{"id":81251,"date":"2013-06-28T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T08:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=81251"},"modified":"2013-06-28T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T10:30:03","slug":"google-android-gaming-console-planned-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/81251-google-android-gaming-console-planned-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Android gaming console planned: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Inc<\/a> is developing a videogame console and a wristwatch based on its Android<\/a> operating system, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

The devices could be available as soon as this Fall, the report, which cited anonymous sources, said.<\/p>\n

Google, the world’s No.1 Web search engine, is also working on a revamped version of the Nexus Q music-streaming device, the report said. Google unveiled the Nexus Q in June 2012, but never released the product, which received critical reviews.<\/p>\n

Google is increasingly involved in the hardware business as it seeks to better compete against iPhone-maker Apple Inc<\/a>. It acquired mobile phone company Motorola Mobility last year and Google is currently testing a wearable computing device known as Google Glass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Google’s Android operating system is the world’s most popular mobile software, featured on three out of every four smartphones sold. A video game console could provide a significant opportunity for Google to expand Android’s reach beyond its stronghold in smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n

Google was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

(Reporting By Alexei Oreskovic. Editing by Andre Grenon)<\/p>\n

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