superchunk on 15 May 2013
I will try to delve into the new stuff coming out of Google I/O today. Starting of course with how it relates to games. (btw, this stuff is out now)
NEW GAMING NETWORK (cross platform!)
- Leaderboards
- Achievements
- Cloud saving
- Match-making for multiplayer
- All this +sync across platform (Android and iOS)
NEW SUBSCRIPTION BASED MUSIC SERVICE
- $9.99 / mo
- Full access to entire Play store music library
- Used on android devices, PCs, etc... anything with access to Google Music.
- 30-day free trial
- Sign up before June 30th and its only $7.99 /mo
- Seems similar to features found in paid variants of pandora & spotify.
NEW HANGOUTS (cross messaging service)
- Combines amazing video service now, with text based messaging/chatting for all potential Android chatting services.
- Adds emoticons and other enhancements typical in these full services
- Works with voice only as well.
NEW PHOTO ENHANCING FEATURES OF GOOGLE+
- Auto fixes pictures you've added to G+. (for those that don't know, you can make G+ an infinite storage for all your pic/video)
- Amazing before/after pics to be added to this OP soon.
NEW GALAXY S4 "GOOGLE NEXUS EXPERIENCE"
- Take the current amazing Galaxy S4 and remove all the Samsung crap.
- You're left with a Nexus device with great hardware.
- $649 from Play store now.
- Existing Nexus4 still there at $349 as well.
NEW GOOGLE VOICE SEARCH NOW IN CHROME AND CHROME-OS
- Google's voice search in Android is great already. Natural voice search and far better feedback than other competitors.
- This now added to Google.com when using Chrome. Simply say "Google, ...." and it will search.
NEW FEATURS FOR GOOGLE MAPS (most features there today and others coming this summer)
- Enhanced 3D buildings / landscape / indoor mapping (stores/malls/inside restaurants/etc)
- Improved UI - easier to use -- updated experience for tablets as well
- Better search within for relevance and includes more personal reviews from friends, Zagat, etc
- Integrated with Google Offers to see discounts in your search with the map location as always etc
- Navigation further enhanced with bike, walking, and public transport
- Live traffic notifications and dynamic rerouting to accommodate it
- Personalized mapping based on history and +1's etc
- Integrating enhanced features from Google Earth... real-time clouds/stars/night-time sky as seen from space/etc
SEND MONEY VIA EMAIL!!
- Does not require gmail to receive
- Sync to bank account
- Send and receive money similar to attachments.
GALLERY
