On Thursday, high-speed wireless ISP Webpass revealed that it is being acquired by Google Fiber. The acquisition - which has also been confirmed by Google Fiber via a recent post on its Twitter account - will likely be completed this summer pending regulatory approval.

With tech giant Google scheduled to launch the Play Store on the Chrome OS later this year to mark the addition of Android apps to Chromebooks, the new feature can now be tested by the owners of one Chromebook --- the ASUS Chromebook Flip.

Chinese device manufacturer Lenovo officially unveiled the world's first ‘Project Tango’ Android-powered smartphone at its 2016 Tech World event this week.

The new Lenovo handset – which boasts support for Google’s Tango futuristic augmented reality (AR) platform – is called the PHAB2 Pro. The handset is scheduled to hit the markets in September this year.

In a recently released blog post, tech biggie Google has revealed that its 2015-launched ‘Project Fi’ mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is set to receive a significant network boost; with the addition of a third network --- US Cellular, the fifth-ranking wireless carrier in the US.

Tech giant Google posted a video of a developer presentation to the Google Developers YouTube channel on Friday, showing how the Play Store and Android apps will run on Chromebooks.

Tech giant Google has officially acknowledged the widely-known fact that Android's update system is far from perfect. The issues with the Android system of updates are apparently rooted in Google's dependence on Android device manufacturers and wireless carriers for rolling out updates.

In an apparent attempt to enhance the visual experience for Google search users carrying out searches on their mobile devices, Google has introduced a new 'Rich Cards' search format.

In an announcement made at the I/O developer conference on Friday, tech biggie Google Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) research unit revealed that the company will, in collaboration with well-known clothing brand Levi's, launch a "connected" smart jacket aimed at urban cyclists.