With the official announcement today that Android L will henceforth be known as Google Android 5.0 Lollipop, the traditional statue was also unveiled at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. It joins other Android statues such as Cupkake and KitKat in front of building 44. The latest statue is our good friend Bugdroid holding a lollipop in one hand and […]
Google unveils Nexus 6 and Nexus 9
As expected, Google today unveiled the Google Nexus 6 phablet and the Nexus 9 tablet. Both will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop. Much as it did last year with the Nexus 5, Google unveiled its new nexus devices without a formal announcement. Advances in computing are driven at the intersection of hardware and software. That’s why we’ve always introduced Nexus […]
Google unveils Android 5.0 Lollipop
All the guessing is over and those who chose Lollipop can brag that they guessed right. Google today unveiled Android 5.0 Lollipop, the “largest, most ambitious release on Android.” As Google showed back at Google I/O 2014 when it was known as Android L, it comes with a more consistent experience suitable for a range of devices from smartphones to […]
Google teases Android L dessert name in new video
Following this morning’s leak of three upcoming Android video ads, Google itself has posted a teaser for the upcoming launch of Android L. Called “Sweeeeet,” it teases that “There can only be one L. Coming soon.” The teaser was first posted to Twitter by none other than Sundar Pichai who will likely make the announcement (assuming that there even is one […]
Android L to launch as Android Licorice?
Google unveiled the next major version of Android at Google I/O 2014 as Android L. Speculation has since run wild as to what its official name would be. Lemon Meringue Pie, Lion (after the Nestle chocolate bar) and Lollipop have all been identified as possibilities. A new one emerged this week courtesy of sculpting firm Themendous’s Giovanni Calabrese. What do […]
Cyanogen said to have turned down Google acquisition
Getting acquired by Google is not every startup’s dream. The Information reported yesterday that Cyanogen had turned down Google’s advances. The revelation that Google wanted to acquire the company that builds its own version of Android was apparently made by company CEO Kirt McMaster to company shareholders. It’s not the first time that a company reaches out to Cyanogen to […]
More Android L user interface tweaks revealed
A new build (less than a week old) of Android L has been spotted in the Chromium issue tracker by sharp eyes over at Myce. Identified as build LRW87D and named Lemon Meringue Pie (a name we’ve heard before), it is running on a Nexus 5. The issue logged is about videos crashing in Chrome and comes with a video […]
Google celebrates 16th birthday with hint about Android L nickname?
Google turned 16 this month. While the company was formally incorporated on September 4, 1998, it now officially celebrates its birthday on September 27. It should come as no surprise that it decided to throw itself a small party yesterday along with a birthday cake. And what do you put on top of such a cake? Normally you would put […]