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Live from Google I/O: Mo’ screens, mo’ goodness
May 15, 2013
This morning, we kicked off the 6th annual
Google I/O
developer conference with over 6,000 developers at Moscone Center in San Francisco, 460
I/O Extended sites
in 90 countries, and millions of you around the world who tuned in via our
livestream
. Over the next three days, we’ll be hosting technical sessions, hands-on code labs, and demonstrations of Google's products and partners' technology.
We believe computing is going through one of the most exciting moments in its history: people are increasingly adopting phones, tablets and newer type of devices. And this spread of technology has the potential to make a positive impact in the lives of people around the world—whether it's simply helping you in your daily commute, or connecting you to information that was previously inaccessible.
This is why we focus so much on our two open platforms: Android and Chrome. They enable developers to innovate and reach as many people as possible with their apps and services across multiple devices. Android started as a simple idea to advance open standards on mobile; today it is the world’s leading mobile platform and growing rapidly. Similarly, Chrome launched less than five years ago from an open source project; today it’s the world’s most popular browser.
In line with that vision, we made several announcements today designed to give developers even more tools to build great apps on Android and Chrome. We also shared new innovations from across Google meant to help make life just a little easier for you, including improvements in search, communications, photos, and maps.
Here’s a quick look at some of the announcements we made at I/O:
Android & Google Play
:
In addition to new developer tools, we unveiled Google Play Music All Access, a monthly music subscription service with access to millions of songs that joins our music store and locker; and the Google Play game services with real-time multiplayer and leaderboards. Also, coming next month to Google Play is a special Samsung Galaxy S4, which brings together cutting edge hardware from Samsung with Google’s latest software and services—including the user experience that ships with our popular Nexus devices.
Chrome
:
With over 750 million active users on Chrome, we’re now focused on bringing to mobile the speed, simplicity and security improvements that we’ve seen on the desktop. To that end, today we previewed next-generation video codec
VP9
for faster video-streaming performance; the
requestAutocomplete API
for faster payments; and Chrome Experiments such as "
A Journey Through Middle Earth
" and
Racer
to demonstrate the ability to create immersive mobile experiences not possible in years past.
Google+
:
We unveiled the newly designed Google+, which helps you easily explore content as well dramatically improve your online photo experience to give you crisp, beautiful photos—without the work! We also upgraded Google+ Hangouts—our popular group video application—to help bring all of your real-life conversations online, across any device or platform, and with groups of up to 10 friends.
Search
:
Search has evolved considerably in recent years: it can now have a real conversation with you, and even make your day a bit smoother by predicting information you might need. Today we added the ability to set reminders by voice and we previewed “spoken answers” on laptops and desktops in Chrome—meaning you can ask Google a question and it will speak the answer back to you.
Maps
:
Today we previewed the next generation of Google Maps, which gets rid of any clutter in order to put your individual experience and exploration front and center. Each time you click or search, our technology draws you a tailored map that highlights the information you need. From design to directions, the new Google Maps is smarter and more useful.
Technology can have a profound, positive impact on the daily lives of billions of people. But we can’t do this alone—developers play a crucial role. I/O is our chance to come together and thank you for everything you do.
Posted by Sundar Pichai, SVP, Android, Chrome & Apps
We’re going live from Google I/O
May 8, 2013
Developers today have the power to introduce powerful, breakthrough technologies to the world through their code. That’s why we look forward to bringing Google developers together year after year at
Google I/O
, our annual developer conference. In one week, we’ll welcome more than 6,000 developers to I/O through the doors of Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif.—and many more via our event’s live streams. If you’re looking for inspiration and want to learn more about the future of our products, we hope you’ll tune in to our live keynote and technical sessions.
Starting on May 15 at 9 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC), join us as
Google Developers Live
(GDL) powers multiple channels of live streamed content from Google I/O on
developers.google.com/io
. On this page, you can:
Stream the keynote on your computer, tablet or phone.
Get in on the action, and listen to product and technology announcements straight from our teams. Live streaming will run on
developers.google.com/io
from 9 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC) to 7 p.m. PT (2:00 UTC) on May 15 and 16.
Watch exclusive interviews with the Googlers behind the latest product announcements.
This year,
GDL
will broadcast one-on-one product deep dives, executive interviews and Developer Sandbox walkthroughs from our onsite stage.
Get the latest news in real time.
We’ll post official announcements during I/O. You’ll be able to see the feed on the
Google I/O homepage
, in the I/O mobile app (coming soon), and on
+Google Developers
.
Never miss a session.
The keynote and all sessions will be recorded and made rapidly available on GDL and the
Google Developers YouTube channel
.
Whether you’re joining us from the comfort of home for
Google Developers Live at I/O
or at an
I/O Extended
event, tune into
developers.google.com/io
at 9 a.m. PT (16:00 UTC) on May 15 for the latest from Google product teams. Add
+Google Developers
to your circles and follow
#io13
to stay updated on official conference announcements and connect with the community.
Posted by Mike Winton, Director of Developer Relations
The Big Tent comes to Washington
April 26, 2013
When we started holding our
Big Tent
events in London
two years ago
, we wanted to stir up lively conversation about some of the hot topics relating to the Internet and society. After all, the political meaning of a
“big tent”
is to attract diverse viewpoints to come together in one place. Since then, we’ve held more than 20 Big Tents on three different continents to debate issues ranging from arts and culture online to the economic impact of the web.
Later today, the Big Tent is
coming to Washington, D.C.
for the first time. Along with our partner Bloomberg, we'll hear from some of the top names in media, government and the arts for discussions about one of the values we hold most dear: the
right to free expression
.
Can free speech survive in the digital age? At a time when too many governments deny their citizens the right to dissent, we’ll ask if the Internet is reaching its promise of empowering people around the world. We’ll have sessions on the limits to free speech online, national security in the Internet age, and creativity and freedom on the web.
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt and senior vice president and chief legal officer David Drummond will be joined by a variety of speakers, including former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales, deputy secretary of homeland security Jane Holl Lute, Bloomberg chief content officer Norman Pearlstine, former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller, and Saudi Arabian comedian and YouTube star Omar Hussein.
Things kick off at 1:30pm EDT today—you can watch the entire event on
Bloomberg’s live stream
and tune in to the
Big Tent Google+ page
for updates as the event unfolds. Later on, we’ll also upload video clips to the
Big Tent YouTube channel
. We hope you’ll join us for exciting conversations about how to best keep the Internet free and open.
Posted by Susan Molinari, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations
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