Google chairman Eric Schmidt has dismissed reports that the company will merge its Android and Chrome OS operating systems into one. Schmidt told attendees at Google’s Big Tent event in New Delhi, India, this week that both platforms will “remain separate for a very long time.”
It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since Google last made major changes to Google Play, but it appears the company has been hard at work on another big overhaul. The Google Play 4.0 update has been leaked ahead of its official release, and it shows off a brand new look that seems to better fit Android’s Holo user interface guidelines.
Google has officially unveiled Google Keep, a new note-taking service that’s available on the web and Android. The service uses Google Drive to store and sync notes and lists between devices, and there’s an app in Google Play for Android 4.0 and up.
Its plastic chassis may feel cheaper than the iPhone 5’s glass-and-aluminum materials, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone actually costs significantly more to make. In fact, almost 20% more.
Verizon Wireless has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will finally get Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, more than a month after it was released by Google. The software update will be pushed to Verizon customers in different phases; read on to find out how it’ll work.
