Google today unveiled its latest app, Google Wallet. As the name implies, it will allow your phone to act as your wallet and let you to make payments via NFC. Google Wallet is a key part of our ongoing effort to improve shopping for both businesses and consumers. It’s aimed at making it easier for you to pay for and […]
Google I/O 2011: Google planning further Nexus devices
At a Q&A that followed today’s Google I/O keynote, Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile at Google, today confirmed that Google will release further Nexus devices. Asked about a potential Nexus 3, Rubin replied: “The Nexus has been the thing that we used to set the bar, and there’s always going to be new ones coming out in the market…we’ll make […]
Google I/O 2011: Google announces Android Ice Cream Sandwich
After announcing the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update, Google announced that the next version of Android will be known as Ice Cream Sandwich. As expected, it addresses the split between smartphone and tablet Android versions and brings all devices back under the umbrella of one OS. All the features of Honeycomb will be available in Ice Cream Sandwich as well as […]
Google I/O 2011: Google announces Android 3.1 Honeycomb update
As Google I/O 2011 kicked off today, Google announced that it will release an update to Android 3.0 Honeycomb for tablet devices. It comes with a number of new features including new multitasking functionality, resizable widgets, USB host support (providing support for camera uploads, game controllers, mice and more). The multitasking promises to offer more fluid transitions and be more […]
Google Voice integration with Sprint goes live
Google today announced that its Google Voice integration with Sprint is now live. Sprint users can opt to keep their existing Sprint number or get a new Google Voice number that will replaces their Sprint number. Best of all, it works with all Sprint phones. In both cases, Google Voice replaces Sprint voicemail and international calls made from the Sprint […]
Next Android version to be called Ice Cream Sandwich?
Google could announce the next version of its Android mobile operating system as early as next week’s Google I/O conference. Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO at the time, already confirmed at MWC 2011 that it will “start with an I, be named after a dessert.” Rumours that the version after Honeycomb (Android 3.0) would be called Ice Cream surfaced as far […]
Google previews upcoming Honeycomb-powered Motorola Tablet
As expected, Andy Rubin, VP of Mobile Platforms at Google, took to the stage last night at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference. While Google had announced the Google Nexus S earlier in the day, Rubin had a surprise of his own: A preview of Motorola’s Honeycomb-powered tablet. Rubin did not share a lot of details but did indicate that […]
Google responds to Oracle lawsuit
Google has responded to Oracle’s lawsuit over Google Android. Its statement is short but suggests that this could be in the courts for a while: We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit. The open-source Java community goes beyond any one corporation and works every day to make the […]