Seeing that Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean last week during its Google I/O conference - where it also announced its home entertainment device, the Nexus Q, among a few other things - Android users are surly antsy to get the latest version of the OS onto their devices. Well, Nexus S and Nexus S 4G owners are in luck; two guys from the XDA forums - DeXmax and CooLoserTech - have ported Jelly Bean 4.1 to the Nexus S and Nexus S 4G, respectively.
Always eager to add little treats for their intrepid user-base, Google appears to have added an Easter egg to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that goes beyond the norm. Fans of Android smartphones and tablets will no doubt already be aware that Google's engineers like to add a little something for them to find when playing around with their new toys. The most famous amongst these Easter eggs is something that is found inside the Settings app of Android smartphones.
Galaxy Nexus Removed From Play Store Due To Injunction, Sales Will Resume Next Week, Confirms Google
The injunction handed out against Google by the famously tough-talking Judge Koh earlier this week meant a sales ban on the company's Samsung manufactured Galaxy Nexus. Although most following the coverage within the tech community will be more than aware of the reasons behind the injunction, Google has confirmed the ruling as the reason behind its removal as being due to Koh's ruling.
Since the introduction of Siri along with the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 back in October of last year, voice-recognition implementation has seen a sharp rise, particularly within the smartphone industry. Demoed on the stage during Google's I/O conference, Google search showed a considerable amount promise, and now one Android aficionado has given it a more in-depth run, testing the new entry to the Big G's mobile operating system with forty total questions.
Announced at Google I/O 2012, the Nexus 7 really is the most talked about tablet today. A quad-core chip, HD display along with the latest version of Android - 4.1 Jelly Bean – and a truly unmatched price make it one of the best tablets you can buy today.
Although most of you will have become familiar with Google Now, for those who didn't follow last week's Google I/O conference, perhaps a little background information is in order. The service logs location, time, and user habits in order to help you to be as productive as possible, and the few who've had a little experience with the Jelly Bean (4.1) feature have reported it as working like a charm.
If you’ve been following the patent war between Apple and Samsung closely, then you must be aware of the fact that a certain Cupertino based company is doing the best it can to scrape every Galaxy device off the shelf in the U.S., and fortunately or unfortunately, depending on which side of the fence you belong to, it is getting really lucky lately.
Taking the prize for strangest Android story of the week, we bring news that Google's campus is currently down one Android statue thanks to an unfortunate occurrence that can only be blamed on Mother Earth.
Legal battles are an ongoing undercurrent in the ever-changing world of tech, and rarely a gizmo manages to reach the retail consumer market without a rivaling company launching patent disputes.
We've already heard today of how Apple is continuing its dogmatic fight in the legal slog with nemesis Samsung, but the fruit company may just be in over its head with rumors now surfacing of a coalition between the Korean company and Google, both of whom are said to be preparing what's being described as a "game plan."
