Thursday, July 25, 2013

Google announces new version of Nexus 7 and Android 4.3 - Terra Brazil

Android Jelly Bean 4.3 of the new Nexus 7 allows create different users and setar restrictions Photo: Playback Android Jelly Bean 4.3 of the new Nexus 7 allows create different users and setar restrictions Photo: Playback

Confirming the rumors, Sundar Pichai, senior vice president responsible by Android, Chrome and Google Apps announced this Wednesday, in São Francisco, in the United States, the new version of tablet Nexus 7. Who did the presentation of tablet was the Brazilian Hugo Barra who heads the Android in Google.

The new Nexus 7 is nearly 2 millimeters thinner than the original and 150 grams lighter. The tablet also has two speakers stereos. The new Nexus 7 has two cameras one frontal of 1.2 MP, and another rear of 5 megapixels. Moreover, Barra showed novelties compared the range of colors of the screen, increased in 30%. The processor is an Snapdragon S4 Pro of 1.5 GHz The handset has 2 GB memory RAM DDR3, double the previous version.

Sound of the new Nexus 7 equates to system sorrounding 7.1 Photo: Playback Sound of the new Nexus 7 equates to system sorrounding 7.1 Photo: Playback

The battery withstands 9 hours of reproduction of videos and 10 hours for navigation. The new Nexus 7 also account with the new Android Jelly Bean 4.3. In the United States, Google will commercialize the appliance in version 4G unlocked from of July 30th. São three models: 16GB Wi-Fi, 32GB Wi-Fi and 64 GB LTE. They will cost U.S. $ 229, U.S. $ 269, U.S. $ 349, respectively. UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, Spain and Australia receive the appliance in coming weeks. The Brazil is outside this first step.

Then, the Brazilian spoke of Android Jelly Bean 4.3, the new system version Google operating. The great novelty is the of “restricted users”.

“You can restrict applications user-level, so that parents can deny the their children access to applications specific”, affirms Barra.

Application of videochat Hangouts also been updated to the new screen Full HD the Nexys 7 Photo: Playback Application of videochat Hangouts also been updated to the new screen Full HD the Nexys 7 Photo: Playback

Another novelty is the resource Bluetooth Smart (known as Bluetooth of low consumption). Furthermore, has support to the OpenGL ES 3.0, what should please the game developers.

The appliances Nexus 7, Nexus 4, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus begin to be updated for the Android 4.3 today.

Hugo Barra also spoke about updating the apps for the Android 4.3. Among the highlights are the translation option of pages in Chrome for Android and Hangouts, that allows do editing of a documents collaboratively.

Manager Google Products Play, Ellie Powers, highlighted how GL ES 3.0 collaborates with games in the new Nexus 7 Photo: Playback Manager Google Products Play, Ellie Powers, highlighted how GL ES 3.0 collaborates with games in the new Nexus 7 Photo: Playback

Logo below was the turn of Manager Google Products Play, Ellie Powers, go onstage, to talk about the novelties for tablets. She announced a new application, the “Google Play Games”, that gathers on the same screen friends user and games playing. The application already is available.

Manager Google Products Play, Ellie Powers, announced new games pro Nexus 7 of next generation Photo: Playback Manager Google Products Play, Ellie Powers, announced new games pro Nexus 7 of next generation Photo: Playback

Ellie spoke still of new category of products on Google Play: Textbooks. Treats-if of a option for users buy or hire textbooks, available on Android and in web. E announced updates games in Google Play.

Chrome Cast is Google's approach of lead media files of other devices to the TV Photo: Playback Chrome Cast is Google’s approach of lead media files of other devices to the TV Photo: Playback

Sundar Pichai returned to stage to speak of videos online. Commented the exponential growth of the videos in web, which reached recently the mark of 200 billion views monthly. Thinking of improving the user experience when watching a video, Google announced the Chromecast.

It is a device similar to a “pendrive” that possesses a simplified version of Chrome OS. He serves for the user plugging on television with entry HDMI and connect on the network WiFi

Application the YouTube can do playlist with a touch to continue touching on TV while user uses others apps in smartphone or tablet Photo: Playback Application the YouTube can do playlist with a tap to continue touching on TV while user uses others apps in smartphone or tablet Photo: Playback

The appliance leads for TV the video online being displayed on mobile or tablet user, that can create a playlist of videos. The device will work from the YouTube app, then users of iOS also may use. Besides the YouTube, the system works also for display movies and serial Netflix. The Chromecast is compatíve with Android, iOS, Chrome in Windows, Mac and Pixel and Pandora and works also with Google Play Movies and Google Play Music. The appliance hits stores for $ 35 still today in the United States. In the remaining countries, the appliance arrives “asap”, says the Google.

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