Google’s I/O keynote is underway and they just announced a mind-boggling stat. As of 2013, Android has activated more than 900 million devices. That’s 900 MILLION! That’s up from 100 million in 2011 and 400 million in 2012. That’s not all as Google Play just crossed 48 billion app installs with 2.5 billion coming in the last month. Wrap your head… Read more
Google I/O is just under two hours away and as is standard Google fare, there’s a livestream for your viewing pleasure. Will they finally announce the long-rumored “Babel” unified chat service? A new design for Google Maps? Will we see another wild and crazy stunt ala last years Google Glass skydive? It all goes down in 90 minutes so bookmark the… Read more
Can you believe Google I/O is already less than week away? I can’t. I’m pretty excited about it. And the most exciting thing to me is how well things are being kept under wraps by Google. There have been the occasional leaks here and there, but I haven’t seen any leaked images of new devices. That hasn’t however stopped the rumors from flying… Read more
Google has finally announced the dates for the Google I/O developer conference. It shall take place from May 15th to May 17th 2013 and will be held, as always at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Strangely, the Google I/O page has not been updated; it’s still stuck in 2012. However, at least we know the dates. Also, registration details will be… Read more
Google announced the Nexus 7 at I/O in June, bringing them into the tablet hardware game. They began shipping about mid-July, so it’s been a little more than a month. Everyone’s had them, so we’d like to know. What do you think of the Nexus 7? I got my Nexus about a week after they began shipping, and I can say that there hasn’t been a day since… Read more
One of the biggest problems, if not the biggest, with the ASUS Transformer Prime is that when the device is writing to its internal memory, all other tasks slow to a halt. When updating apps, for instance, the tablet becomes nigh unusable. Tasks freeze constantly and it just becomes a slow mess. However, there is hope. This hope comes with a price… Read more
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three days, you have probably been following Google I/O, the largest annual event for everything Google related. During the initial keynote on Wednesday, Google announced the next iteration of Android (4.1), Jelly Bean and unveiled its brand new media-centric 7-inch tablet, dubbed the Nexus 7…. Read more
Seems like Google is about ready to make it’s Project Glass available in the public, kind of. Those attending the announcement at Google I/O will be able to make pre-orders for their new fashion accessory at the event itself! The glasses will cost $1,500 and should be in the hands of attendees by early… Read more
For the last couple months we’ve been hearing plenty of rumors about a Nexus tablet straight from Google. Expected to be unveiled at Google I/O, the tablet has just been reported by DigiTimes to have begun its journey to San Francisco (where I/O takes place). The report goes on to explain that the tablet will hit the successful $199 price point, and the… Read more
Google has posted the full 3 day schedule for Google I/O here for everyone to check out. This includes all the workshops and keynotes given at each time for each day, even with each location. For those going to Google I/O, this will let you plan out which workshops you want to go to. If, like me, you aren’t going to Google I/O, this is just a great look… Read more
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