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Newly appointed head of Google's Android division Sundar Pichai - who perhaps not-so-incidentally also leads the Chrome OS team - recently sat down with Wired for his first interview since Andy Rubin's departure. Though he didn't speak to specifics about any mysterious Motorola smartphone or Chromebook Pixel follow-up, Pichai did shed some light on the state of Android, Google's open-source philosophy, and future projects. When asked if separate operating systems - Chrome OS and Android, for ...

Google I/O is shaping up to be a pretty tasty event, full of new innovations and possible new products. Newly hired headcheese Sundar Pichai spoke about the event recently, clearing all the pseky rumors about new phones and OS overhaul. It’s going to be different. It’s not a time when we have much in the way ...

Only two months ago, Andy Rubin stepped down from his position with Android, and head of Chrome, Sundar Pichai, took the reigns. Since then Pichai has been quiet, undoubtedly hard at work organizing Google’s upcoming developer conference, Google I/O. Not too busy, though, to sit down with Wired for his first interview since taking the ...    

T-Mobile is launching the latest software update for the Samsung Galaxy S III today, bringing a host of new features. The update includes Multi-Window, some camera options, NFC-based Auto-pairing and a couple of settings modes. Multi-Window allows you to run two apps side-by-side. The feature is also available on Samsung’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy S 4, ...

A couple years ago, HP took a stab at getting into the tablet device field with the HP Touchpad, a webOS powered device. The project was quickly canceled and HP ended up selling off the units they had produced for rock bottom prices. Along with the death of the Touchpad, developers abandoned plans to produce ... Come comment on this article: New project hopes to bring Android apps to HP Touchpad sans dual boot Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

While Samsung hasn’t officially announced the multiple rumored variants of its recent Galaxy S 4 flagship, it is likely they will launch as soon as next month. The most recent leak is apparently the first photo from its cameraphone variant, the SM-C101, also known as the Galaxy S 4 Zoom, which was recently spotted in ... Come comment on this article: First photo taken from the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom surfaces online Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Don’t your breath or anything, but it’s possible that Google will release a white version of the Nexus 4. Expected to arrive with 32GB storage and LTE connectivity, the Nexus 4 has been rumored for a refresh for a while now. New images surfacing this week show the white model is back in the wild, leading to new speculation. Google ...The post Could white Nexus 4 be the refreshed LTE model for Google I/O? appeared first on AndroidGuys.

If you’re a T-Mobile customer who owns a Samsung Galaxy S III, you’ll be happy to learn that an update should be arriving very soon for your device, in the form of Android 4.1.2. The only issue is that we’re not really sure of what the update includes (other than multi-window support), as T-Mobile has ... Come comment on this article: T-Mobile rolling out Android 4.1.2 update to Samsung Galaxy S III customers Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

According to a new report by Strategy Analytics, existing smartphone users in the second half of 2012 were most likely to be interested in devices with a screen size between 4.2-inches and 4.7-inches. These statistics show an increase from a similar study done in the second half of 2011 where the preferred screen size was 4.3-inches. ... Come comment on this article: Consumer preferences towards larger smartphone screens on the rise Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and m...

Sony, capitalizing on the massive success of their Xperia line, has today announced the new Xperia ZR. At 4.55 inches, the ZR will be bringing along a lot of the same internals as the Xperia Z, to include the waterproof capabilities – with a rating of IP5 and IP8. This rating makes the ZR ideal for underwater HD recording. We’re ...The post Sony announces new Xperia ZR, a smaller waterproof cousin of the Xperia Z appeared first on AndroidGuys.