So the rumors were true: Samsung has revealed its first Android Wear-powered smartwatch, the Gear Live. Details of the device are scarce at the moment, but it mates a squared-off design (much like the Tizen-powered Gear 2) with Google’s wrist-worn…
The Open Automotive Alliance finally shows a product at Google I/O after its launch in January this year: Android Auto. Members including Google, Audi, Honda, GM, Hyundai, and chipmaker Nvidia have been collaborating to bring Android safely to the…
Google’s already well acquainted with the living room, having launched its Google TV platform at the I/O conference four years ago. It’s safe to say the set-top box software has fallen out of favor (with all but Sony, anyway), and Google’s been…
Google has noted at I/O 2014 that we glance at our smartphones 125 times per day, but thinks that Android Wear devices can take on much of that burden. Using LG’s G Watch, it showed how and Android Wear screen will show the most important thing to…
The company behind crazy devices like the Razer Edge and Project Christine is getting into game console creation as well. Razer’s employing Google’s Android TV initiative to create a game-focused “micro-console” and it’s arriving this fall. So, what…
Google isn’t giving up on TV. While its new Android TV flavor of Android L will hit the streets in set-top boxes, it announced at I/O today that next year the full range of Sony’s Ultra HD and Smart TV ranges from Sony, Sharp and TP Vision / Philips…
The next release of Android will have an updated look at notifications for your smartphone and tablet. This notifications screen will be pushed all the way forward to your lock screen, and will work with a new system with new prioritization for each notification. One notification shown in this early presentation at Google I/O also suggested that we’ll be seeing … Continue reading
Chrome for Mobile is getting a refresh, with Google announcing that there are now over 300 million active users this year, a tenfold increase. The reworked app uses Google’s new Material Design language, but with a speed increase too. Meanwhile, there’s also integration with the new multi-tasker UI. For instance, as well as recent apps, the multi-tasker will also now … Continue reading
With Android “L” release, the ART runtime is coming front and center. Google notes their experiment from KitKat will now be the default runtime for Android moving forward. An extension pack aims to build on all the upticks ART offers, too, so your gaming performance is getting a lot better. ART will offer double the performance of Dalvik, according to … Continue reading
Apple’s WWDC 2014 contained more than a few shots at Android earlier this month, but Google isn’t going to let it go past without a reply. Google’s Sundar Pichai took to the I/O 2014 stage to call out Apple’s new iOS 8, pointing out that Android had things like widgets and user-customizable keyboards – both highlight features of the new … Continue reading
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