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The whole Android world is for . Google's already unveiled and released a preview of , so it's anybody's guess what exactly they'll have on tap. VR? Smart speakers? Self-driving dirigibles? Tune in next week to find out!
As for Apple, there was a brouhaha over a supposed Apple Music bug that was deleting locally-stored music, but , but they're not even sure that it's actually a bug. But, to discuss things like that and everything else in Apple's business, iMore has a brand new podcast: . Joining hosts Michael Gartenberg, Serenity Caldwell, and Rene Ritchie for the first episode: none other than John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
Microsoft has released yet another update to the , this time building out and at the same time. Also, be sure to check out Windows Central's reviews of and
After losing two senior executives, Tesla's made a big hire: bringing on the Audi exec in charge of the A4, A5, and Q5 as the new — he has a huge challenge in . And despite what you might have read on Facebook, .
All of that and much much more inside this edition of Mobile Nations Weekly!
Android Central — Pending I/O
Google I/O is just around the corner, starting on May 18th. We'll have a whole group of people there covering everything from the conference, and we're just as excited as you are. To get ready, you'll want to , and follow for the news throughout.
Staying in Google land, you may have caught the news that the , which is helpful to enthusiasts (and developers) who want to update quickly. If you need a step-by-step guide on how to use them,
BlackBerry has named Ralph Pini to be its new Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for Devices, John Chen discusses why he believes the smartphone market is saturated and for those of you who must live on the bleeding edge, BlackBerry has now expanded their Android beta program.
What a week. After battling , we woke up to find . Oh, what, like you've never dropped a billion dollars on a Thursday night?
We also introduced a brand new podcast. It's called and you can find it on , , and . It's hosted by iMore's own Gartenberg, Caldwell, and Ritchie, and the first episode features John Gruber of Daring Fireball and a deep dive on the iPhone business. Subscribe!
After promising exciting new hires only a week prior, Tesla has brought on board a . Peter Hochholdinger comes to Tesla from Audi, where he was in charge of production of the A4, A5, and Q5. He'll be taking the lead in building up the production line, which is set to scale to hundreds of thousands of cars by the end of next year.
The Model 3 is rumored to have a highly-advanced form of Tesla Autopilot installed, and that'll be a good thing, as one Model S owner found out: he accidentally triggered the car's Summon feature and the vehicle tried to un-park itself and drive to him — only to . Technology is awesome, but being on the cutting edge sometimes means that you'll draw blood.
And despite whatever meme you've seen going around Facebook, the hard reality is that . Just because somebody wrote in big capital letters over a photo doesn't mean the words — or the photo — are true.
This week was fairly quiet in the land of Windows. Post-Build Conference, Microsoft keeps plugging away at improving Windows 10 as it approaches a public release of the . We've already seen some of the promised features, such as , but this latest version for Fast Ring users, , is all about minor tweaks and, the .
The gaming side was slightly more active this week, with , arriving on Xbox One after debuting on the PC last year, and news that April was the .