Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Google I / O 2016 highlights developments in Android, Chrome and virtual reality – Dutch IT channel

Soon it is time again for the annual I / O developer event, Google held between 18th and 21st May. Traditionally allows the search giant at this event here know what we can expect from the company next year. Topics such as Android, Chrome, and virtual reality will be covered.

That Google will be extensively discussed the new version of Android is a certainty. The new version – unlike previous years – though prematurely revealed and is already tested months. So it’s the perfect moments to reflect on Android N. new features, the latest version of Android to make multitasking easier, bringing improved notifications, add a night mode and more. Probably will announce the company’s I / O when Android N (Nutella?) Will finally be released.

Android VR

It is rumored some time Google after the simple Cardboard this year comes with a real virtual reality headset. Last week, this rumor was persistent through several leaks and this would not be very crazy. The company brought all the simple Cardboard and stressed for some time that virtual reality will be very important. This year, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive came out and Google would set opposite a slightly cheaper glasses that will be less powerful. The question is whether the glasses will work with a smartphone – the Samsung Gear VR – or like the big brothers will work with a computer

Auto

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Last year, it was expected that the company would pay much attention to the self-propelled vehicle of the company, but it remained silent. The question now is whether there is enough news around the self-propelled vehicle is there about messages. Moreover, the car project part of Google X, which operates under the flag of Alphabet. Google has become a separate branch that organizes independent I / O. Or are we so ever go about cars belong to I / O is not clear.

Chatbots

The tech world this year is completely under the spell of the collision Data News editor Kristof Van Der Stadt recently wrote: “Pieces of software that automate tasks and are composed of technology as machine learning and artificial intelligence. Chatbots let themselves operate via text messages, but also by voice. Bots are the next step that we humans interact with machines. ” Google would also work on such a chatbot, taking us in different areas to make life easier. According to The Wall Street Journal, it is a platform as Whatsapp that lets you talk to friends and bots. What this exactly will see the newspaper does not know. Google Hangouts already a chat platform, so it would be possible to cooperate with it.

Competitor for Echo Amazon

Amazon with its Echo very successful. The device lets people talk through their entire house with virtual assistant Alexa and that has not gone unnoticed. The search giant might want to bring a competitive product on the market which is codenamed Chirp. As Recode writes that Google’s assistant at I / O will not yet announce.

Google I / O starting Wednesday at 19:00 hours Dutch time. The event is here to live.

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