June, 2012 - Android Community

Jelly Bean brings “Liveness” to Face Unlock – Requires a blink

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Jun, 2012

Google's Face Unlock feature was met with tons of praise last year when announced along side the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but at the same time it was met with a lot of criticism for being easily bypassed or hacked. Simply use a photo of of the face and it would work, making it not too secure. With Jelly Bean they've taken it a few steps further.

Reports point to Google Nexus 10 in the works

By Shane McGlaun
on 29 Jun, 2012

If you're the sort looking at the slick new Google Nexus 7 tablet and thinking what it really needs to pry money out of your wallet is a larger screen, you may get your wish. Google is reportedly already working on a 10-inch version of the Nexus 7, presumably to be called the Nexus 10. A second tablet with a 10-inch screen would certainly signal Google is ready to push hard in the tablet market and fight the iPad.

Google Nexus 7 16GB heading to the UK July 20th

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2012

When Google announced the new Nexus 7 tablet yesterday it was met with tons of excitement. They quickly followed it up by mentioning pre-order availability immediately in the Play Store for just $199. Sadly those in the UK were left out but today we are hearing plenty of good news on that front. The 16GB model will be available from multiple outlets come July.

Google Now landing page live – check out the new features

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2012

One of our favorite new features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the new Google Now feature. If you're asking yourself what that is, you'll want to check out all the information below. Google now is the new assistant that has been imbedded into Jelly Bean to make your life easier. Head down below for more details.

Galaxy Nexus Android Jelly Bean 4.1 leaks

By Shane McGlaun
on 28 Jun, 2012

If you're the sort that lives for new versions of Android to hack up and try to run on your own device, you're going to have a field day with this. Someone discovered the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update lounging around on Google servers ahead of the official launch next month. The installer discovered appears to be the same one that will be pushed out to the Galaxy Nexus smartphones Google handed out developers at Google I/O this week.

Google Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean Review

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2012

The ASUS Nexus tablet, Google's first tablet in the Nexus family is finally here and it's called the Google Nexus 7. Surely you saw all of our coverage from earlier today. From the announcement post, or immediate hands-on coverage and more, but now we're diving in a little deeper with tons of info and our initial review impressions.

Google Nexus Q Hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jun, 2012

This week Google has introduced several new products in both the software and hardware realms, one of the oddest of these being the "first social streaming media player" called the Nexus Q. This device was shown off at Google I/O 2012 and was part of the Developer Pack given to all attendees. It's also currently on sale at the Google Play store online and will be shipped very soon - but you may be asking yourself still: what on earth is it?

Google Nexus 7 hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jun, 2012

We're here at Google IO where Google has just announced their first Nexus branded tablet. The Nexus 7 was unveiled during the keynote complete with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and we have one already for our own hands-on and unboxing. Below you'll see plenty of pictures and hands-on with the new Nexus 7.

Free Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Galaxy Nexus for IO attendees

By Chris Davies
on 27 Jun, 2012

Google has detailed exactly what swag Google IO developers can expect to take away from the event this week, and it's quite the bundle. All 6,000 attendees will get a free Galaxy Nexus smartphone, a free Nexus Q, and a free Nexus 7 tablet.

Google’s Project Glass skydives into Google IO

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jun, 2012

Google Glass has made a surprise stop here at IO, and they are teasing live video streaming right from Project Glass. It wasn't really a surprise as we were all hoping to see the device here at IO, but not in this fashion. Google's own Sergey Brin showed up wearing them, and had a little treat for us too.