Google announced a major upgrade to its Hangouts real-time communication service, rolling out a new stand-alone Hangouts app for the web, Android and iOS that will be available later Wednesday. The app was introduced by Vic Gundotra, senior VP of engineering, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. He ...
Google I/O 2013: Android Has Had 900 Million Activations, 48 Billion App Installs
on 5.15.13
What would a Google liveblog be without some updates on Android activations? Well, in case you're curious, the newest figure is 900 million -- a big jump from the 400 million activations reported last year. What's more, Google says there have been 48 billion app installations to date, including 2.8 billion in the last month ...
Google I/O 2013: Google Play Games Services Offers Cloud Saves, Leaderboards, More
on 5.15.13
Google has unveiled Google Play games services on Wednesday, a new family of APIs built specifically for game developers. The platform will support cloud saves, thereby allowing users to save their progress or game state and pick it up on a separate device, as well as achievements and leaderboards using Google+. The ...
Google I/O 2013: Unlocked Galaxy SIV With Stock Android Available on June 26
on 5.15.13
Google is offering a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, arguably one of the top current Android devices, with Jelly Bean 4.2 unlocked on Google Play beginning June 26, the company revealed at I/O . The news is big because it’s the first non-Nexus device to get blessed with this opportunity, and Google says it will be ...
Google I/O 2013: Google Now Gets Voice Reminders, Better Search Features, More
on 5.15.13
As part of the updates to Google Search being introduced at I/O, Google Now is also getting a nice update with some new cards. Probably the most useful is a new voice reminders tool — you can tell your Android device to remind you to do something, and it'll bring up a quick dialog to let you set a specific time and then ...
Verizon to Pay Parents $7 Billion Dividend
on 5.14.13
Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service provider, said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June, surprising some analysts who had not expected a big payout. The dividend comes amid mounting speculation Verizon could buy Vodafone's stake in ...
Nokia Unveils New Flagship Phone Lumia 925, Launching in June
on 5.14.13
Nokia has launched the Lumia 925, its new flagship smartphone running the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. The Finnish manufacturer has unveiled the device, which comes equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, as part of a dedicated Lumia event taking place in London. It ...
BlackBerry Launches BB10.1 Internationally, Coming to US This Month
on 5.14.13
On Tuesday at BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins announced the availability of BB 10.1 for the Z10. This first major update to BlackBerry’s next-gen mobile platform starts rolling out immediately and packs a moderate amount of updates. “By the end of this week, the vast majority of our international carriers will offer ...
BlackBerry’s Q5 is a Mid-Range Smartphone for Emerging Markets
on 5.14.13
BlackBerry revealed a new device, the Q5, running the BlackBerry 10.1 operating system aimed at emerging markets and available in black, white and pink colors. At the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said that the Q5 would be launching with global carrier partners in the ...
Report: iPhone 5S’s Home Button Will Hold a Fingerprint Scanner
on 5.14.13
Over the past four years, an obvious pattern has emerged with Apple’s iPhone lineup. First, a redesigned iPhone launches and then the following year, and iterative upgrade makes use of the same external hardware but includes several internal upgrades. But according to a string of reports, including one from an industry ...
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