We don’t know when Google will unveil the next major version of Android (although next week is one possible scenario) but one key feature appears to have been confirmed. Code commits made to the AOSP master branch reveal that the mobile operating system is about to get a new default runtime compiler. The aging Dalvik has been replaced by ART […]
Google to unveil healh-focused Google Fit at Google I/O?
Your health is a hot topic for device manufacturers these days. Samsung unveiled its new health-focused platform called Sami in late May. Apple revealed its HealthKit platform at WWDC 2014 earlier this month. And Google does not appear to be far behind. Citing multiple unnamed sources, Forbes reported today that Google will announce its own health-focused service called Google Fit […]
Google unveils Project Tango development tablet
Project Ara is no the only project that Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) project team is working on. It is also working on devices that can perform advanced motion and spatial tracking. A range of sensors allows these devices create maps of their physical surroundings in real time. As we walk through our daily lives, we use visual cues […]
Android KitKat tops 13% in latest Android platform version data
It has taken more than six months but Android KitKat has finally broken through the 10% threshold in the latest update to the Google Android Platform Versions report. Numbers published today by Google now show Android KitKat at 13.6% up 5.1% over the previous month. The jump is likely due to the growing number of devices launching with the latest […]
Toshiba to supply processors for Project Ara smartphones
Details continue to fall into place for the launch of the first Project Ara modular smartphones early next year. The first Project Ara Developer Conference took place in April and those interested in building modules for the project are now poring over the Project Ara MDK. We are now starting to hear more about those manufacturers. According to Nikkei, Toshiba […]
Apple and Google put end to their smartphone patent litigation
Surprising news tonight as Apple and Google have announced that they are burying the hatchet and putting an end to all their smartphone patent litigation. While the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents, the two have agreed to “work together in some areas of patent reform.” It’s not clear what triggered this sudden change of […]
Marketing executive Ivy Ross to lead Google Glass team
Changes are afoot over at the Google Glass team. The company will have a new leader starting Monday while one of its lead engineers is headed to Facebook’s Oculus project. In an open letter posted on Google+, former Art.com Chief Marketing Officer Ivy Ross announced that she has been appointed head of Google Glass. Her appointment is another indication that Google is […]
Google confirms Gmail for Android installed more than a billion times
Gmail for Android reached quite the milestone earlier this week. The app topped the 1 billion mark, making it the first conventional app to do so. First reported by AndroidPolice using data provided by AppBrain, Google Play’s own counter pushed the app into the 1,000,000,000-5,000,000,000 installs range shortly after. Google has done little to confirm the milestone but Sundar Pichai, […]