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Google I/O revelations, BlackBerry Live, and Nokia Lumia 928 (MobileTechRoundup show #296)
Google I/O was held last week and while no new hardware was announced, we did see many service launches and improvements that make Google a compelling choice.
Kevin went to his first Google I/O event and all the great things Google announced took up most of MobileTechRoundup show #296. Google I/O and other show topics include:
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- All about Google I/O 2013:
- Brilliant strategy to update Android without a new Android version
- Kevin got to try Google Glass
- Synchronized notfications
- Google music subscription
- Google Games service
- Maps update (it's awesome on the Pixel)
- Google+ update and Google Voice Search improvements (it understands pronouns for contextual discussions)
- Google Edition Galaxy S 4
- Hangouts app
- BlackBerry Live: BBM for iOS / Android and the Q5 announced.
- Nokia Lumia 928 from Verizon being tested by both of us.
- Matt's on the way to CTIA
Running time: 65 minutes
Listen here (MP3, 42.1MB)