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Google I/O conference: Activating 400,000 Android device every day, Android 3.1 rolling out today

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 May 2011 12:51 User comments (1)

Google I/O conference: Activating 400,000 Android device every day, Android 3.1 rolling out today Speaking at their I/O conference today, Google has said they are activating 400,000 Android devices daily.
Overall, activated Android devices now stand at around 100 million.

Since launch, there have been over 4.5 billion app installs.

Google is rolling out Android 3.1 today to Verizon Xoom owners. The Honeycomb update will bring performance enhancements like faster app switching and the ability to stretch widgets vertically and horizontally.

Finally, Android devices will now be able to act as USB hosts, meaning users can import photos directly from cameras to tablets. The devices will even be able to support Xbox controllers.

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110.5.2011 15:25

Oops...one of those activations last month was when I hard reset my Droid. :)

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