After missing in action in October, Google today updated its Android Platform Versions report. Published on the same day that Android 5.0 Lollipop is out with the HTC-built Google Nexus 9, it shows that Android 4.4 KitKat is now on nearly a third of all Android devices. Since Google last published numbers in early September, KitKat has increased its share of the […]
Google Nexus 9 now available for order on Google Play
The Google Nexus 9 was unveiled last month (along with the Nexus 6) and has been available for pre-order since then. Sales were scheduled to begin on November 3 but it appears that Google could not wait any longer. If you have not already pre-ordered your Google Nexus 9, you can now head over to Google Play and place your […]
Andy Rubin leaving Google
Andy Rubin, one of the founding fathers of Android, is leaving Google. According to The Wall Street Journal, Rubin is leaving to start an incubator for startups. “I want to wish Andy all the best with what’s next,” Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement received by the publication. “With Android he created something truly remarkable—with a billion plus happy users. […]
Don’t rule out Android Wear coming to iOS
The relationship between Apple and Google is not the friendliest out there but that has not prevented the latter from making a number of services and apps available to iOS users. Currently missing from that list is the relatively new Android Wear but that could change at some point in the future. In an interview with Huffington Post UK, Android […]
Sundar Pichai takes on leadership for all core Google products
It appears that Sundar Pichai, Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps, just got himself a promotion and a not-so-small one at that. Re/code reports that Pichai will take on the lead for all of Google’s core products. That includes search, maps, Google+, commerce, ad products as well as his current portfolio of Android, Chrome and Google Apps. The […]
Google announces first major Android Wear update
Given that we heard yesterday that Google had begun to push Android 4.4W.2 out to the LG G Watch yesterday, today’s announcement by Google that Android Wear is getting an update should not come as a surprise. But Google also announced new availability details for the Sony SmartWatch 3, the first Android Wear watch to include a GPS sensor, and […]
ASUS ZenWatch to be first to sport OEM-modified Android Wear interface
As the number of available Android Wear devices grows, we are starting to see more variety when it comes to hardware. The same cannot be said on the software side as Google has so far prevented manufacturers from offering any other than a stock experience. Sure you can customize your watchface but little else is currently available to distinguish the […]
Poll: Will you buy the Google Nexus 6?
Google today unveiled the Google Nexus 6, its latest Nexus smartphone and the first to run Android 5.0 Lollipop. While its 5.9-inch display and phablet dimensions may be too much for many, today’s announcement revealed another surprise that may deter many from making it their next smartphone. Motorola revealed pricing for the Nexus 6 and it is certainly not the attractive […]