Well, readers, Google I/O is off to the races and I've been listening to it starting at the keynote this morning. This is obviously a very exciting event for the entire Android community and I want to keep you all informed of the major happenings as they unfold.
Three and a half hours in and, no we don't have any X Phone info, but we DO have info on the Google variant of the Galaxy S4!
For the most part, the device is the same as it's carrier branded brothers, boasting 16GB and 4G LTE but it will come from the factory with an unlocked bootloader and will have a "pure" Android experience. This will be very appealing to Galaxy users who may not have enjoyed the TouchWiz launcher experience. It wall also get updates as they are available, with no delay due to the carrier rebranding and rebloating the OS.
It will retail for $649 and will be available directly through the Google Play store. As of now, AT&T and T-Mobile are the only carriers that will support this variant and it will be available on June 26, 2013.
We, of course, will keep you posted on any additional major announcements as they come out!
