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Behind The Scenes: The Making Of Google’s Jelly Bean Android Statue
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As is customary, Google has erected a giant statue earlier today on the grounds of its Mountain View headquarters that represents the latest version of Android: version 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is expected to make its debut very shortly at Google I/O. Created by Giovanni Calabrese of Themendous, the...
Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update Starts Hitting Europe -- "Gradually" Heading To Other Markets
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Samsung has begun rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) to its Galaxy S III smartphone in Europe — which could mean the handset is the first non-Nexus Android phone to get updated to Android 4.1. Galaxy S III owners in Poland are first in the queue for the Jelly Bean...
Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update Starts Hitting Europe -- "Gradually" Heading To Other Markets
Sergey Brin demos Project Glass on stage at Google I/O
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It's hard to ignore Google's X Lab-born Project Glass. News of the slim-lined, scifi goggles' existence first surfaced this past February and it wasn't long after that Mountain View's own elite began to flaunt the heads-up display in public. While little of the device's true purpose and functionality is...
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean monument appears on Google's lawn
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One of Google's more unusual traditions is the customary installation of a monument at its Mountain View campus — outside Building 44, to be exact — commemorating each new release of Android, dating all the way back to Cupcake (version 1.5). The trend continues this week with the appearance...
Google's Jelly Bean statue overheats and melts
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Android 4.1 may have been born and bred in Mountain View, but it looks like Jelly Bean's having some problems with the California weather. According to a Google+ post by Android engineer Dan Morrill, the Jelly Bean statue that mysteriously appeared on Google's lawn in the run up to...
Google Shopping Launches Features To Help You Read Reviews From People You Know
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Since Google’s social layer, Google+, is making its way into all of the companies products, its Shopping venture isn’t being left out. Today, the company announced two new features for Google Shopping to help you find the best reviews for items as you’re making your holiday decisions. Which TV? Which...
Steel + silicon = business success in Detroit
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From time to time we invite guests to post about items of interest and are pleased to have Linzie Venegas join us today. Linzie is head of sales and marketing for Ideal Shield, a manufacturing company in Detroit, Mich. that specializes in bumper post sleeves. Based in a city forged...
Here's What Happens When You Put An iPhone 5 And A Samsung Galaxy S III In A Blender (AAPL, GOOG)
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Here's the latest in the famous "Will It Blend?" video series intended to promote Blendtec blenders. This time around, an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy S III get chopped up. Android aficionados will get the "smells like jelly beans" joke at the end. Please follow SAI: Tools on Twitter and...
Android 4.1's easter egg inevitably features jelly beans
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The grand tradition of hiding easter eggs in mobile OSes continues with Android 4.1. As with previous versions, you trigger it by rapidly tapping on the version number within settings. Doing so reveals the happy jelly bean you see above. A further long-press on its rosy face brings up...
Google I/O 2012 Liveblog
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The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference starts today at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif., with events continuing until June 29 at 4:30 p.m. PST. For those interested in what the folks at Mountain View are up to, check out 9to5Google. Seth Weintraub is live-blogging from the event...
Google takes Nexus 7 camping for its first ad, can afford to pack light (video)
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There's more than a small amount of fervor swirling around the Nexus 7, so it only makes sense that Google wants to seize the moment and pitch its first Nexus tablet to the world. Its first commercial is a very Norman Rockwell-like, father-and-son camping trip -- if Rockwell replaced...
South Korean game developer Devsisters proves marketing isn't everything
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Some startups focus all of their energy and time on marketing their products and trying to secure investment. While gaining initial capital is no doubt important, reassigning resources can reduce the amount of work that goes into the actual product itself. Despite being relatively unknown in its home country of...
Sergey Brin walks around Google I/O wearing Google Glasses
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Sergey Brin is casually walking around wearing Google Glass— Steve Troughton-Sm… (@stroughtonsmith) June 26, 2012 Twitter is abuzz with folks spotting the Google co-founder donning a pair of Google Glasses. No pictures of the executive are popping up yet, but stay tuned. The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference starts today...
Google welcomes Android Jelly Bean with new campus sculpture
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Like Jelly Beans? Google sure hopes so. The company is finally removing the shroud from the next version of Android, which, as expected, will be named after the colorful multi-flavored candy. Google revealed the image on its Google Developers Google+ page, marking the first time the company has actually confirmed the Jelly...
How to make a giant Google Jelly Bean sculpture
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Peek behind the scenes at the making of Google's latest Android OS sculpture, a giant jar of Jelly Beans created out of Styrofoam on a short deadline. [Read more]...
