We knew inline adverts were coming to Gmail’s mobile apps after Google added support for them in its latest Android update, and this week they’ve started appearing in users’ inboxes. Just like in Gmail on your desktop, the ads are displayed under the ‘Promotions’ tab and they cannot be turned off, but you can dismiss the ones you’re not interested in.
Google has released a new Android 4.3.1 software update for the LTE Nexus 7, which users can download now over-the-air. It’s an incremental update that weighs in at just 16.6MB, and it comes with build number “JLS36I.”
Microsoft is trying to persuade HTC to make new smartphones that run both Android and Windows Phone, and it’s willing to cut or eliminate its own license fee to make it happen. The software giant is hoping the move will encourage consumers to try out the Windows Phone platform and eventually make the switch to it — but could the scheme backfire?
Signs that Google has dropped Samsung and tasked Asus to make its second-generation Nexus 10 first appeared last month when a British retailer began listing the device in its internal inventory. Now the move appears to have been confirmed by reliable tipster @Evleaks.
It has taken almost 16 months, but Google’s current Jelly Bean operating system has now reached almost half of all Android-powered devices. It boasts a bigger share than its predecessor, Ice Cream Sandwich — and Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which is the second-most popular version of Android with a 28.5% share of distribution.
