NFL considering partnership with Google to stream games

The NFL is arguably the biggest name in sports media and rakes in billions of dollars per year, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting they are disappointed in the ratings of its own network's Thursday Night Football. According to their sources, they are so annoyed that they are in discussions with multiple outlets of adding a possible second Thursday night game to their season's lineup. The bigger story is that not...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: Do you think Chrome OS is legit?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! Google has long been playing with their "other" OS built on Chrome. There have been multiple laptops sporting Chrome OS, and this morning has brought a new addition to that family. HP has announced the Chromebook 11,...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 10/7/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! Weekly Roundup Up until now, AT&T has exclusively carried the Moto Maker design studio for the Moto X that allows users to customize their model to any color combination they choose. Now, Moto Maker may be making its way to Verizon as soon...

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Moto Maker could land on Verizon November 11

Are you a Verizon customer who really wants the Moto X, but find black or white just too bland? Your wait could soon be over. AT&T secured an exclusive launch period for the Moto Maker customization website back in July and left other carriers out of the mix and match madness of designing your very own Moto X. The length of the deal has yet to be revealed, but EvLeaks has announced via Twitter that the service will...

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Google Chromecast now supports Hulu Plus

Google's $35 dollar streaming solution, Chromecast, just got a little bit better. Today, Hulu is pushing out an update that adds "casting" support to the Hulu Plus app for iOS and Android. Chromecast is dead simple and uses your smartphone to launch content on your television.  Much like the previous apps, Hulu Plus has added the Chromecast button at the top of their application. Press the button, select the Chromecast...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: Do you want a Nexus 5?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! The next Nexus device is always a buzzing topic inside the Google community. Recently, the rumor mill has significantly picked up around Google's next iteration of the Android handset. We've already seen what...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/30/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! In Case You Missed It Everybody Chill Out - I Got This [Derek Gelinas] Weekly Roundup With all the hoopla surrounding the gold iPhone 5s, would we put it past Apple to not make a gold iPad mini? Well, that may just be in the works [Pocketnow] What...

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Everybody Chill Out - I Got This

Disclaimer: Derek Gelinas is a guest writer for TechXaminer. He is an Android fanatic who co-founded Carbon ROM, runs OSX, Linux, and Windows environments, and is generally cranky. His rants do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TechXaminer, though it is his personal belief that they would be better off if they did. So the iPhone has this fancy new fingerprint scanner. Everyone, predictably, has their panties all...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: Have you installed a custom Android ROM?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! One of the many positives of the Android community is the custom ROM scene. ROMs are independently organized builds of Android that have been tweaked to offer an alternative to the OEM versions available for many...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/23/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! iPhone 5c/5s and iOS 7 Link Favorites 12 New and Hidden Settings in iOS 7 [Macobserver] 20 Apps That Look Great on iOS 7 [Mashable] iOS 7-optimized apps start hitting the App Store; here’s a running list of updates [9to5 Mac] Living with...

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Xamination: Verizon Moto X Hands On

Guest Xamination by Andrew Clausen for TechXaminer (@guruandrew) Moto X (Verizon): the “mid-range” phone that isn’t so mid I’ve seen reviews that have thrown around “iPhone killer” and “the best Android phone ever” and other hyperbolic phrases that hype Motorola’s Moto X up--you sites know who you are. But I’m not going to do that because frankly, that cheapens what the Moto X is. The Moto X is a phone that helps...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/16/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! iPhone 5c/5s Hands On Roundup Apple iPhone 5s hands-on (update: video) [Engadget] Apple iPhone 5s hands-on video and impressions [The Verge] Hands-on with the new 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s with new M7, camera features & Touch ID [Apple Insider] iPhone...

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