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Google Glass is getting glasses. Google is adding prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its computerized, internet-connected goggles known as Glass. The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to the general population later this year. Currently, Glass is available only to the tens of thousands of people who are testing and creating apps for it. Glass hasn't actually had glasses in its frame until now. read more from ........

# WI-Fi Direct
# 1080p video recording for stock Android devices
# Improved error correction on the keyboard
# You can directly access the apps from the lock screen
# Upgraded copy and paste functionality
# Support for the WebP image format
# Hardware acceleration of the universal Interface
# Soft buttons from Android 3.x are now available for use on phones
# Widgets in a new tab can be separated, listed in a similar manner to apps
# Folders can easily be created with a drag-and-drop style
# Launcher Customizer
# Enhanced visual voicemail with the ability to speed up or slow down voicemail messages
# Pinch-to-zoom functionality in the calendar
# Integrated screenshot capture (accomplished by holding down the Power and Volume-Down buttons)
# Improved voice integration and continuous, real-time speech to text dictation
# Face Unlock, a feature that allows users to unlock handsets using facial recognitionsoftware
# New tabbed web browser under Google’s Chrome brand, allowing up to 16 tabs
# Automatic syncing of browser with users’ Chrome bookmarks
# A new typeface family for the UI, Roboto
# A data Usage section in settings that lets users set warnings when they approach a certain usage limit, and disable data use when the limit is exceeded
# Shut down apps ability that are using data in the background
# An improved camera app with zero shutter lag, time lapse settings, panorama mode, and the ability to zoom while recording
# Built-in photo editor
# You can organize New gallery layout by location and person
# