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Nexus S finally gets Ice Cream Sandwich. Still not got it? Find out how to manually install...

After a good 6 months of will it, wont it arrive, and one pulled release at Christmas, Google's Android 4.04 mobile operating system update arrived today for many with a complete overhaul of the Android interface. Most Nexus S users have jumped completely past the Gingerbread release from Froyo directly to ICS.

Confused with all these cakes and desert names? Get the lowdown.

Other devices via carriers will have to wait and may take up to six months if at all, but if you can't wait, follow these instructions.

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Google+ Grew 27% in March, Logged 61 Million Visits.

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Many find it easy to be dismissive and not see the long term strategy here for Google +, but Google CEO Larry Page claimed in a state-of-Google blog post on Thursday that Google+ now has 100 million active users, 10 million more than the figure he shared with analysts in January.

Like all stats, only an indication, but Hitwise is one of the more reliable and realistic measurement options out there. Growth vastly helped by the abundance of Android devices I believe along with the interactive button found on even more sites and services worldwide.

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Google Goggles? Not quite. Google Glasses... 'Project Glass' Kicks Ass.

Still can't quite believe this is real and although heavily massaged and styled in the video, the 'G' says it's coming this year. Of course been a few variations on this theme and even in my time with Compaq & HP we had several innovations and (admittedly bluky) working examples of Interweb enabled glasses. Still this year? With Google developing an online store for Android, and the power of their reach with that platform, this is quite a development.

Really beginning to see the strategic direction and money being poured into G+ and Android here, and makes sense to me, and is far clearer than facebook's direction. Will people soon be looking like Geordi La Forge from Star trek...would you wear them?

As one commenter on YouTube mentioned. 'Want. Hard'. I'll +1 that : )

More info at http://g.co/projectglass

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Google Drive Will Launch With 5GB Of Free Storage, Move Over DropBox

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Still only a leaked screenshot, but GDrive is finally coming after years of rumours. Slightly confusing with Google Docs allowing pretty much the same upload of just about any file, but the more the merrier. With many already using Dropbox still nice to see competition.

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Beautiful Google Doodle Today.

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Another great tweak to the Google home page. Find more doodles at http://www.google.com/doodles

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Google Play.Strategically smart, and it's not iTunes so it's a plus, but not for Australia.

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No more one app marketplace, one G book store, one G music account, it's all in one area now called Google Play. Games such as Need for Speed, Music from Lady Gaga and many others, ebooks, movies and android apps.

Strategically this is a better way forward, it's all online, mobile, and all centralised for all your media. (Hurry up with that Google TV dammit!)

That said apart from a few lucky Australians like me who have Google music, this new play service is pretty useless here. It's the Android market with some new wallpaper. Meh!

Ideally less fannying with the name Google, more on sorting out region restrictions and inconsistent pricing for music, books, and (lack of) movies.

Still it's not iTunes and a humongous lump of bloatware I must drag around download and be forced to sync with (which invariably wipes your device more often than not) so it gets a bloody big plus from me : )

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Android 'Robot' Now World's Most Popular Mobile Browser. Cue Many Heads Burying In Sand...

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If you are not yet aware that your future is categorically tinted green, courtesy of Android, then you need to take the red pill dude. You cannot hide behind your iPhone any longer, either get balanced and have both devices, or be a chump and ignore the ever increasing market stats.

The reality is market wants choice and that is only a good thing for all. Monopolistic & forced control damages market creativity and stifles innovation.

In February 2012, Android Robot had 22.67% market share, followed by Opera with 21.7% and iPhone‘s Safari with 21.06% share.

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R U Mobile? Nice and simple site checker for those not in the know...

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Nice and simple mobile site checker for those that have not yet entered the mobile world. Hint-hurry up! ; )

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'Bringing balance to the (Mobile) force'. Cheaper handsets skew smartphone sales to Android.

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Well, without saying I told you so, Android continues to grow, and develop at a rapid pace.
As said before I use multiple devices on multiple platforms, so no iHating (well only really towards iTunes) but balance and choice are incredibly vital to growth.

All to often in all walks of life, when absolute power is given to one, it corrupts and skews development for others.

Android commanded 48 per cent of the market compared to Apple's 43 per cent, according to NPD.

This news vis the Sydney Morning Herald is ushering in a new age of development, choice and innovation and is a major win for us all.

Told you so : P

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Nexus S finally gets Ice Cream Sandwich. Still not got it? Find out how to manually install...

Google+ Grew 27% in March, Logged 61 Million Visits.

Google Goggles? Not quite. Google Glasses... 'Project Glass' Kicks Ass.

Google Drive Will Launch With 5GB Of Free Storage, Move Over DropBox

Beautiful Google Doodle Today.

Google Play.Strategically smart, and it's not iTunes so it's a plus, but not for Australia.

Android 'Robot' Now World's Most Popular Mobile Browser. Cue Many Heads Burying In Sand...

R U Mobile? Nice and simple site checker for those not in the know...

'Bringing balance to the (Mobile) force'. Cheaper handsets skew smartphone sales to Android.

Beautiful.