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A few hours ago , Google announced its new developer preview of Android M - A system that is said to bring refinement to the already gorgeous material design . Unveiled at Google IO 2015 in San Francisco , the entire show as usual was broadcasted live via youtube , although i was never able to attend any of the Google IO events , i managed to secure a seat at our national GDG Sri Lanka Google IO Extended event held in Colombo where i was able to use the slow and crowded Wifi connection to type this blog entry .  Contents  *Android M  *Google Photos  *Android wear  *Chromecast *Android TV *Android auto *Google cardboard  *JUMP (with GoPro) *Project Brillo and WEAVE Android in numbers  Did you know that 8/10 smartphones shipped last year were Android devices ? and did you know that there are over 4000 specific Android devices launched at date ..well these were some of the specs Google put out last night , and here is the remainder *6...

With Google IO 2015 just around the corner , the anticipation for new software as well as hardware in the form of Nexus devices are at a all time high . Although the probably of Google announcing new hardware at the event is low , rumors spread that Huawei and LG are prepping up some good gadgets for this year in the form of a large phablet and a smartphone . Internally known as the Angler , the rumored LG nexus device is infact a replacement for the Nexus 5 , the device  , which is said to have a 5.2" display is basically a slimmed down LG G4 as the phone is rumored to have a Snapdragon 808 as well  , other specs are still unknown ,and even the existence of the phone is also unknown at this point , if it becomes true , this will be the Nexus 5 for 2015 . The second device , from Huawei  is known by the code as   Bullhead , although the names are a bit fishy, Google has a reputation of giving maritime related codenames for its nexus devices so it will possib...

Google's I/O events are something to really look out for , the event - which showcases everything from Android , Chrome , search related topics and sometimes new devices is said to take place on two days (28 and 29th) of May . Google hasn't gone to the extent of describing what will be shown off at this event , but we can expect to see some revelation about the new Android 5.1 update and a possible (hardware/software) refresh to Google's Android wear platform .Registrations for the event will start on the 17th of March at 9AM Pacific Time ,and a final lottery system (similar to the one used at Google IO 2014 ) will then decide on who will get to attend the event . Written By Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena