LB - Episode 79 - Great Googly Moogly

 
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• All about Google I/O 2013!
  • Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pmPa_KxsAM
  • Android: 900 million activations to date: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333584/total-android-activations-900-million/in/4095431
  • Google turns Samsung GS4 into a fully unlocked Nexus phone with stock Android for $649 on June 26 via Play Store: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333716/galaxy-s4-stock-android-google-io-2013/in/4095431
  • Google Play Game Services annouced as cross-platform answer to Apple’s Game Center: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4327880/google-announces-android-game-center-competitor/in/4095431
    • Google+ Games being done away with in favor of this new service: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/16/4337498/google-plus-games-shutting-down-on-june-30th/in/4095431
  • Android Studio - New Dev Environment for Android: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333534/google-android-studio/in/4095431
  • Google takes on Spotify with Google Play Music All Access subscription services: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333464/google-takes-on-spotify-with-google-play-music-all-access/in/4095431
  • Google takes on Apple in schools with Google Play for Education: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333896/google-takes-on-apple-in-schools-with-google-play-for-education/in/4095431
  • Google+ completely redesigned, now auto-enhances photos and highlights best shots: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333546/google-plus-new-features-photos-and-redesign/in/4095431
    • SndChaser’s blog post on the new G+: http://cerebralrift.org/2013/05/16/oh-google-please-stahp/
  • Hangouts beefed up as unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4332556/google-hangouts-unified-messaging-google-io-2013/in/4095431
  • Google Chrome Racer experiment connects Android and iOS devices for multiplayer gaming: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333920/google-chrome-racer-experiment/in/4095431
  • Google adds button-free voice search like that in Google Glass: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4333510/google-announces-no-interface-voice-search/in/4095431

Larry Page tells the tech world that “Being negative is not how we make progress”: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4334242/larry-page-to-tech-world-being-negative-is-not-how-we-make-progress/in/4095431