So far, we’ve heard a lot about a possible 32GB version of Nexus 7 tablet. But, the authenticity of the rumors were in question. A recent case, hints that Google indeed has a Nexus 7 32GB model that the company has not announced yet. Past Monday, a Japanese customer who ordered a Nexus 7 16GB, got a 32GB version of the tablet PC.
Yesterday, Ashwani Sharma, along with other officials from Google India, visited Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, to conduct a recruiting event for the search giant’s U.S. campuses. This is the first time Google has staged a recruiting event (conducted in three universities) in the South Asian nation. This recruiting event is part of biggest manhunt since 2007; something analysts believe could result into recruitment of 6,300 fresh bloods.
Android is getting stronger in the tablet market. With the success of Kindle Fire and Nexus 7, the sole major competitor of iOS has gained huge traction. But, Google isn’t happy with the state of app space for Android tablets. It’s not that third-party apps don’t run on Android tablets, but the experience is just not optimized for the form factor in most cases. To ensure that the users get the most optimized experience while using Android tablets, Google has called upon developers to make nicer apps for tablets. And to assist the developers, it has released a tablet app quality checklist.
Google and Oracle have been embroiled in a legal battle over the use of Java in the Android operating system. In a recent ruling, a jury ruled that Google did indeed use Java codes but didn’t infringe Oracle patents. However, the jury couldn’t decide whether this was within the scope of ‘fair use’ or not. Apparently, both Google and Oracle are dissatisfied with the verdict and are ruling against it.
When it comes to major tech companies, Google is among the few who have always striven to achieve innovation and push newer limits, even if that may not immediately translate into money. The company has long been making use of extensive neural networks at its Google X Labs to accomplish the next level of artificial intelligence. And it seems that the company is quite close.
Google has been ramping up the performance of its search engine by enhancing the search algorithm so that it would furnish precisely the results a user is looking for. This is not possible without a close enough understanding of the natural language – and now, Google has improved the performance of its search in response to natural language queries.
We reported yesterday that Google was planning to launch a new Nexus phone in an attempt to carry forth the success it garnered with Nexus 7 tablet. While it wasn’t clear which hardware vendor would be on board with Google for a new Nexus smartphone, CNET has now confirmed that it would be a modified version of LG Optimus G.
Google entered the mini tablet market by launching the 7-inch Nexus 7. The tablet packed fairly impressive hardware specifications together with the native power of Android and it was no surprise that it became a major hit in the mini-tablet arena. Banking on this success, Google is now planning to recreate the Nexus 7 experience in smartphone form, says a DigiTimes report.