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ANDROID 4.3

May 17, 2013

Rumor: Google to start selling the white Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 on June 10th

Stefan Constantinescu

Taylor Wimberly from Android and Me got his hands on a white LG Nexus 4 at Google I/O this year. He says that the search giant will release it to the general public on

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May 17, 2013

Google wants the world to use their new VP9 codec, but even they admit h.265 is better

Stefan Constantinescu

It goes without saying that video files are huge. Thankfully, computers get more and more powerful each and every year, so they can handle decoding increasingly complex video codecs. Anyone who has ever downloaded a

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May 16, 2013

Google I/O Recap: Android Studio, making an Android developer’s life easier

Stefan Constantinescu

The first hour of Google's four hour keynote yesterday centered around Android studio, the new application that app developers will be given from here on out to make their wares. Previously, Android development was

ANDROID PHONES

May 16, 2013

Google I/O Recap: The Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4

Stefan Constantinescu

Yesterday Google announced the unthinkable. They announced the impossible. They announced that they're going to start selling a Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android. Before I jump to the details, I'd like to

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May 16, 2013

Google I/O Recap: Hangouts, this isn’t exactly an integrated messaging experience

Stefan Constantinescu

The Verge has produced a fantastic seven and a half minute video explaining the new Google Hangouts, featuring actual Google employees. I recommend you watch that, because what I'm about to say is going

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May 16, 2013

Google I/O Recap: Say hello to the new Google Maps, coming to Android and iOS this summer

Stefan Constantinescu

Everyone loves Google Maps, and it's for good reasons too. The maps are accurate, they load quickly, and Google has one of the best POI databases on the planet. So what can be improved?

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May 16, 2013

Google I/O Recap: Google Play Music All Access

Stefan Constantinescu

Google announced a new music service at I/O yesterday called "Google Play Music All Access". That's a mouthful, and I'm seriously hoping they change the name at some point in the future.

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May 16, 2013

Google issues Microsoft a cease and desist letter over YouTube for Windows Phone

Stefan Constantinescu

Microsoft recently released a YouTube application for Windows Phone because they were tired of waiting for Google to write one for them. Said app has some features that Google doesn't like, namely the total

ANDROID 4.3

May 16, 2013

Prediction: Google will hold an event in July to announce Android 4.3 and the new Nexus 7

Stefan Constantinescu

Shortly after Google's 57 hour keynote ended, the Bluetooth SIG published a press release saying support for Bluetooth Smart will be coming to Android in "the coming months". What exactly is Bluetooth Smart? It'

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May 15, 2013

Google Play services gets a massive API update; here is what it means for you!

Rajesh Pandey

The 3-hours plus I/O keynote from Google just ended, and it has been nothing short of exhilarating. Google made tons of new announcements, including Google Play Services, an AOSP running Galaxy S4, Android

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May 15, 2013

Liveblog: Google I/O 2013, with that signature Stefan snark

Stefan Constantinescu

Google I/O 2013 is due to kick off in less than four and a half hours. Instead of spamming my Twitter followers with tweets, I'm going to be using CoveritLive to liveblog the

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May 15, 2013

Google to announce a Spotify competitor at I/O

Stefan Constantinescu

According to The Verge, Google has recently signed deals with both Universal Music and Sony Music and the company plans to unveil a Spotify-like streaming service at I/O later today. The search giant

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May 15, 2013

HP SlateBook x2: Tegra 4 packing 10.1 inch WUXGA Android 4.2.2 hybrid laptop, just $480

Stefan Constantinescu

You've probably familiar with the ASUS Transformer, the Android tablet that docks into a keyboard, with the end result looking like your run of the mill laptop. HP has just announced the SlateBook x2,

GALAXY S4

May 15, 2013

About that GS4 Google Edition rumor, you know it’s absolutely nuts, right?

Stefan Constantinescu

According to Geek.com, one of the things we'll today at Google I/O is a "Google Edition" Samsung Galaxy S4. It's technically not a Nexus device, it's just Samsung's flagship

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May 14, 2013

NVIDIA Shield pre-orders kick off next week, are you ready to put down $350?

Stefan Constantinescu

NVIDIA, the company that designs graphics chips and chips for smartphones and tablets, is going to try something a little bit different this year. They're going to launch a portable gaming console called Shield.

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May 14, 2013

Google combines your Gmail and Google Drive data buckets into one big 15 GB partition

Stefan Constantinescu

Google just announced that they're going to combine your Gmail storage with your Google Drive storage into one massive 15 GB shared space. So whereas before you had 10 GB of free space for

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May 14, 2013

Google I/O starts tomorrow, here’s what to expect and how to follow all the breaking news

Stefan Constantinescu

Google's annual I/O conference is due to kick off at 09:00 tomorrow in San Francisco. If you want to know when that is in your respective time zone, I've set this

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May 13, 2013

Leak: ‘Google Play Games’ promises to take Android gaming to the next level

Stefan Constantinescu

Gaming on a smartphone doesn't compare to gaming on a dedicated console like the XBOX or PlayStation, for obvious reasons. Your phone can only be so big, whereas you can buy the largest high