The two-day Google I/O 2014 kicked off today with a keynote hosted by Sundar Pichai, Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps. We’ll update this post during the event, bringing you development as they happen. Here we go: Google I/O is now a global event spanning 6 continents with over a million people watching. Growing female participation. Smartphone shipments: 315 […]
Google I/O 2014
Watch the Google I/O 2014 keynote here
Google I/O 2014 is only hours away and the Keynote that kicks it all off promises to be an exciting one. Only 6,000 developers won the chance to make their way down to San Francisco for the two day event. Fortunately, Google will livestream much of the conference, including the Google I/O 2014 keynote, so that those of us not […]
Google to unveil next major version of Android at Google I/O 2014
With a day to go before Google I/O 2014 kicks off, Sundar Pichai has given the strongest indication yet that the company will unveil the next major version of Android at the event. Google has typically made such announcements in the fall but Pichai told BusinessWeek that “I want the world to understand what we are doing sooner.” Much as […]
Samsung Android Wear smartwatch coming to Google I/O 2014?
Google I/O 2014 kicks off next week and the new Android Wear extension for wearables is expected to feature prominently. LG and Motorola are widely expected to showcase their LG G Watch and Moto 360 smartwatches at the event. But they may have to share the spotlight with another device. CNET has learned that a Samsung Android Wear smartwatch will also […]
Google to unveil healh-focused Google Fit at Google I/O?
Your health is a hot topic for device manufacturers these days. Samsung unveiled its new health-focused platform called Sami in late May. Apple revealed its HealthKit platform at WWDC 2014 earlier this month. And Google does not appear to be far behind. Citing multiple unnamed sources, Forbes reported today that Google will announce its own health-focused service called Google Fit […]
Could this be the Google Nexus 8?
While it appears that Google is getting ready to retire its Nexus program, it may still launch one or two Nexus devices before it launches its new Android Silver program. Among them has been the oft-rumoured Nexus 8 (or Nexus 9) tablet. A new image on the Google I/O 2014 website may well be showing off this unannounced device ahead […]
Google posts Google I/O 2014 schedule
Google I/O 2014 will take place on June 25 and 26, 2014. The registration lottery is closed and the lucky attendees have been notified (and billed). With just over a month to go now, Google has posted the complete schedule of events and code labs. Everything kicks off with the Keynote on June 25 at 0900 PDT. It will likely […]
Reminder: Google I/O 2014 registration opens today
After a false start last week, Google I/O 2014 registration kicked off today without a hitch. The one week delay allowed Google to make some final tweaks to its new process. Unlike years past, there was no scramble to register in the first hour as Google has changed it from a first-in-first-out to a lottery one. Registration will be open […]