Digitaloutbox

DigitalOutbox Episode 164 DigitalOutbox Episode 164 - Google I/O Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:45 - Google I/O - Just one keynote this year....that lasted for 3 ½ hours - Notable absence - no new hardware. Unlike previous years there were no hardware announcement, but all attendees did get a Chromebook Pixel. There was however plenty of new software and services (but nothing on Google TV and no new version of Android). Key announcements... - Google: 900 million Android activations to date, 48 billion app downloads - Google announces Play game services, Android's cross-platform answer to Game Center - The platform will support cloud saves, thereby allowing users to save their progress or game state and pick it up on a separate device, as well as achievements and leaderboards using Google+. - API will enable both turn-based and real-time multiplayer - Google Play game services will be supported for titles on Android, iOS and the Web - truly cross platform -