Well, my friends, Android 4.3 is here. Google announced the new version of Android this morning at their event in San Francisco, bringing new features and just other changes to the platform.
Android 4.3 includes changes from Android 4.2 like:
- Google has restricted multi-user profiles for tablets
- Support for Bluetooth Smart / Bluetooth Low Energy
- Support for OpenGL | ES 3.0 (capability to allow developers to bring higher quality games and apps to Android)
- DRM APIs in partnership with Netflix (capability to stream HD movies and shows with an updated version of the Netflix application)
- Google Play Games
Updates for the Nexus 4, 7 and 10 will start rolling out today, sorry to those who own the Galaxy S4 and HTC One GPE editions, you'll have to wait a little longer for your update. Android 4.3 is also already rolling out to AOSP now, don't wait too long my developers!
Source #1 provided the info above.
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Along with the new version of Android being announced, the new 2013 model of the NEXUS 7 was announced. The device has gotten some pretty amazing upgrades compared to the last version:
- 1080p HD IPS
- 7.02″ 1920×1200 HD display (323 ppi) (7-inch display)
- Corning Glass
- 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- Adreno 320 GPU
- Storage options: 16 and 32 GB
- 1.2MP Front-facing Camera
- 5MP Back camera
- Android 4.3
- Bluetooth 4.0
- NFC capability
- Dual-band WiFi capabilities
- Dual set of stereo speakers
- Fraunhofer branded Surround sound
- Wireless charging
- 3,950 mAh battery
- LTE variants include: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
Pretty good for a tablet if you ask me. The WiFI only variants of the device are available to preorder now, the LTE only variants are not just yet. We'll have to wait a little longer for those.
Here's the preorder links:
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Source #2 provided the info above.
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Google Play Games was announced today, giving users the ability to track their achievements across many different games. Also you can level yourself up against your friends and also global leaderboards.
Plus, new games with game services offered by Google are available as well.
The app is now out on the Play Store if you're interested in taking part in playing multiplayer with friends, or just trying to find a new game, it seems like the place to do it.
Source #3 provided the info above.
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