Google unveiled the latest iteration of Android at its I/O developer conference earlier this week. Version 4.1 not only carries the tasty moniker Jelly Bean, but manages to bring several new features, enhancements and refinements to the entire Android OS. Let’s run down some of the most notable changes. Revamped notification center with… Read more
As Google I/O 2012 finishes wrapping up, smaller and slightly less exciting announcements are making themselves heard and this latest one pertains to Google Wallet. In the Google Wallet developer session they announced a new feature that’s coming called “Save to Wallet.” This is a nice big step towards introducing Wallet to more people. Essentially it… Read more
For anyone that missed out on the Google I/O 2012 Day 1 Keynote, the footage is now up on YouTube. Viewers get to enjoy 2 hours of all the announcements about Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Nexus Q, and the Google Nexus Tablet. The video is linked below. Google I/O 2012 Day 1 Keynote image via… Read more
This is a bit of a bummer, especially if you were watching the Google I/O live stream on Wednesday and saw the extraordinary demonstration of Google Glass. Google has said to Bloomberg TV that Google Glass won’t be hitting the consumer market until at least 2014. While this makes sense seeing as the $1500 developer edition of the glasses won’t ship… Read more
Today marked the second day of Google I/O 2012 and at the Google TV presentation this morning, it was announced that a new version of the Google Play Store will be hitting later this year. Google TV has always been a bit behind on apps and such because of the fact that it’s a TV and has different hardware than Android phones and tablets. This latest… Read more
The number of companies using Google Apps is growing immensly. Today at Google I/O, it was announced that 45 states, 66 of the Top 100 Universities and over 5 million businesses have switched to Google Apps. The collaboration capabilities of Google docs and the fact that they can now be edited offline allows companies to streamline efficiency inside… Read more
Google Docs is a very important service for many (this blogger included), but has never had the ability to edit documents offline. Google is changing that today, as they have just announced at Google I/O that offline document editing is now available. Google is creating a nifty office within its own service, and it’s good to see that they care about the… Read more
Google Chrome is the browser of choice for many, as it offers synchronization between devices along with speedy performance. At Google I/O today, Google has given us some numbers, all of which impress. 60 billion words are typed in Chrome every single day, along with 1TB downloaded. Also, there are currently 310 million active Google Chrome users, up… Read more
You read that right: today at Google I/O, Google announced that they will be releasing Chrome for iOS. It will be hitting the App Store today, so all those iOS users can rejoice. However, Android users still have the upper hand, as Apple does not allow full browser capabilities from third-party alternatives. This means that Chrome won’t be as fast as… Read more
If you’re one of the people who pre-ordered the Nexus 7 or just want to learn a bit more about it then Google’s got your back. Google has now released a full guidebook to the Nexus 7 in the Google Play Store. The best part of it? The thing is completely free and is filled to the brim with 84 pages on both the Nexus 7 tablet and Android Jelly Bean. The… Read more
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