The Day 1 keynote of Google I/O 2012 gave us the first look at what the search giant has been working on since it released Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich late last year. What we got was the expected Android 4.1 Jelly Bean – a smaller update that builds upon Android 4.0 and brings in…
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Google I/O attendees get a free bundle of Nexus devices
On top of getting treated with skydivers and extreme bike riders to demonstrate Project Glass yesterday at day one of Google I/O, attendees left the keynote with a very generous amount of upcoming Google Nexus gadgets. Those lucky folk were the first to receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, which includes some nice across-the-board…
Google Chrome, Drive apps available later today for iOS users [Update]
Google is launching apps for one of its most popular services along with one of its newest services today for iPhone and iPad: the Chrome web browser and Drive. Kudos to Google for doing a fantastic job maintaining the look and feel of Chrome for the desktop with Chrome for iOS — it looks nearly…
Google introduces Google + for tablets and a new Events feature
Vic Gundotra announced on stage at Google I/O the release of the Google+ app for Android tablets and the iPad. The design principles of the standard Google+ app for Android smartphones and iPhone are kept with the tablet version. It’s very nicely designed and easy to navigate. Hangouts work as expected and they will look…
Google demos Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Project Butter
At Google I/O 2012, the company is introducing the next version of Android, 4.1 “Jelly Bean” as well as something it calls Project Butter. This release is meant to make Android devices much more silky smooth during use. Lots of small refinements are present across the board in Jelly Bean and the most notable one…
Google Nexus tablet outed before announcement on developer site
We’re here at Google I/O 2012 and while it has yet to be announced, the Nexus tablet has been spotted on the Android developers website. The tablet is obviously rocking Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and also has a front-facing camera. We’ll soon hear more about the tablet as the keynote progresses, stay tuned! [Via:…
Google I/O 2012 preview – Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Nexus tablet, and more
Google I/O is only a few days away and we’re gearing up to bring you all the juicy details. With the next version of Android and the Nexus tablet essentially in the bag, Google likely has a few more announcements up its sleeve this year, so we’re going to break down what we’re expecting, so…
Google I/O tickets start landing on eBay – for $4000
We know that there are a lot of people who missed out on Google I/O registration this year, as the whole conference sold out in under 30 minutes. Well, if you’re still desperate to go and you have a nice chunk of money to spare, you can still grab a ticket. For $4,000.. With Google’s…
Google I/O developer conference sells out in less than 30 minutes
Tickets for Google I/O went on sale at 7 AM Pacific time and sold out quickly. The first tickets to sell out were the academic tickets at $300 each. These choice tickets were gone within thirty minutes. Shortly after those sold out, the more expensive standard tickets ($900) were no longer available. Google I/O is…
Save the date: Google I/O 2012 registration starts on March 27th
While it may have been pushed back a few months, that doesn’t make us any less excited for Google’s upcoming I/O conference in June. The conference itself is great for developers to brush up on their coding skills and network with others. If you’re looking to go to the I/O this year, you may want…