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Google I/O 2013 Keynote: IntoMobile Reacts
The anticipation for this year’s Google I/O has been pretty incredible. With rumors of a new version of Android, new devices in no short supply, the keynote today wasn’t exactly what we were expecting. It’s clear that this year’s focus was clearly on software and services. And we got a lot of them. For the past few years, the Google I/O keynote has been rather consumer focused, even though this is no doubt a developer’s conference. The Nexus 7, Google TV, and Nexus Q all debuted at the I/O conferences … Read more
Blake Stimac
Google I/O 2013: Next generation of Google Maps for mobile unveiled
At Google I/O 2013, Google unveiled an impressive new update to the Google Maps app for Android and iOS. It brings a ton of new features that truly blows the competition away. To start, it has a brand new user interface that, according to Google, is easier to use and faster. It’s nothing dramatic either — you still search and swipe through results very quickly. Tap a specific result and that’s where you’ll notice some more changes. Maps now has built-in Zagat integration, which will put Zagat scores and editorial … Read more
George Tinari
Google I/O 2013: “Hotwording” Voice Searching Coming to Chrome
It seemed strange when Amit Singhal, Google’s senior vice-president and software engineer started his search presentation with talk of Star Trek and its incredible ship’s computer. But it made much more sense as the presentation advanced. Along with several other exciting features (which we’ll, of course, be looking at in greater depth as I/O goes on) “hotword” voice searching is coming to Chrome browser and Chrome OS! We’ve been talking to our devices for a while and but never in such a conversational way, and never with such powerful results. Also, Google … Read more
Wade Keye
Google I/O 2013: Google improves photo handling in Google+
Google realizes that photos are one of the most popular items shared on social networks. To improve the photo-sharing experience, Google has introduced a series of new tools that’ll let you use Google as your digital darkroom. The new photo service will help you better manage your photos by backing up your photos (15GB of full-size photos, unlimited for scaled versions) and auto-highlighting those that are most important to you. Google also added a new auto-enhance feature that’ll automatically improve your photos on the fly by adjusting brightness, contrast and … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O 2013: Google updates Google+ with related hash tags, new Hangout apps, more
Google is updating its Google+ social network with more than 42 new features. Most of the features are designed to improve the overall user experience and include: new hangout applications that let you save each conversation as a history and sync notifications across devices so you can dismiss a notification on one device and have it disappear on another. Available on web, iOS and Android today Improved photo sharing and processing that automatically enhances your images on the fly newly designed news stream that features a completely overhauled desktop UI … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O 2013: “Google Play Game Services” and More New Services Unveiled!
Google Vice President of Product Management, Hugo Barra, unveiled some exciting new services in his segment of the I/O keynote. In particular, he unveiled the much rumored Google Play Game Services. These New Google Play services and APIs will be rolling out today to all Android devices Froyo and up! Barra began his presentation talking about some new Google Location APIs for developers: “Fused Location Provider” will use more sensors to increase location accuracy and reduce battery use; “Geo Fencing” creates virtual perimeters for a real-world geographic areas; and Activity Recognition … Read more
Wade Keye
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 Play adds personalized recommendations, tablet filters
Google just unveiled some improvements to the Google Play Store at the Google I/O 2013 keynote today. Engineering director of Android, Chris Yerga, took to the stage to boast about the new features. The main addition to the store that’s most beneficial to users is personalized recommendations. From now on, when you’re browsing Google Play, there’s a category for exploring your own recommendations. These are tailored to each individual user based on a variety of different factors. It could look at past buying history in the store and could even … Read more
George Tinari
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 I/O 2013: Android passes 900 million activations worldwide
Google announced at the Google I/O 2013 keynote this morning that it has officially reached 900 million Android activations. That’s an incredible achievement for a platform that’s only been around for a few years. Google’s Sundar Pichai took the stage to reveal the news. Last year, activations passed 400 million total, which means growth has over doubled in a single year. He went on to say that he realizes there are over 7 billion people on the planet, so technically Android has quite a way to go, but it’s certainly … Read more