Review: Google Nexus 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most confounding products to come out of Google’s Nexus program, the Nexus 6 leapfrogs the Nexus 5 in terms of size, weight and pricing, while serving as the second official vessel of Google’s next generation Android Lollipop OS. 

There was a time when purchasing a Nexus device meant getting the very latest software and hardware on an affordable yet high-spec device. Buying into the Google Nexus ecosystem was like purchasing the future months before it happened and I, like thousands of other phone enthusiasts, often bought first and asked questions later when it came to these Nexus branded smartphones.

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Google announces Inbox Gmail app for Android and iOS

Google just rannounced Inbox by Google an Android and iOS standalone app for Gmail that's designed to organize email better for smartphones and make mail more actionable.

At first glance, it looks and feels like a mix of Google Now, Google Plus and gMail.Currently available on an invite-only basis, Inbox was an idea that sprang out of Google’s Kitchener-Waterloo offices and Canadian engineers were part of the team created Inbox. You can learn more about it on Google's blog.

Apple earns 'world's most valuable brand,' accolades for second year in a row

Apple is the world's most valuable brand according to Interbrand's "Best Global Brands" report for 2014. The iPhone and Mac maker beat out tech competitor Google as well as IBM, Samsung, GE and even Coca-Cola. Apple's innovation in various areas including its upcoming Apple Watch, Apple Pay mobile payments system and its new iPhone 6 line have contributed to an overall positive valuation for Apple.

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Adobe and Google collaborate on open source font for Japanese, Chinese and Korean

Adobe just announced the release of Source Han Sans, an open source typeface supporting Japanese, Chinese and Korean, as well as Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets.

It was developed in collaboration with Adobe’s key partner Google and contracted foundry partners across East Asia (Changzhou SinoType, Iwata Corporation, and Sandoll Communication). Source Han Sans marks a record-breaking typeface in terms of size, scale, complexity and support for Japanese, Chinese and Korean all within the same font family. It provides designers and developers creating content for international audiences one uniform font to use in print and Web files no matter the language - eliminating the need to license multiple fonts.

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