As Google GOOGL -0.06% opens its annual I/O software developer conference this morning in San Francisco, it will be looking to extend its reach even further beyond the computer and the smartphone.
Under fire as always by everyone from Apple AAPL -0.2% and Facebook to innumerable oversized startups, Google is expected to outline the ways it will reach consumers on all manner of new devices, including smartwatches, home and personal devices from its Nest acquisition, and televisions.
The search giant will kick off its always closely watched keynote address, likely led by Sundar Pichai, the fast-rising senior vice-president in charge of Google’s core products Android, Chrome, and Google Apps. Rumors and reports have the company potentially introducing everything from a new version of the Android mobile operating software for the workplace, whatever that means (very likely) and for virtual reality applications, and a new mobile payment system called Android Pay (virtually certain) to a revamped photos service (a good bet) and a new version of the ill-fated face-mounted computer Google Glass (don’t count on it).
The festivities get underway starting at 9:30 a.m. Pacific. You can watch them via Google’s livestream or a gazillion other liveblogs. I’ll provide a running commentary here on the highlights of the two-hour-plus keynote, which usually includes some surprises.
Update: You can get the details on the liveblog below, but here’s the post-keynote gist. Google announced pretty much what people expected:
* A new Android that melds apps and the Web more seamlessly, allows fingerprint recognition, improves battery life, and more.
* A new Google Now, including a feature that lets you search while you’re still in an app or call up information from another app.
* A new Google Photos that’s easier to navigate, along with free unlimited high-quality photo and video storage.
* Android Pay for mobile payments in stores and in apps.
* New ways for developers to promote their apps using app install ads.
* A new Cardboard VR viewer for smartphones, along with a promise that GoPro will start selling cameras this summer that can create VR videos.
7 a.m.: Lines are already forming outside Moscone West, waiting for to enter around 8:30. As we press filed in, we could see a lot of playhouse-style structures with various products on display. A 3-year-old would love it.
8:13 a.m.: The pounding music begins in the keynote hall. Won’t be long now (actually it will be about 75 minutes).
8:30 a.m.: The press files in and the rest of the several thousand attendees are about to descend.
Mobile app development
Mobile’s strategy is the key to any business success in todays digital world. Pixotri technologies works one-on-one with businesses and individual product lines to develop a comprehensive mobile presence that complements your existing brand identity while building out your mobile brand.
Contact us for your mobile app development requirements.email- info@pixotritechnologies.com. Visit our website: www.pixotritechnologies.com
No comments:
Post a Comment