signal covering up to 600 square miles alright the Nexus 6 is out and it's getting great reviews over all the pluses it's amazing large and crisp quad HD display a Snapdragon 805 processor a great 13 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization and that fresh coat of lollipop that has really transformed Android it's the most expensive Nexus to date starting at 6:49 for a 32gb model without contract but also the best Nexus even if it's a little beefier in size and weight so really if you're looking for the best pure Android experience on a smartphone this is it and for everyone waiting to get their hands on lollipop on earlier devices google has started slowly rolling out that update for the nexus 4 5 7 and 10 over the air all right after recently reporting a massive 74% drop for mobile profits in the third quarter of the year Samsung is doing some soul-searching and The Wall Street Journal reports that Sammy will sell fewer smartphone models next year as part of a cost-cutting measure and will cut the number of models it sells by 25 to 30% now according to our sister site ZDNet that won't hold them back in 2014 after Samsung's VP of strategic business recently claimed that they will release a smartphone with a flexible and foldable design that hasn't been finalized yet but we will see by the end of the year so yeah that's only about 6 weeks left in 2014 so I think we'll see you at CES now they also say imitation is the best form of flattery we've seen every company followed the lead of others in different areas well Nokia is the latest with their new Android powered and one tablet that has more than just a slight resemblance to Apple's iPad Mini 3 with holes for the speaker grilles rounded volume buttons and a metal body but on the positive side it's one of the first devices to support the reversible USBC connector and it's boasts slimmer and lighter than the current iPad Mini 3 now the enones tagline is thinking ahead because let's be honest the word similar was taken and there's no way they could use the word different all right that's gonna do it for this week's show you can always email us at Google issues at sea Netcom or tweet me at brian tong pay so much for watching it we'll see you all next time for some more of that google ishes giggle issues