Google I/O RoundUp

Google I/O had just ended, on Google I/O 2013, Google announced a lot of new feature and a few new hardware’s. This I/O was a bit disappointment for hardware lovers, all of them were expecting a new nexus device but Google goes with Bootloader unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4.
Let’s have a brief look on new features which Google gifted in 2013

1. New APIs
Google announced a lot of new APIs which helps the developers to use in Google maps and android platforms, the main APIs is a new location APIs, which help users to locate the place more accurately with less battery drain.

2. Google plus
Google Plus got a new skin, it’s pretty cool and intuitive, and it also got a 41 new features like better photo management.
3. Android Studio
Android studio is a brand new developer’s tool especially for those who interested to make new apps. Previously app developers were using mix variety of tools like open source Eclipse system. Now Google introducing its own integrated environment for Android developers.
4. Google Now
Google added some features of Google chrome to desktop platform such as voice search, Google Chrome users now can use a mic in order to search, the answer being talked back to them.
5. Google maps
We already reported : please check here
6. New Galaxy S4
We already reported : please check here

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