Just more than two and a half years ago, Google introduced Android, the mobile OS from Google that will soon be taking over the world – and it really is! Android was launched with the first developer phone, T-Mobile G1, manufactured by HTC. This was in one country, on one carrier.

Google now has an entire Android ecosystem, thanks to all the manufacturers, developers and carriers it has on board. Android is growing at an amazing rate. This is not all.

A few stats were shared a while ago at the first day of Google I/O 2011, where Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb 3.1 for tablets, Google Movies for Android, Music Beta by Google and several other announcements were unveiled.

Android stats so far are:

• 100 million activated Android devices
• 400,000 new Android devices activated every day
• 200,000 free and paid applications available in Android Market
• 4.5 billion applications installed from Android Market

This is simply a big wow for a platform that was launched less than 3 years ago. Google is on its way to take over the entire mobile market, and in the not too distant future, Android would soon be available on every electronic item we use.

How? Android is already on mobile phones, tablets, netbooks, TVs etc. It is open-source, and with the help of projects like Android @ Home, Android will be available in what more devices in the future. We just have to wait and see.

If you’re a developer, any plans on how you plan to use Android APIs to create something amazing, or as a consumer, in what area would you like Android to take over next?

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This is it. One OS everywhere Ice Cream Sandwich. Google is finally trying to put an end to all the fragmentation issue with all the Android devices. According to Google, “We want one OS that runs everywhere.”

Ice Cream Sandwich will state of the art (holographic) UI, richer widgets, advanced app framework etc. This will be the one OS that will run on phones, tablets, laptops, computers etc. We think, this all to battle down Android fragmentation.

Google will be rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich some where in Q4, no definite dates given and for what devices it will be available first. Android 3.1 for tablets will be rolling out in the coming few weeks for Verizon, to be the first. Motorola XOOM and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will probably be the first devices to get Honeycomb 3.1.

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Google made some major announcements at the Google I/O 2011 event today. Google Music Beta service has also been announced!

You can now upload your personal music collection to listen anywhere, keep everything in sync, and forget the hassle of cables and files – all thanks to Google Music. It will be available for Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac.

Some of the features of Google Music include:

• Listen anywhere, even offline.
• Stay in sync, without the hassle.
• Your collection, now in one place.
• Create mixes instantly.

Google Music is available for right today. It is an invite-only beta service for US users only.

Request Google Music Invitation

You can request for a Google Music invitation from here: music.google.com/music/listen

You might also want to checkout: Google Movies for Android: Rent, Buy Movies for Android

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Google has just unveiled Google Movies for Android. It is a service for Android phones and tablets that allows users to rent/buy movies fr0m the Android Market for as low as $1.99 and you can download them directly off the Market.

Google Music offers a 30-day rental period and you can watch the whole movie within 24 hours. This service has a Google Movies app for Android phones and a separate one for tablets as well.

These movies will be available directly from the cloud to your Android device and you can even download for watching later on.

You can access Google Music from https://market.android.com/movies and it is currently available for US users only. Google Movies will be available for Android 2.2+ devices and Honeycomb 3.1+ tablets.

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Google just announced Honeycomb 3.1 software update for Verizon Android tablets i.e Motorola XOOM. Honeycomb 3.1 is the next major update rolling out to the Android tablet version of the OS.

Some of the features demonstrated of Honeycomb 3.1 include widgets resizing, enhanced task switcher, USB input devices support, USB host i..e Microsoft Xbox 360 controller!

Honeycomb 3.1 will be coming out for tablets and Google TV, both! More details will follow as they get announced at Google I/O 2011.

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Google Music is expected to launch today at Google I/O 2011. Last year, Google demoed what Google Music (your music on the cloud) would be like, but due to several issues, they would be launching Google Music this year at #io2011.

Music server by Google took many hiccups in the past several months with music labels not signing up with Google, but this didn’t stop Google from not offering the Google Music service for Android users.

Google will announce Google Music today, on the first day of Google I/O 2011 event – WSJ reports. After digging depeer into this, AllThingsD have found a few more details about the Google Music service that Google will be offering.

This service will allow users to upload their music on Google Music and later stream it on their Android phone from anywhere, anyplace with an Internet connection. Google Music will allow you to upload 20,000 songs, unlike Amazon Cloud-Based Music Hosting that only allows you to store 2,000 songs online.

No details on the pricing yet, but our guess is that this service will be available for free. Google will probably charge more for storing more than 20,000 songs online. Google Music will launch as an invite-only beta service for selected users.

We’ll update as more details get in and Google Music goes official at the Google I/O 2011 event.

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Google I/O 2011 is going to kick off in less than 2 hours now and we all looking up for all possibilities to catch the event live from the comfort of our home, office etc. Live video stream will be available for Google I/O 2011 live event.

According to Google, this year, I/O 2011 will be their largest Google I/O event and Google has made sure everyone can catch the keynote, exciting announcements from anywhere around the world.

Google I/O 2011 Live Stream on Twitter: #io2011

You can catch all the happenings of the Google I/O 2011 right from your Twitter. Just start following the #io2011 hashtag and you will be updated about each and every bit of the event.

Follow #io2011 for live updates on Google I/O 2011 event.

We already talked about the Google I/O live video stream, if more sources pop up to catch the event live, we’ll update you.

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Google I/O 2011 event is today, and is just 2 hours away from starting. Most of you won’t be attending the Google I/O 2011 this year as the tickets for the event were sold out in just 59 minutes. Google made sure, that everyone, everywhere gets to watch live video streaming of Google I/O 2011 from the comfort of their home, office etc.

I/O Live will bring live video stream and all the exciting announcements and keynotes live for audiences all over the world. I’m sure you all must have seen the Google I/O 2011 website, which from May 10, will be turned into the I/O Live dashboard. Google I/O is an annual developers conference held by Google, every May.

Thanks to I/O Live dashboard, you can:

• Watch live stream video feeds from their two largest session rooms from 9:00 a.m PST to 6:00 p.m. PST during both days of the conference.
• Read captions from the live streamed sessions in real-time.
• Be one of the first to know by getting your news direct from the source.
• Submit your questions to our Sandbox developers.

According to Google, this year they are going to have the largest Google I/O event, ever. Don’t forget to watch the countdown to 00:00:00:00 as Google I/O 2011 kicks off!

Google I/O 2011 Live Video Stream: www.google.com/io

Google I/O 2011 Live Stream from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers

UPDATE: Added YouTube live video stream link for Google I/O 2011

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