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Google I/O 2020 Now Fully Cancelled

Kellen March 20, 2020

Google I/O 2020 has been fully cancelled. After originally cancelling the in-person, physical I/O festival and suggesting there would be some sort of I/O experience alternative option for developers (possibly online), Google announced today that they "will not...

Google I/O 2020 Cancelled Over Coronavirus Fears

Tim March 3, 2020

Emails are rolling out to attendees that Google I/O 2020 has been cancelled. Scheduled to take place May 12-14, it appears that fears over Coronavirus continue to cause havoc in the tech industry. While this sucks, we'd rather have people stay home and stay...

Google I/O 2020 is Coming (Update: Going Down May 12 in Mountain View)

Kellen January 23, 2020

Update: We have the official dates for Google I/O 2020, with Google announcing that its annual developer conference will take place May 12 through May 14. The event will happen in Mountain View at the Shoreline Amphitheater. As soon as we have details on how...

Google Says It’s Really Excited About Wear OS in Least Exciting Way

Kellen May 10, 2019

Wear OS isn't a completely dead platform, but as I wrote up a couple of weeks ago, the wearable OS from Google isn't in a great place at the moment. That was made clearer this week during Google I/O, where there wasn't a single session or mention of Wear OS...

Google Assistant Gets a Driving Mode

Kellen May 7, 2019

Your Google Assistant will get a driving mode starting this summer. It'll provide you with a specific visual experience that's been built for use while driving, sort of like Android Auto. As you can see in the image above, Assistant's driving mode shows you...

WATCH: Google I/O 2019 Opening Keynote!

Kellen May 7, 2019

Google I/O 2019 has arrived! For this first day, the week of developer chatter is kicked off with an opening keynote that'll last a couple of hours, as Google takes the stage to announce everything new across their services that we might see over the coming...

Google Will Announce a New Pixel Something on May 7

Kellen April 15, 2019

During the opening keynote to Google I/O on May 7, don't be surprised if Google announces the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Google has often used their developer conference to unveil or tease future hardware and they've confirmed that to be the case again this...

Google I/O 2019 Takes Place May 7-9 in Mountain View

Tim January 25, 2019

Google loves puzzles, especially when it comes to Google I/O. Earlier today, Google kicked off a code breaking puzzle online for all to enjoy, and already, it's been solved. The answer just so happens to be Google I/O 2019 event dates, now confirmed to be May...