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Monday 2 July 2012

Google I/O 2012 Summary


Google has added lots of updates in it’s latest Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean !! Some Jelly Bean updates are :
  • Widgets are automatically resized to fit, and you can discard them by tossing them off the screen.
  • A better dictionary and predictive typing.
  • Offline voice typing using on-device voice recognition !!
  • Faster and smoother UI under project butter.
  • Deeper integration of Google services.
  • Google Now: “smartphones are only as smart as you tell them to be.” This changes now. Google Now gives you just the right information at just the right time.
  • New Android Beam features: share photo or video by tapping.
  • Project Butter
Jellybean is available OTA in mid July and available for developers right now !!
  • Added smart app updates added for honeycomb above. Now no need to download the complete apk !!
  • Android Cloud to Device Messaging delivers billions of messages every day!
  • Music, movies, TV shows added to google play !!
Time for Google’s Tablets !! Nexus 7 announced. Will ship with jellybean and will be built by ASUS!
  • 1280×800 display, Tegra 3 chipset, quad-core CPU, 12-core GPU.
  • Front-facing camera, WiFi. Bluetooth & NFC
  • Premium magazine experience, also TV and movies !
  • New features in Google maps. Offline maps now available !!


    Sergey Brin comes out with their Google Glass project !!

    He gives a live demo with the help of some sky divers using Google Glass. This demo is impossible to beat.
    Features:
    • Microphones for audio information and speaker. Gyroscope, accelerometer and compass. Multiple radios for communication.
    • It has a display, camera, powerful processor and a lot of memory. Touchpad on the side.

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