Google just revealed Android 4.1 at its annual I/O event bringing along with it a significant number of new features. From Project Butter to improved notifications, we bring you the low down on all that was announced.
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Google’s Nexus 7 tablet revealed, Comes with quad core Tegra 3 processor
Google is expected to announce its first foray into a Nexus branded tablet device. Ahead of the Google I/O event, Modaco has managed to get its hands on the complete spec sheet and product images from the Play Store servers. The tablet will presumably be the first device to run the next generation Android Jelly Bean OS.
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Google Earth, Maps to get the 3D treatment
Quick on the heels of the announcement regarding offline support for Google Maps on Android , the company has revealed that Maps and Google Earth on Android and iOS will be getting enhanced 3D support. A new process is being used to achieve greater 3D depth.
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Google Maps for Android finally gets offline support
At a press event in San Francisco , Google has just announced its intention to bring offline maps to the Android to its mobile map solutions. This offline caching feature will be an extension of the 10mile cache which is already possible. This announcement comes hot on the heels of rumors that Apple might be ditching Google and going with their own in-house maps application.
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Google acquires Quick Office
Quick Office , the popular productivity app has today been acquired by Google. Quick Office is well known for providing a powerful and feature rich office suite across Android , iOS and Symbian. Google plans to bring the seamless interoperability with popular file formats from Quick Office to its own GDocs solution.
Google Maps event scheduled before WWDC, Expected to reveal new 3D mapping features
Google has sent over invites for a special event on 6th June where it will talk about Google Maps. Google is expected to showcase new and upcoming features for their much used mapping solution. In addition we expect a greater focus on 3D mapping.
Google publishes updated search app for iPhone
Google has today published an updated search application for the iPhone which provides a simpler way to access all Google apps from one place. The update boasts of faster autocompletion of search terms. Pages load faster and it is easer to access multiple pages due to a slide-in panel.
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Google has finally acquired Motorola Mobility, Googler Dennis Woodside replaces Sanjay Jha as CEO
After winning regulatory approval in China , Google has finally completed it’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a record $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page wrote a blog post today titled “We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility” and that the deal has finally closed after 9 months since the initial announcement. Google now has access to over 17000 patents owned by Motorola Mobility and will come in handy in it’s patent wars against Microsoft and Apple.
Wii U rumored that it will be running Android O.S
Android has been chosen to run on various devices from Radios, cameras to landline phones. Now popular console maker Nintendo is rumored to be using Google’s Android O.S for it’s Wii U which was unveiled at E3 last year.
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Google selling Galaxy Nexus with new factory image on Play Store
Google has started selling the Galaxy Nexus on Google Play from this week just for $399.99, six week after its debut. This new device comes with Google wallet and a $10 credit by default. Another interesting factor is that the system image on this Galaxy Nexus is not the usual “Yakju” build, instead it’s the “Takju” image which has been used.
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Instagram for Android gets tablet , SD card installs support
Instagram finally made its way to the super popular Android platform earlier this week and attained over a million downloads in a single day. The photo sharing app has now received an update to include support for Android tablets , SD card installation and even WiFi handsets.
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Google considering sharing revenue with carriers to stimulate Wallet adoption
Reports suggest that Google might be considering sharing revenues from Google Wallet with AT&T and Vodafone to help stimulate usage. The service currently only works on one network and device ie the Sprint Nexus S 4G. Sprint plans to out 10 more Wallet supported devices later this year.
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Google+ for Windows Phone in the works
Google+ was launched by Google last year, now it has around 90 million people registered on it, and its apps are available on both Android and iOS, though the Android version has more set of features. Google had earlier said that they are working on Google+ application for all the major operating systems including Blackberry O.S. Now, news is that Google is working on the WIndows Phone version and it may be out pretty soon.
Google Booth at MWC 2012
This post contains video’s and photo from the Google Booth at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2012. We also have a exclusive video review of a Google product for you.
Live Photos from Sony Launch Event
Sony held their pre-MWC (Mobile World Congress) event today evening at Palau Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Sony unveiled their next generation XPERIA family. The three devices announced were the XPERIA S, XPERIA P and XPERIA U.