Android 4.3, New Nexus Tablet, Babel, Gaming Service
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Android 5.0 has seen much less press and leaks compared to Android 4.3, so right now it’s a pretty sure thing that this is the next release. Reports are showing that this OS exists, especially site analytics and it’s still Jelly Bean, but for some reason the rumor mill has failed to produce some reasonable features. If you ask me, they should get rid of the godawful 10 inch tablet Android interface, that’s a bit confusing with those two sliding bars at the top.
Also, the 360 degree Panorama could be better and the camera UI was pretty bad on Android 4.2, since they overdid it with minimalism, but once again that’s only me. In other rumors, Nexus Q is expected to get an upgraded model, since the first sold soooo well… not! In the end it was killed before being shipped, so maybe Google learned from the mistakes, upgraded it, took the price down, implemented some solid specs and maybe turned it into a gaming rig this time.
click image to see full scheduleOuya would be very angry about that, but that’s life! Another sure thing seems to be Google’s approach to gaming, with a sort of Gaming Center prepared, that will include game save syncing, leaderboards, achievements and all the goodies you’re used with in Xbox Live and Apple Game Center. Hopefully the design will be more inspired than on Apple’s service.
Babel is also a sure thing, initially rumored as Babble. This is an unified chat service, that integrates Google Chat, Google Talk and maybe even the messaging features in Google+. Google Glass will probably be there as well and our fingers are crossed for a commercial date announcement, if possible. Google Watch may also see the light of day, as an appendix to the smartphone and Google Glass, but that’s a remote possibility.
via:tablet-news
