News : Google releases Android 4.1 source code to AOSP

Google developer Jean-Baptiste Queru, also known as JBQ, has announced on Google Groups that they are now releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

The name of the tagged release is android-4.1.1_r1 and the name of the development branch is jb-dev. The binaries are currently being released for the Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Nexus but will be released for the Nexus S and the Motorola Xoom shortly.

What this means to you is that if you rely on someone like CyanogenMod for your Android ROMs then you can expect a Jelly Bean based ROM very soon as the developers can now begin their work on it, now that they have the source code.

Do note that Google is only uploading the source code for now and this does not mean that you will get the Android 4.1 OTA update to your Nexus device just yet. That is still slated for a mid-July release and will be followed by uploading of the factory images on Google's site.

For more info, click on the source link below.

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Google Nexus Q: $299 home theater device for Google Play Store content

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Google has introduced its first home theater device, the Nexus Q.
It’s kind of Google’s answer to the Apple TV: A device that lets you stream music, movies, and other content from the Google Play Store to a TV. But it’s also much more than that… which helps explain the $299 price tag for the Nexus Q.

Google’s device is a black sphere with a 4.6 inch diameter that looks a bit like a Magic 8 Ball with 32 RGP LED lights around the perimiter.
On the back you’ll find a number of ports including micro HDMI, micro USB, Ethernet, S/PDIF, and speaker outputs. The Nexus Q includes a 25W amplifier for external speakers.
The Nexus Q features a TI OMAP 4460 dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. It has 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC.
The media device runs Google Android 4.0 and can stream content from the Google Play Music, Movie, and TV stores as well as from YouTube.
You can control the device using your Android phone or tablet. The content streams over the internet, not from your device — so even if you don’t have the song or video downloaded to your Nexus Q or your phone or tablet to view them on your TV.
Any Android device connected to your WiFi network will be able to work with the Nexus Q, so if you have guests over they can use your Nexus Q to stream content from their library. All you have to do is turn on guest mode and they can use their phone or tablet to access their content.
The Nexus Q will ship in mid-July, and it’s the first device in the new Android@Home platform.
It certainly looks like an interesting new device… but at $299, the Nexus Q costs $100 more than a Nexus 7 tablet, which seems a bit expensive for a device that simply streams media.

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