Get ready for two crazy hours of Google awesomeness: I/O’s opening keynote is about to begin. This is typically the time for the company to unveil some of its biggest projects and set the tone for the following year. Just two years ago, for instance,…
Where do anthropology students go when they leave college? Apparently, instead of travelling the Andaman Islands investigating the social impact of cousin marriage like they’re supposed to, they’ve been earning big bucks working for Ford and Intel on…
KitKat may have only found its way on to roughly 15 percent of phones at this point, but that won’t stop Google from looking to the future. The new version, teased by Sundar Pichai is simply being referred to as the “L-release” right now. As previous…
Free-falling product demos and Rube Goldberg multimedia installations aside, there’s always a level of predictability to an opening day keynote. And Google I/O 2014 is no exception. Like clockwork, SVP Sundar Pichai took to the stage in San Francisco…
For every HTC and Samsung, there’s tens of Android hardware makers who have to redesign their smartphones to hit a certain low price. This is especially true in the developing world, where keeping the cost down means a lot of effort is spent tweaking…
Google’s annual I/O developer keynote has only just begun, but already we’re being treated to some of its announcements. In a bid to create a new “visual language” for users, Google is taking the design of Android, Chrome OS, and web properties back…
Udacity, the popular tool for learning all kinds of tech things you might not otherwise get to, has finally made its way to Android. The iOS app, launched about two months ago, has been reworked for Android, and the company has some new courses you can take to celebrate. Four new learning programs are available for Udacity, and they have … Continue reading
Google I/O 2014 is kicking off, and Sundar Pichai is opening with some stats on the state of Android, which has now reached over one billion active users. The milestone, measured over the past thirty days ahead of I/O, also comes with new stats on Android tablet penetration, with Google saying that the OS is running on 62-percent of global … Continue reading
This week Google has announced the L Developer Preview. This is the next generation of Android, coming with a “fresh, bold, and new look.” This system was announced by Matias Duarte of Android for Google, coming with a look that’s made for mobile, desktop, and beyond. To attain this next generation of look – and feel – for Google’s systems, … Continue reading
Google wants Developers to reach emerging markets, but how will they? There are sidestepped versions of Android like Nokia’s devices and platform, but those don’t make sense for many. At I/O, Google is announcing Android One, which is squarely focussed on those markets where a good device is needed, but not readily available. Starting in India, Google will bring what … Continue reading
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