We've been looking forward to this moment for weeks, and now that Google I/O 2013 is underway, today's keynote has begun, we're finally learning just how many of all those rumors we've heard are actually coming to pass. There have been a number of leaks about new Google Play Services, culminating in the recent leak of the new code along with Google Play Games support. We'll get to gaming in a moment, but that's only a portion of the new services coming to the platform. Google's introducing a number of new APIs for developers to take advantage of in constructing some advanced apps. One is ...

Despite rumors about devices like that Galaxy S 4 Google Edition, there's a feeling going in to Google I/O that this year's event could be much more focused on services than hardware. We're looking forward to news of Google Play Games, and in the hours leading up to the conference a new version of the Google Play Store has started arriving. On the surface, this looks to be a relatively minor polishing-up job. The app gets a few new button and image designs, and the colors are tweaked in some areas. Google also updated a couple text strings, and cleaned up how you redeem gift cards. There ...

What will be announced at Google I/O 2013? That's the question of the hour, especially for supporters and enthusiasts of Google's wildly popular mobile platform. The developer conference is generally where Google unveils its latest groundbreaking products, where we were first introduced to the Nexus Q, Nexus 7, Project Glass and Jelly Bean last year. Skydivers jumped from a plane, BMX riders jumped over building gaps, and one crazed man ran down the side of a building, all to demo Glass to the world, and to deliver a Glass unit to Sergey Brin on stage. Word has it, this year's I/O will be ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Sony Xperia ZR and what's special about their new device. Google I/O is next as a recent interview with Sundar Pichai reveals that we might not see Nexus hardware at the event. Then we go through the recent leaks of Google Play Games, as the possible center for games to come to Android. The Galaxy S 4 Zoom follows with a possible leaked photo, and regarding the Verizon Galaxy S 4, well set your calendar to May 23rd. We end today's show talking about the leaks of the Nokia Lumia 925. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Sony Xperia ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the possibility of getting an eight megapixel front-facing camera on Android smartphones in the near future. We later talk about the Nokia Lumia 928, which was officially launched on Verizon. Samsung is next as the Galaxy S 4 Zoom could probably be announced this month. Google follows as it seems they'll revamp their wallet strategy again. We end today's news talking about the leaked specs of the New Google Nexus 7. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Eight Megapixel Front-Facing Cameras Coming to Multiple Androids - Nokia Lumia 928 ...

One theory that's arisen time and time again in anticipation of Google I/O is the idea that Google could use the venue to introduce a new Nexus 7 tablet. After all, we'd like to believe that some new hardware would show its face at the event, and a tablet is both a much "easier" product to bring to market than a new phone, as well as has a history of premiering at I/O in the first place. We've heard a number of stabs at just how this new Nexus 7 might differ from existing models, and that trend continues today, with a new set of specs suggested. Just to be clear, this isn't any sort of ...

A little earlier today, a rumor about the Motorola X phone started popping up on various smartphone sites. We love a good rumor so we looked in to where this one was coming from, and once we heard the details of it, couldn't help but be overwhelmed by a sense of déjà vu; isn't this old news? The rumor in question comes from a Chinese analyst who claims that Google has lost interest in the X phone and subsequently returned the model to Motorola, in the hopes that more development time can improve its prospects. That sounds almost identical to something we heard several weeks back. In ...

It is no fun trying to horn-in on Apple's turf when it comes to iOS, and no matter how much of a better browser you think you can make, the platform is going to keep steering users back to Safari. What's a dev to do? If you're Google, trying to raise Chrome's image on iOS, you reach out to other developers, giving them some interesting ways to let their users interact with web pages. What this new system lets developers do is have their apps send users over to Chrome to check out a web page. The system call directs them to Chrome in specific, bypassing Safari in the process. Devs might ...