In an interview with AllThingsD, Asus Chairman Jonney Shih revealed that it only took ASUS and Google four months to design and built the Google Nexus 7 tablet. That’s not to say that it was easy. “Our engineers told me it is like torture,” Shih said during the interview. “They [Google] ask a lot.” For his part, Andy Rubin, SVP […]
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Acer launches Iconia Tab A700 tablet in Canada
Acer today announced the Canadian debut of its Iconia Tab A700 tablet. Acer first teased its first full HD tablet back at CES 2012. “Consumers have embraced their tablets as a mobile hub for their daily lives, and the full HD display on the Acer A700 will give customers a fresh new perspective on the apps, games and digital media […]
Google I/O 2012: Google announces Nexus Q social streaming media player
The Google Nexus 7 tablet was not the only Nexus device unveiled today. Google also introduced Nexus Q, billed as “the world’s first social streaming media player.” Nexus Q streams your favorite entertainment directly from the cloud to your living room. Just use the Google Play and YouTube apps on your Android phone or tablet to surf an ocean of […]
Google I/O 2012: Google now activating a million Android devices a day
Before Google announcing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the Google Nexus 7 tablet earlier today, it kicked off Google I/O 2012 by announcing that over 400 million Android devices had now been activated. As impressive as this is, it looks like Android is still growing fast. Android activations now top one million per day. This amounts to 12 devices being […]
Google I/O 2012: Google announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
As anticipated, Google today announced the latest version of Android as Google I/O 2012 kicked off. The rumours had it right: The next major release will be known as Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. While it comes with a number of new features, Google also focused a lot on improving the overall responsiveness. As Android User Experience Director Matias Duarte put […]
Video: Building the Android Jelly Bean statue
Google yesterday added a Jelly Bean statue to its Android garden. We only had pictures yesterday but it has now added a video showing the Google Android team helping build their latest creation. Google is expected to announce Android Jelly Bean later today as Google I/O 2012 kicks off.
Samsung Galaxy S III available in Canada today
The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III makes its Canadian debut today. Two models are available in Canada: The LTE-enabled SGH-i747 model is headed to Bell Mobility, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, TELUS and Rogers Wireless with the SGH-iT999 model to be available from Mobilicity, Vidéotron, and WIND Mobile. The following carriers are offering the Samsung Galaxy S III: Bell Mobility: 16GB […]
Android Jelly Bean arrives at Google HQ
Did Google just spill the beans? Sorry, it just had to be done. If there was any doubt that Google would announce Jelly Bean as the next major version of Android at Google I/O 2012, the tradition of putting a statue on its campus to mark the completion of a major release should put those those to rest. Joining other […]