Google I/O 2014 Keynote
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:27:51 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:28:26 PMShe's going to talk about developing apps, distributing them, and how to make money.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:28:36 PMAppurify "is joining" Google, says Powers.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:28:45 PM
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Tim Stevens 6/25/2014 6:28:48 PMFor the record, Ellie is wearing an LG G Watch as well.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:28:59 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:29:08 PMNot sure what that means.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:29:21 PMWhether they're just partners or were bought.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:29:32 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:29:49 PMBut they're going to help app makers do cross-platform testing, global device support, and connectivity simulations, Powers says.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:30:08 PMAppurify will continue to be cross-platform on iOS and Android, and available as a freemium service.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:30:17 PMSounds like they bought them...
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:30:29 PMAnnouncing platform preview of Google Fit.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:30:49 PM
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:31:21 PM
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Tim Stevens 6/25/2014 6:31:39 PMAnother platform to unify fitness data, much like Apple's HealthKit recently announced at WWDC. Unification of all these disparate sources of data is going to be a key piece of functionality this year.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:31:46 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:32:03 PMGoogle Fit APIs allow apps to share your fitness activity, but only with your explicit permission
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:32:12 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:32:26 PMNot sure that's going to go over well, permissions haven't exactly been a great problem-solver for Android...
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:32:28 PM
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Tim Stevens 6/25/2014 6:32:31 PMInteresting, Nike is supporting this, not just going full-bore on Apple integration.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:32:50 PM
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:33:03 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:33:11 PMNow up: Google PLay Games
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:33:20 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:33:21 PM"Fastest growing mobile game network of all time," she says.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:33:28 PMMore than 100m new users in past six months.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:33:50 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:33:55 PMPlay Games was first announced last year, but hasn't exactly been a game-changer /sadtrombone.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:34:11 PM
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:34:24 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:34:32 PMGaming profile will allow you to better manage your saved games, as well as your own leaderboard
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:34:45 PM
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Tim Stevens 6/25/2014 6:34:46 PMThank goodness, the saved games feature of Play Games is being extended, so you can resume more easily across devices. This is even more important as Android TV now runs games and the like.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:34:49 PMQuest is an online, time-based goal in a specific game
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:34:59 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:35:17 PMDevs won't have to do much heavy lifting to get this to their players.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:36:04 PMDirect carrier billing, where you pay your carrier instead of a la carte with a credit card, is big in developing countries
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:36:14 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:36:22 PMand with people who don't want to save a credit card to their apps
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:36:41 PMSundar is back
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:36:54 PM"We have paid out more than $5 billion to developers on Google Play," he says.
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seth.rosenblatt 6/25/2014 6:37:05 PMHas increased 2.5x since the year before.
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James Martin 6/25/2014 6:37:06 PM