Google Now announced to help with travel, sports scores, alerts and more

Google Now announced to help with travel, sports scores, alerts and more

We are still getting drenched with tons of awesome features for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but Google is talking specifically on a few called Google Now and Knowledge Graph. Both of these are Siri-like features we’ve been waiting for with a “virtual assistant.” Knowledge Graph simply allows users to ask just about any question imaginable and Google will give out a quick and swift answer. Anything you possilby want to know … [Read more...]

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean features offline dictation and features galore

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean features offline dictation and features galore

They’ve just officially announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with tons and tons of changes. We mentioned a few in the announcement post linked to below, but they keep unveiling new awesome features you’ll want to hear about. From smooth as “butter” UI improvements, offline dictation, and some sweet improvements to widgets. Widgets now will replace app icons on screen as you move them around. If there isn’t room, Jelly … [Read more...]

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean officially announced at Google IO

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean officially announced at Google IO

Hugo Barra director of product management her at Google has just jumped on stage here at Google IO for their day one keynote. Right off the bat talking about momentum, numbers, and of course the much rumored Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. No more waiting or rumors. Although we knew it was coming with the Jelly Bean statue arriving yesterday at Google’s HQ, but this makes it truly official. Today they have tons to talk about with Jelly Bean. The … [Read more...]

Jelly Bean gets official as it arrives at Google HQ [UPDATE]

Jelly Bean gets official as it arrives at Google HQ

Guess what just arrived at the Googleplex? It’s finally official, as if we didn’t know it was going to be the actual name of the next iteration of Android anyways. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is a go, and Google has just added it to the Googleplex building 44 lawn as expected. Doesn’t it look wonderful? Apparently the Gingerbread statue kicked over the cup of Jelly Beans and they’ve spilled out onto the sacred Google lawn. … [Read more...]

Qualcomm unleashes Snapdragon SDK for Android

Qualcomm unleashes Snapdragon SDK for Android

Today at Qualcomm‘s annual developer event they’ve just announced a brand new addition to the world of Android developers. Just like Qualcomm’s exclusive Snapdragon GamesCommand app store, or NVIDIA’s for that matter, they’ve today released the Snapdragon SDK to help developers dive further into the S4 platform and beyond. While this might not effect the average user daily, you can expect to see further app … [Read more...]

Instagram update adds deeper Facebook integration and search options

Instagram update adds deeper Facebook integration and search options

Well we all pretty much knew this was coming, it was only a matter of time. After the folks (Mark) from Facebook bought Instagram we knew some deeper integration with the social site was coming soon. It’s been a few months since the buyout and last night Instagram received its first small Facebook contribution, as well as a few bug fixes. The update was released last night and now users are able to completely share any photo they find on … [Read more...]