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Google Flips The Switch On Smart App Updates In The Play Store [Video]

Posted by in News, Videos

There seems to be quite a lot of movement happening behind the scenes at the Play Store - yesterday we discovered that Google Play Store gift cards and wishlist are getting prepped for launch, and today Google seems to have enabled those smart app updates that we've been salivating about since Google I/O.

Normally, when an update to an application comes out, the Play Store downloads it in full, which with large apps and slow connections can get quite painful (think 50MB+ sizes). Smart app updates, announced at an I/O session in June, was the solution. When enabled, only the incremental difference (a.k.a.

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[Update: Q&A Added] Video: Steve Kondik's I/O Meetup Presentation On CyanogenMod Now Available On YouTube

Posted by in Android OS, Development, News, Videos

For those who missed it, Steve Kondik, the founder and lead developer of CyanogenMod, along with several other members of the CM team gave a compelling talk in San Francisco at the start of Google I/O. Delivered during the SF Android User Group Meetup (hosted at Yelp), Kondik's talk took a look at CyanogenMod's role in the Android world, some of the project's goals, solutions, and the challenges the CM team faces in getting CM to new devices, explaining everything from conflicts with proprietary drivers to locked bootloaders and more.

Thanks to Marakana, the talk is now available to watch via YouTube, with the subsequent Q&A session coming "as soon as it's available." Without further ado, here's the video:

Update: Here's the Q&A from that same session:

Via Marakana

01
Jul
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[The Android Police Week In Review] Google I/O Special Edition (6/24/12-7/1/12)

Posted by in News, Week In Review

Welcome to a very special edition of the Android Police Week in Review. This week was obviously all about Google I/O, so that's what we're going to be focusing on. Oh, and you can hear even more I/O-y stuff on our podcast.

GOOGLE I/O

  • Nexus 7
  • Jelly Bean (Android 4.1)
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    Google I/O 2012 Day 2 Keynote Live Blog

    Posted by in News

    Welcome to day 2 of Google I/O. Day 1 was pretty busy, but who knows - maybe today is going to be even more exciting. Google TV updates? Chrome? We'll see in just a few minutes. Join us in the live blog below:

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    Google I/O 2012 Day 1 Keynote Live Blog

    Posted by in News

    Here we are, in the front row of the first keynote at what is probably the most exciting conference of the year - Google I/O. This time around we're using a slightly different, and I think much better solution compared to CoverItLive - ScribbleLive. ScribbleLive lets us do all the things CiL didn't - most importantly, we can finally start to actually enjoy managing the reporting side of the live blog as opposed to fighting it.

    We've talked a lot about Google I/O this year. A lot. Some things, like the Nexus 7, are pretty much a sure thing at this point.

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    The Official Google I/O 2012 App Is Now In The Play Store

    Posted by in Android OS, Applications, News

    Come one, come all [Google I/O attendees] - the official I/O app is now available in the Play Store. It includes maps, event schedules, the conference agenda, and detailed information about all sorts of devvy stuff. Oh, and this year you can play back various "I/O Live" talks and events straight to your 3.0+ tablet. Awesome. In addition, Google will be open sourcing the whole app once I/O has ended.

    Another new feature comes in the form of Android Beam support for 4.0+ devices, allowing you to "bump" session details between two NFC-enabled Android 4.0 phones.

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    Head over to the Play Store to pick it up now.

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    The Ultimate Google I/O 2012 Preview

    Posted by in Jelly Bean 4.1, News, Rumors
    Last Updated: June 27th, 2012

    Google I/O is coming and it's time to get excited! It's like Christmas in June! It will be here in just a few short agonizing weeks - and we need to prepare. There is background information you need to know, rumors you should have in mind, and past announcements and acquisitions that need to be remembered. Google always leaves little news breadcrumbs for those that pay attention, and I pay attention. Fanatically.

    This post will be part news recap, part rumor roundup, and part speculation. The last time I did this went pretty well, and now it's time for another look at what the little elves at Google HQ are working on.

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    [Update 4x: More Info] Make Ready Your Credit Cards - Google I/O 2012 Registration Opens At 7AM PT Today

    Posted by in Google, News

    Registration is now open! Gogogogo!

    Update 1: Academic tickets (for students) are now sold out.

    Update 2: Looks like it's completely sold out now. That's a new record - 25 minutes (ish). Congrats to all who got a ticket!

    Update 3: Vic Gundotra hit up G+ to let users who didn't get registered in time know that they won't be missing out on all the fun. We can expect all key sessions and the keynote to be streamed live, available for viewing after 24 hours, and Google I/O Extended viewing parties will be happening all over the world. Badass.

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    The day has finally come, folks - registration for Google I/O 2012, which is happening June 27-29 in San Francisco, opens today.

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    Google I/O 2012 Registration Begins On March 27th At 7AM To The Tune Of $900 Per Ticket

    Posted by in Google, News

    Back in November, Google announced that it would be moving the annual Input/Output (I/O) developers' conference from April 24-25 to June 27-29. We've all been waiting patiently for registration to open for the now three-day even since then, and Vic Gundotra announced earlier today on G+ that users will be able to register beginning on March 27th at 7AM PT.

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    While it's good to finally know when registration will open, there is a bit of bad news. If you attended last year's conference, then you probably remember paying somewhere in the range of $450 for your ticket. That won't be the case this year, as the ticket prices have doubled.

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    Google I/O Moved To June, And Now It's Three Days Long

    Posted by in News

    Okay, I have some good news and some bad news. First, the good: Google has decided to extend next year's I/O convention to three days instead of the usual two! That's more time to spend hitting the booths, attending sessions, and chatting it up with the Google devs. Awesome.

    Oh, the bad news - since the event is now three days long, the dates for the event have been pushed back a couple of months. Instead of happening April 24-25, it will be going on June 27-29. The venue, Moscone Center West in San Francisco, is still the same.

    Another interesting bit of info to come of this is that Google is advising against making travel arrangements at this time.

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