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Google I/O 2013: Google unveils developer edition of Samsung Galaxy S4, available in June for $649
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is Android’s flagship phone, but some people balk at Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. Purists that enjoy the pure flavor of Android will appreciate the newly announced developer edition of the Galaxy S4. Unveiled at Google I/O 2013, the new S4 will run the latest version of Android and will receive updates through Google. This means owners will get the latest and greatest version of Android right away and won’t have to wait for Samsung to customize TouchWiz. It’ll have an unlocked bootloader and support both T-Mobile and AT&T frequencies. The … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O 2013: Google unveils beta testing and staged rollout for apps
Google not only introduced Android Studio, a new development suite to make coding easier, it also added some improvement to its Google Play developer console that’ll make it easier for developers to rollout and monetize their apps. One of the biggest enhancements is the support for beta testing and staged rollouts from within the Google Play framework. These features will let developers beta test their app without having to sign up for a third-party service like Hockey App. They can issue betas and control them from within Google Play. When … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O 2013: Google unveils new Android Studio for developers
Google I/O is for developers, and the company didn’t pull out any stops to help improve the developer environment. One major addition is a new development tool, Android Studio, that’ll help streamline the app creation process for Android developers. The new Android Studio is based on IntelliJ and is designed to make development faster and more productive. It’ll automate the process of adding support for services like Google Cloud messaging and will be a big area that Google will focus on in the future. Look for improvements in the development … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google Play Store Updated With Application Data Sync
The Google I/O keynote is in just a few hours, and we’ve already begun to see updates in some form. No, it’s not a system update, but a silent update to the Google Play Store. Last night, Google quietly updated their Play Store, rolling out version 4.1.6, which includes a new home page, new Wishlist and app page buttons arranged a little differently. The most exciting feature in this update is the syncing of App data, which will allow users to keep their app data without backing up their devices … Read more
Ian Kersey
New Google Maps web page goes live for a few moments, leaks information
Google is ready to overhaul its desktop version of Google Maps and will likely show off its updated web app at I/O later today. A sign-up page for the new Google Maps went live last night for a few moments, and Droid-Life scoured all that they could find before Google took the page down. According to Droid Life, the new Google Maps will generate a “tailored map for every search and click you make.” This could be a custom or intelligent map generator that shows relevant information based on your … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O Keynote will be Livestreamed on Youtube. Watch it here!
That magic spring event is upon us yet again. Google I/O draws near and as the flowers blossom and the warming spring breeze blows outside, the nerds of the world are glued to their screens waiting on any tidbit of news. Google’s big day out is coming tomorrow and the whole shindig will be kicked off with the Keynote at 9am Pacific. The whole presentation is going to be streamed live (the spot is currently held by a ticking countdown clock). On the stream’s Youtube page, there were 268 fangirls … Read more
Wade Keye
A White Nexus 4 Video Appears
A sparkly, white Nexus 4 model was spotted in the wild again. Yesterday’s sighting in the Philippines definitely got us excited. Now the elusive white device has shown up at a conference in Dubai and it was caught on video this time! It’s got a sort of opalescent, reflecting white back, but the front is still black (which is probably disappointing for some folks, but it still looks quite nice). Otherwise it appears to be the same as the current Nexus 4 specs wise, and it was running an older version of Android … Read more
Wade Keye
Google not refreshing the Nexus Q at I/O this week
According to a report in AllThingsD, the Nexus Q won’t be mentioned in this week’s I/O developers conference. The Q was a media device that tied into Google Play and let users control playback with their Android smartphones. The black sphere had an attractive black matte design, but its $300 price tag and limited support for third-party services was its downfall. The device was unveiled at last year’s I/O conference and discontinued shortly after its introduction. When Google halted the consumer launch of the media device, it said it was … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google Play Games Leaked Before Google I/O
Droid centric site, Android Police dropped a major leak this past weekend. They’d gotten their hands on an .apk of a completely revamped “Google Play Games” that Google was keeping close to the vest in advance of its reveal at I/O. While the leak might steal a little of Google’s thunder for the I/O Games presentation, the new game center app looks great and has a lot of console quality features. The Droid Cops dug into the code of the app and uncovered some pretty exciting stuff. Among other exciting features, bits of … Read more
Wade Keye
Google Offers Free 15Gb Unified Storage Across Gmail, Drive, and Google+
In a blog post entitled “Bringing it all together”, Google announced that they’re now unifying all storage onto your Google Drive and offering 15 gigabytes of combined storage for all your photos, videos, documents, etc. The post went into the rationale behind the change, and some of the potential positives: “Life gets a bit easier when your Google products work well together—whether that’s inserting a Drive file into an email or sharing a photo from Drive on Google+. As this experience becomes more seamless, separate storage doesn’t make as much sense anymore. … Read more
Wade Keye
Rumor: Google Pulls Out of Motorola X-Phone Project
Google I/O is only days away, and it’s looking like we won’t be seeing the heavily rumored Motorola X-Phone making a debut at the conference. In fact, new analyst reports are reporting that Google has distanced itself from the project, leaving Motorola to develop the device on its own. Google is said to be taking a back seat on the X-Phone project because it isn’t up to its standards. The X-Phone is has been getting much attention, with rumors flying about the device for some time now. The rumors are … Read more