As I was watching the Keynote from the 2013 Google I/O event I noticed something interesting. When you look closely you can see that Google is indeed using an Apple iPad to run their presentation! Kind of strange when they have a Nexus 10 tablet of their own they could be using!
What’s wrong Google, the Nexus 10 doesn’t have the horsepower? Using an iPad is not exactly instilling consumer confidence in the Nexus line of products.
One problem that was constantly plaguing Android device was the process of waiting for your carrier to process and reissue the new android software update. Unless you had a Nexus device you were potentially waiting months until Sprint/Verizon/AT&T would get off their lazy ass and issue an update that contained their bloatware and a bunch of other crap.
Since getting a Nexus 7 tablet about a year ago I have loved that i receive Android updates promptly and with no bloatware. While my friends wait weeks or even months to get updates, I have them automatically pushed to my device. This is the way to go, and I am glad that Google and Samsung woke up to team the Galaxy S4 with the power of stock Android software.
In a recent work situation a security vulnerability was discovered with the Samsung Galaxy S3. A company was clearly an easy target to have private data extracted from their phones, and because of the slow process of Android updates coming from the carrier rather than from Google, this company was forced work despite a security hole until the new version of android was pushed through their carrier. Eventually the problem was remedied, but not until two months after the security hole was first discovered. This is why it is so critical for updates to come straight from android rather than from Verizon or AT&T.
Google I/O is the company’s yearly event discussiong upcoming products and usually introducing new hardware. Last year we first heard officially about the Nexus 7 Tablet, and today we heard about a new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that will run purely Gogle Android software with no interference or bloatware from Samsung. Big things going on here, worth the watch.
After hearing about the Nexus 7 tablet st Google I/O, I was instantly interested, more so in the Android 4.0 software than the Asus hardware. After using the device for almost a year I can honestly say I enjoy having an Android device, and in many ways I enjoy having a nexus better than an iPad mini . Though I always think that in terms of a phone I will always have an iPhone, I am glad that I jumped into the Android world. I like the combination of having an iPhone as a smaller device, but being able to carry around the Nexus 7 and browse using it when a slightly larger screen is necessary.
Apple has released an update to iOS that changes the current speakerphone profile on the iPhone 5. This is something that I wasn’t expecting from Apple, but I will certainly take it as I believe that the speakerphone on the iPhone 5 is weaker than on the iPhone 4/iPhone 4S. With a 4 or 4S I felt like I was able to be many feet away from the phone but still be able to speak and have the listener clearly hear what I was saying. Additionally, I felt as if I was able to hear who I was talking to much better.
This explains why I have always felt unimpressed with the iPhone 5’s speakerphone. For a phone that is sopposed to be better than the previous model I never felt as if the speakerphone was good enough. Hopefully this update will improve the usability of the iPhone 5’s speakerphone, though nobody seems to know for sure what this update specifically does in terms of audio.
The folks over at Rockstar Games have released 3 new trailers showing a bit of gameplay from the upcoming GTA 5. In addition to that, we now know that Grand Theft Auto 5 will be released on September 17, 2013.
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