One of the announcements from today that didn’t really surprise us was of the availability of the LG G Watch. In the time between the I/O keynote and now, AT&T has also stated it has plans to carry the smartwatch, so you may be wondering what exactly powers the thing. So, we’ve compiled a list of the LG G ...
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Google I/O 2014′s keynote is now in the books, but the news still keeps flowing in. Now we’re hearing of AT&T’s intentions to carry the LG G Watch on its network.” But wait, the LG G Watch doesn’t have cellular radios!” Of course it doesn’t — let’s go over the details.AT&T is bringing the G Watch in as a purchasable accessory, and you’ll probably be ...
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Google has just announced the Google Fit platform preview as a centralized platform to bring in fitness information from a variety of sensors and apps. Similar to what Apple launched at WWDC, Google also has partners such as Nike, Adidas, HTC, and Motorola. There are even more partners, but we won’t bore you with the full list here.We aren’t sure if Google Fit will end up becoming a standalone app from Google, but seeing as that it pulls in data from a variety ...
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Update: We’ll begin shortly. Video embedded at the bottom.Google I/O one of the company’s most important events every year. It’s that time for developers to meet, and for Google to meet them and us with its latest and greatest evolution in products and software. This event has historically been used to showcase the future of Android in both hardware and software, and even though our hardware expectations are still grim, anything can happen in the next couple of ours.Even though we’ve seen products like the Google Nexus 7 and even the Chrome Cast announced years ago, ...
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Google just announced Android L, and we’re now learning of a new feature of it to help separate work from play. Android L will allow for data separation and security between professional and personal applications on your device, meaning you can use one phone for both work and your outside life.Samsung is working with Google to bring some of the Knox features over to Android, which many Samsung Galaxy users understand as a terrible thing. ...
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Google I/O 2014 is still underway, but as we continue following it on the web and from our local Google office outside Boston, we’ve got some new info on the new crop of Android Wear devices that just can’t wait.Google’s announcement included the exciting news that two new Android Wear smartwatches –both the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live– will go live for pre-order today (and also as the not-so-exciting news that we’re ...
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We’re fresh off of the launch of Android L, and we were told a developer preview would be launching tomorrow. We’re now hearing more about when exactly this developer preview will be launching, and which devices will be initially able to get in on the fun.The preview will be available as factory images, presumably on Google’s usual site (linked in the source below). This site has never been restricted to developers only in the past, so we’re ...
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Google has not been letting us down when it comes to confirming a lot of the big Google I/O notes we were expecting the company to hit, and following a number of leaks pointing to the launch of Android TV, Google’s gone ahead and confirmed the project.Android TV makes full use of the arrival of new features in Android L, giving devices the ability to accept live video input – this allows Android TV hardware to superimpose its UI over a stream from an external source, like a cable box. The interface is designed to minimize complexity, allowing control with as little as a simple ...
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One of Google’s most successful devices from last year was quite surprising — the Chromecast. The little inexpensive streaming stick is now learning new tricks at Google I/O. It will now work without it being on the same network as the device you’re using to Cast, mirror your Android screen to the big screen, and more.The first new Google Cast feature is quite self explanatory. Even if the device you want to Cast from is not on the same WiFi network as a friend’s Chromecast, you need not nag said friend for their WiFi password (which they may have forgotten due to ...
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Google I/O is unsurprisingly bringing us a lot of news about how Android Wear devices will operate, what kind of software they’ll run, and how they’ll interact with our phones. But as fundamentally important as that whole software side is to the Wear experience, we know that many of you are even more excited to learn about Wear hardware. The first two devices, the LG G Watch and Motorola Moto 360 were confirmed earlier this year, and today Google adds some long-awaited details when it comes to availability.The LG G Watch goes up for sale today, coming to the Play Store (just as ...
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One of the traditions of Google I/O is to share statistics on Android saturation, and Google’s Sundar Pichai has delivered today. He has shared interesting stats such as steps taken, and apps installed by Android users. Check these revised Android usage numbers out below.Android users take 1.4 trillion steps a day — yes, trillion – and there are more than one billion Android users who have been active in the last 30 days. Key stats on tablets were also shared. Market share for Android tablets is now at 62%, up from last year’s 46%.Android has seen pretty ...
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Google’s Sundar Pichai just took to the stage at Google I/O today, and after bringin gus up to speed with some of the latest Android user statistics, he’s got the first big I/O announcement to make: the launch of Google’s Android One project.Android One is an undertaking designed to really streamline the development, release, and support of new Android handsets, helping OEMs get high-quality devices out to the growing Android user base.Google provides reference designs, access to qualified vendors, and the tools manufacturers will need in order to quickly put together ...
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Google has just unveiled Android L, with an incredibly redone “Material Design.” The whole OS is built off of everything being able to have depth, and Matias Duarte (a Google designer) demoed a new Roboto typeface as well. Developers can add elevation to any part of the UI, and a shadow will automatically be created. They can also create seamless animations between apps.As part of Android L, Google apps such as the phone dialer and Gmail have been redesigned. Google has also unveiled the first draft of the new design guidelines, consistent across devices and screen sizes.This ...
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Update: stream embedded below!Google I/O is the most anticipated event of the year if you’re a fan of Android-powered gadgets, or technology in general. Whether you are rocking an Android smartphone or tablet, or one powered by another platform and you like to stay up-to-date and informed on the competition, Google I/O should definitely be on your list of things to follow.This year’s conference is happening on June 25 and 26, at Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California. The keynote starts a 9a PDT, which is 12p EDT, or 4p GMT. It will be streamed live, and ...
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In case you can’t bring yourself to wait just a few more hours, it’s (almost) confirmed. A report from The Wall Street Journal and an app changelog prematurely published by the developer of Riptide GP2 — Vector Unit — have revealed that an Android TV set-top box is likely coming today, along with some of the features it may have.One of the key features of the one Android TV set-top box expected to be demoed is gaming integration with Android. There seemingly is a smooth handoff between playing on your phone and playing the same game on your TV, which brings us to ...
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