Google unveiled the first laptops to run Chrome OS, a new subscription-based model for selling the Chromebooks this week. The company also launched Android 3.1 for tablets and made a number of updates to the Android Market. If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the news to come out of the Google I/O conference […]
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Samsung Chromebook gets a once-over… a few times
Samsung held an event last night to show off the Series 5 Chromebook, one of the first laptops designed to run Google’s Chrome operating system. I wasn’t able attend, but fortunately my colleagues at Engadget, Gizmodo, TechCrunch and This is my next were all on-hand and they’ve posted some details and a whole lot of […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 special edition tablet reviewed
Samsung plans to start selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 next month, but the company gave away around 5,000 special edition tablets to Google I/O attendees this week and the folks at Android Community have already posted a review. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 special edition has a white case and ships without Samsung’s TouchWiz customizations, […]
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Google shows off Android 3.1 Honeycomb on Google TV
Google will launch Android 3.1 for the Google TV later this year, bringing the same operating system to the set-top box and tablet computers. The Android Market will also be available for Google TV, and the idea is that any app in the Android Market for Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets will be able to run […]
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Google teases a Samsung Chromebox desktop computer
Google’s Chrome OS is set to launch as a notebook operating system next month, but basically Chrome OS is a light weight, fast-booting operating system that’s designed to support a powerful web browser. It can run on any hardware. So it should come as no surprise that GOogle is working with Samsung on a Chromebox […]
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Google expands Android beyond smartphones and tablets
Google Android may have started off as a smartphone operating system, but the software now powers tablets, set-top-boxes running Google TV, and even some laptops. Now Google is embracing the expansion of the Android platform with a few new announcements. First, Google is baking USB host support into Android 3.1 and launching an Android Open […]
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Google introduces Android 3.1 for tablets, Ice Cream Sandwich for phones and tablets
Google has unveiled the two next major updates for the Android operating system. First up is Google Android 3.1, which should begin rolling out for Verizon Motorola XOOM 3G tablets right away. It will also eventually run on Google TV boxes. Android 3.1 will bring improvements to the task switcher, allowing you to view more […]
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Google improves Calendar, Image Search, Goggles, and YouTube rentals
The Google I/O conference doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, but Google has dropped updates to a whole slew of its products on the eve of the event. We don’t have a new version of Android, a full release of Google Chrome, or anything really big yet, but here’s a roundup of minor announcements from Google […]