Google added a Jelly Bean Sandwich statue to its front lawn last week to announce the launch of its latest Android release. According to a Google+ post by Android engineer Dan Morrill, a hot spell has not been kind to the statue causing its head to partially melt and pop off. To add insult to injury, someone apparently stole one […]
Jelly Bean
HTC to support Android 4.1 on variety of devices
HTC today issued a statement about Android 4.1 Jelly Bean support on its devices. “We are excited about Android Jelly Bean and are planning to support it across a variety of our devices. We are reviewing the software to determine our upgrade plans and schedule, so please stay tuned for more updates on specific device upgrade plans.” It’s likely that […]
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.
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 […]
Google Play confirms Jelly Bean to be Android 4.1
Google appears to have inadvertently confirmed that Jelly Bean, the next major version of Android, will in fact bear version number 4.1 when it is announced. A description of the Galaxy Nexus in the Google Play cart indicates that it will soon be “the first phone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.” A second image, of the Galaxy Nexus itself, seems […]
More information on upcoming quad-core Tegra 3 Google Nexus tablet
On the heels of yesterday’s rumour that Google’s 7-inch Nexus tablet will begin shipping in June for July availability come new details about the tablet itself. A ” trusted source” has told TechnoBuffalo that Google will indeed announce Asus-built Nexus tablet at its Google I/O event in June. Attendees will also be happy to learn that they can expect to […]
Rumour: Google to launch 5 Nexus devices on November 5th for Android’s 5th birthday
Google could mark Android’s upcoming 5th birthday with quite the celebration. Rumours last week suggested that the next major Android version (Android 5.0/Jelly Bean?) would launch with multiple Nexus devices from different manufacturers on Google Play by Thanksgiving. Talk Android has learned from a “reliable source” that Google will launch five Nexus devices on November 5th. It just happens that […]