Friday, May 17, 2013

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No new Nexus - why Google was right not to unveil new Android firmware and smartphones at Google IO 2013

Posted: 16 May 2013 10:36 AM PDT

Google was smart to not show off a new Nexus. It was even smarter not to show off a new version of Android, despite the disappointment and complaints from attendees and viewers of the Google I/O Day 1 keynote.
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Hangouts will support SMS integration in future update, says Google employee

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Many expressed disappointment yesterday when Google announced a new messaging client supporting instant messaging and video calling but not SMS. That feature will arrive in a future update according to Google+ Community Manager Dori Storbeck. When asked if Hangouts would support SMS integration, Storbeck confirmed that it will introduce "the most requested feature" later. There's no timetable for the unveiling, but Hangouts will eventually become the unified messaging client that Android and iOS users hoped to see completed in time for Google I/O.
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Apple App Store reaches 50 billion downloads

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:34 AM PDT

One day after Google announced that its Google Play, née Android Market, had reached 48 billion downloads, Apple announced that its App Store has reached 50 billion downloads.
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Pebble enables 2-way communication and sheds light on new color shipping soon

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:18 AM PDT

The Pebble smart watch got a little smarter today with the announcement that developers can now take access of new tools that allow the watch to control more areas of smartphones and handle notifications for more activities.
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Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry as Android and iOS look back in the distance

Posted: 16 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

Windows Phone and BlackBerry will not challenge the leading platforms of Android and Apple iOS for a long time, but the two operating systems jockeying for third place have switched positions as Windows Phone has moved ahead of BlackBerry in shipments, according to market research firm IDC.
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