Project Ara

Google's Project Ara modular smartphone plans shelved: Report

Alphabet’s Google has suspended Project Ara, its ambitious effort to build what is known as a modular smartphone with interchangeable components, as part of a broader push to streamline the company's hardware efforts

Project Ara and beyond: Here's what your next smartphone could look like

The idea for a modular smartphone is not new. But interest in the same died out as Apple showed the consumer (and the industry) that the iPhone was the way to go.

Google I/O 2016: Project Soli could be the next revolution in wearable tech

Project Soli is an attempt to remove physical interaction with a smart device by utilising very tiny radar chips to detect gestures

Google plans to start selling Project Ara modular phones in 2017

Google plans to start selling its mobile phones with modular, replaceable parts - the first phone ever that the tech giant is manufacturing - by next year.

Facebook woos Google's Regina Dugan, former head of DARPA and Google ATAP

Regina Dugan, former head of DARPA and vice president of Google's ATAP group has now moved to Facebook. At Facebook, she will be heading a group labelled Building 8, which is positioned as a rival to Google's ATAP.

LG G5, Project Ara and others: The modular smartphone revolution may come sooner than expected

Last year, the company gave us a glimpse into some other interesting projects, upping our hopes on all those weird phone concepts that we wished could become a reality in the future.

Google Project Ara modular phones delayed to 2016

Google has tweeted about the delay in the Project Ara with testing pushed to 2016. The company disclosed that there are no plans to test the modular phone project in Puerto Rico later this year.

Google I/O 2015 ATAP keynote: Project Jacquard, Soli, Ara, Vault and more!

If there's one thing we've learned this Google I/O, it's to keep a closer eye at ATAP. The name ought to raise curiosity, and stands for Advanced Technology and Projects. It's like Google Labs, but for far more exciting interfaces and hardware technologies. Google hasn't disappointed us this time!

Google I/O: Project Ara phone assembled on stage at ATAP keynote, and it works

Toshiba demos camera modules for Google's Project Ara smartphones

A new report states that the company has started demonstrating camera modules for Ara. The camera modules will be made available in both 5MP and 13MP versions, and a 2MP front-facing module is also in the works.