Posts Tagged ‘Google I/O’

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Google drops Nexus Q media-sharing device

The Nexus Q, which was supposed to be a big hit at Google I/O, is being  indefinitely delayed.  The device is a spherical shaped media sharing unit that was said to need more work according to the New York Times. Google wrote that it was responding to “initial feedback from users that they want Nexus Q [...]

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean FeaturesI

Today at Google I/O, we got a better understanding as to what Google’s newest update, JellyBean, has in store for us.  The first part of Jellybean will be called ” Project Butter” which will be where Google improves the overall performance of the Android operating system. One thing it looks to improve will be the [...]

And the next version of Android is…. Jelly Bean!

Today Google made Android 4.1 Jelly Bean official for the world to see! Jelly Bean includes tons of new features to make the Android OS as smooth as butter.  That brings me to “Project Butter,”  is set in place to help improve Android’s overall performance.  This enhancement includes setting the frame rate to a consistent [...]

400 Million Android Devices Activated This Year!

With Google I/O 2012 kicking off day, some very impressive news has already dropped! First,  Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean has been officially announced.  Secondly, Vic Gundrota, VP of Engineering at Google let the world know that 400 million Android devices have been activated this year, that’s 12 new Android activations every second or 1 [...]

Larry Page Announces Android Now Seeing 550,000 Activations A Day

The growth of Android continues to climb to no end it seems.  It wasn’t that long ago, at Google IO in May, that it was at 400,000 devices a day.  If you do the math on that it means that there are now 3.85 million Android devices being activated every week.  All we can really say to [...]

Google Music Beta Is Now Live And Accepting Invite Requests [Updated With Video]

The second new service that Google announced today was their Music Beta, that has been highly anticipated for almost a year now.  The Music app is currently in beta and you have to request an invite to be included, which can be done here. Unfortunately this service is only available for the US, so I [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich Gets Announced, Google Aims For Q4 Release

During today’s keynote address at Google IO the next variant of the Android operating system was announced.  Ice Cream Sandwich will be the OS that brings the phone and tablet OS’s back together for a much improved system.  The major focus of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s easier to type three letter, lol) will be [...]

Honeycomb 3.1 Will Start To Roll Out Today, Brings USB Hosting And Much More

  During today’s keynote at Google IO a new version of Android’s tablet OS Honeycomb was announced.  The new version of Android, 3.1, will include some new and exciting features to the already tablet optimized operating system.  There wil be a new task switcher in Honeycomb 3.1 that will enable the user to scroll through more apps. [...]

Last Call for Google I/O – Enter to WIN one of 100 tickets!!!

  Google VP of engineering Vic Gundotra has announced that Google will be giving 100 tickets to the winners of a mini-developers challenge. The contest starts March 16,and will run for 10 days, and 10 winners will be selected each day. “We will announce a new challenge on the contest site on select dates at either 9am [...]