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Google’s Android team joins Twitter

  For a while the only official Android presence on the web was via the Developer’s Blog and the YouTube channel. Yes, there is the @GoogleNexus Twitter account, but that is pretty much just Nexus phone specific and isn’t that active. ...
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Ice Cream Sandwich shows up on Google’s front lawn

  As with all the other previous Android releases, Google has put up a lawn decoration for the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich release. The original announcement was expected this past Tuesday, but was postponed. October 19th is the current day to mark ...
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October 11th Ice Cream Sandwich and Nexus Prime event delayed by Google and Samsung

  Samsung was planning an Unpacked event with Google at CTIA next week, on October 11th. As everyone already knew and was excited for, it would be the time and place when we get our first official look at the much Ice Cream Sandwich software and ...
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Android Developers channel on YouTube confirms Ice Cream Sandwich announcement on Oct 11th

  In case there was still any doubt in your mind about what’s going down on October 11th, this should cure that. As is already widely assumed, on October 11th at CTIA, Samsung and Google will be announcing the latest version of Android, Ice ...
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Google+ enters public Beta, mobile app gets new features including Hangouts

  Google’s social network Google+ has been around for just over 3 months, and they’ve come a long way. If you’ve been counting, they’ve added/updated 100 different things, the 100th being opening it up to the public for use. ...
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Visa announces licensing deal with Google Wallet

  Google Wallet just went live yesterday, but the only sources of funding were the Citi Mastercard or Google pre-paid card. It was announced that Google was working with Visa, Discover and Amex for future versions of Google Wallet. Now today, Visa ...
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Google Wallet is now open for business, OTA update rolling out to Sprint Nexus S 4G

  Google has just flipped the switch on Google Wallet, the system that lets you pay for purchases with your NFC enabled phone. Currently the only phone capable of using it is the Sprint Nexus S 4G, which is currently receiving an OTA update with ...
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Google purchases 1,023 patents from IBM to help defend Android

  According to transfer records on file with the US Patent Office, Google as acquired 1,023 patents from IBM, which they will use to help defend Android from lawsuits. Jim Prosser, a spokesperson for Google confirmed the transaction, which happened ...
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Google Goggles hits version 1.6, makes your stock phone camera a bit smarter

Google has updated their Goggles app for Android. For the uninitiated, Google Goggles lets you snap a picture of something and it will attempt to identify it by matching with Google Image Search. It can figure out landmarks, buildings, and even solve ...
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Google working with Intel to optimize future Android for Intel processors

  Google and Intel announced today they will be working together to optimize future versions of Android to integrate with Intel chipsets such as the Atom processor. Google’s Andy Rubin took to the stage at IDF along with Intel CEO Paul Otellini ...
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