Google Glass Explorer Edition hits the US Google Play Store

Google Glass Google Glass Explorer Edition is now available in the U.S. Google Play store, along with its accessories. The move comes from Google after the wearable device was available via beta program earlier in May.

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Smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill passed into a law in California

With an aim to put a curb on growing smartphone thefts, Governor Jerry Brown of California has signed the ‘Kill switch’ bill into a law. Starting July 1st, 2015, the law will require all smartphone makers to install kill switch on the phones that lets users remotely lock them in case they are stolen.

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Apple and Samsung to end all their patent disputes outside the US

Samsung and Apple announced in a joint statement that they will drop all ongoing patent lawsuits outside the U.S. However, the smartphone rivals have not yet settled the dispute. The two companies have sued each other in a total of eight countries viz, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, the UK, France, and Italy, and all these cases are being dropped, without being settled and without any cross-licensing agreements being negotiated.

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