“Do Androids Dream of Jelly Beans?”- Google gets ready for today’s I/O keynote
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Yesterday we told you that Google was carrying on the tradition of placing a large monument on the the lawn out front of Building 44 at the Googleplex. This time the statue was of course to represent the upcoming new version of Android, 4.1 Jelly Bean. However, yesterday the...
Here is Google’s Nexus 7 tablet [Photo]
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The above image is of the Google-branded Nexus 7 found on Google’s Play Store servers. This is developing… [via AndroidPolice] The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference starts today at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif., with events continuing until June 29 at 4:30 p.m. PST. Related articles Google...
Google Spills the Beans on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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OK, so Google didn’t spill all the beans, but the company certainly left a big hint that it will be revealing the next version of Android at its Google I/O developers conference tomorrow. A huge statue of spilled jelly beans arrived on the Google campus today, signifying that the launch...
Google I/O Day Two's on the horizon
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Fatigued from that exhilarating extreme sports demo of Google Glasses? Thrilled at the prospect of the Nexus Q? Better grab that protein bar -- or better yet, some jelly beans -- because there's more to come tomorrow on day two of Google I/O 2012. [Read more]...
Android Atlas Weekly 87: Updates from Mobile World Congress (Podcast)
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Google dishes on Android tablets, jelly beans surface, and exciting new devices come out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Read more]...
Android Atlas Weekly Ep. 88: Google plays, Apple pays, Android listens (Podcast)
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Mobile editor Brian Bennett joins us from New York as we discuss Google's new Play Store, voice apps, and NFC. Also, jelly beans and key lime pie make cameos. [Read more]...
Google says 1M Android devices activated daily
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Google just announced 400 million Android device activations total, with 1 million occurring daily. The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference is now live at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif., with events continuing until June 29 at 4:30 p.m. PST. Related articles Google I/O 2012 Liveblog ‘Do Androids Dream of Jelly...
Google unveils orb-like, USA-made Nexus Q
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Google executives are unveiling an orb-like social streaming-media device with a $300 price tag: the Nexus Q. It is notably made in the United States and acts as a bridge for Android devices and the TV. The Nexus Q runs Android with 16GB of onboard flash memory and 1GB of RAM....
Google Play eyes 1.5B app installs every month
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Google’s Chris Yerga is on stage now announcing Google Play numbers: The marketplace has over 600,000 apps and games with over 1.5 billion installs every month. Google Play has also seen 20 billion app installs to date. The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference is now live at the Moscone...
CM10 nightly builds now rolling out to select devices
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Like Jelly Beans, custom Android ROMs tend to have different flavors -- and CyanogenMod happens to be a fan favorite. Good thing then, that the CM10 team is now serving nightly builds of its Jelly Bean-based custom ROM update. According to the CyanogenMod Google+ page, CM10 nightlies are now...
Big Tech: Google Wins the War for Developers (This Week)
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The Kinetisphere, a robotic arm controlled by the Nexus Q at Google I/O. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired The circus of fun at Google I/O — skydivers wearing Google Glass, tons of fancy swag, free food and booze — isn’t meant for all the big company representatives, the eager students, or...
ASUS spills jelly beans on why Nexus 7 has no rear camera, cites added cost
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Google's Nexus 7 tablet may be receiving OnLive Universal Controller support soon. What the Jelly Bean-flavored device won't be getting, however, is a rear-facing camera. Now ASUS is offering an explanation for the omission -- and no, it isn't to prevent users from looking like a doofus when snapping...
Confirmed: Google Has Begun Shipping All Those Pre-Ordered Nexus 7s
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Over the past day or so, a few lucky souls have managed to get their hands on Google’s much-anticipated Nexus 7 tablet, leaving the rest of us to wonder when our time would come. As it turns out, the answer is very soon. After their Nexus support phone line tipped...
Google coyly hints at Jelly Bean Android codename with... jelly beans
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We first reported that Google's next version of Android would be called Jelly Bean back in September, but now we're feeling even more confident: not only has a trusted source confirmed the name for us, but it's sort of impossible not to notice the enormous bowl of candy Google's...
MetroPCS outs Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED, LTE and Dyle Mobile TV
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Well, that didn't take long. Shortly after showing up in some leaked shots, Samsung's Galaxy S Lightray 4G is with us yet again, save for this time around it's an official appearance courtesy of MetroPCS. The underdog carrier's announced the Lightray 4G will be the latest addition to its...
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