Google CEO Eric Schmidt kicked off today’s Motorola-Verizon event to give a brief overview of where Android stood. According to his latest figures, 1.3 million Android devices are now activated every day. Some 480 million Android devices are currently active across the globe. The news was not all good though. Schmidt revealed that Android tablets only account for about 70,000 […]
Rumour: Google to launch 3G-enabled Nexus 7
The Google Nexus 7 tablet family may soon grow to include a second model. Citing a “very well-placed insider,” MoDaCo reports that Google and partner ASUS are getting ready to launch a 3G-enabled Nexus 7 model. ASUS is already ramping up production with a launch planned about six weeks from now. This would place the tablet’s release some time in […]
Google to cut 4,000 Motorola jobs and focus on fewer devices
With its acquisition of Motorola having closed in May, Google is now beginning to its stamp on its acquisition’s future. According to The New York Times, Motorola will lay off about 20% of its workforce, about 4,000 employees, and close about a third of its offices worldwide. One third of the job losses will come from the US but it […]
Apple iOS 6 to ship without YouTube app
First, Apple dropped Google Maps from iOS 6 in favour of its own app. Apple today also confirmed that the upcoming version of its mobile operating system will also ship without a YouTube app. In a statement to The Verge, Apple explained that its YouTube license ran out and was not extended: Our license to include the YouTube app in […]
Google launches official Android blog
Google this week announced that Android would have its own blog going forward. In the past, Google posted its Android news to the Google Mobile Blog. A few months ago, we asked what content you wanted to see more of on the Google Mobile Blog, and the answer was quite clear: more Android! We launched +Android on Google+ and now […]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now on 16% of Android devices
The adoption of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continues to gather steam. According to the latest Android Developers distribution numbers, Android 4.0 now accounts for 15.9% of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within the last 14-day period, up from 10.9% about a month ago. Here are the full numbers: Version Codename API Level Distribution 1.5 Cupcake 3 0.2% […]
Google delays Nexus Q launch to make improvements
Google yesterday announced that it was indefinitely delaying the consumer launch of its Nexus Q media player. Google first announced it at Google I/O only weeks ago and now describes it as a “preview” device. It met with lukewarm reviews due primarily to its limited functionality and relatively high price. We have an important update about your Nexus Q pre-order. […]
Multi-user support coming to Google Android?
One major features that Android users have been clamoring for is multi-user support. While one could argue that smartphones are a personal device, the same argument cannot be made for tablets. Much as it already works on operating systems such as Windows or Mac OS X, this feature would allow different users to customize the device to their liking without […]