Google calls out Apple: “We already did these 5 years ago”

During the recently-concluded I/O conference, Google somehow retaliated back at Apple after they insulted them earlier this month saying, “Android dominates the market in malware”. To which Google said that what they’re doing now isn’t new at all and has already been done by Android years ago.

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In addition to what Apple fired against Google they also quoted an article that mentioned, “Android fragmentation is turning devices into toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities”. As a comeback, Google’s Sundar Pichai showed a slide that reports the progress of Android over time and said, “If you look at what other platforms are getting now: Widgets, custom keyboards – many of these things came to Android four, maybe five years ago.”

He didn’t say that it was specifically Apple, but “iOS” was written on the slide referring to widgets, custom keyboards, and text prediction that the Cupertino company has announced last WWDC. For Google, this is nothing new and it just reminds them of their old Android OS version 1.5.

The competition between these two has been going on for years, but we can only expect more in the future as they try to outshine each other and fight for the top spot in mobile technology.

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Google I/O 2014: Everything You Need To Know

Google I/O tackled a lot of things this year, all mostly composed of Android, be it in your pocket, your bag, your wrist, your living room or even your car. With all of our coverage from last night, we took the pleasure of compiling all the relevant details from the huge event for everyone right here.

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Apart from those, Google has also covered updates to documents, corporate software, fitness and the cloud. Being a developers’ conference, they also did not leave out all the talk enticing devs to work on the platform.

Now, we noticed that a lot of these things will be made public in an event that will take place September onwards (US fall); Google says that’s when they’ll launch Android L, the Moto 360 and most likely all the things that they previewed today that aren’t ready for consumer use. We’re guessing there’s going to be another big Google event hiding in the ber months, as the search giant didn’t even tackle Glass, the long rumored Android Silver program, Project Ara, the Nexus line, their Nest division and a lot more.

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Chrome OS will now work better with Android

If you own a Chromebook and an Android device, be it a smartphone or a tablet, these new features might be really helpful for you. Google will soon be allowing your smartphone to unlock and log-in to your Chrome OS device, and from there, you will be able to use your Android apps as well.

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Notifications, calls, texts will be synced across devices, and in addition to that, Google has showcased Android apps running on the Chromebook such as Evernote, Flipboard and Vine – taking advantage of the laptop’s camera.

Google says it is in early stages and that this is still a just a preview. We might see more of it Google’s next event as they’re leaving quite a lot of details to be announced there.

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Chromecast doing good, gets Backdrop & mirroring

Over at Google IO, the company talks about their affordable yet powerful streaming device called the Chromecast, and Google brags that it is indeed doing good so far and is picking up.

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From here, Google will make finding apps optimized for Chromecast much easier for you. They also announced backdrop, so that you will still have content on your screen in a way even when it is on standby. On top of everything else, mirroring content, even the camera app, is now possible from your Android device.

We already have a hands-on of the Google Chromecast here, if you want to check it out.

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Chromecast doing good, gets Backdrop & mirroring

Over at Google IO, the company talks about their affordable yet powerful streaming device called the Chromecast, and Google brags that it is indeed doing good so far and is picking up.

Chromecast

From here, Google will make finding apps optimized for Chromecast much easier for you. They also announced backdrop, so that you will still have content on your screen in a way even when it is on standby. On top of everything else, mirroring content, even the camera app, is now possible from your Android device.

We already have a hands-on of the Google Chromecast here, if you want to check it out.

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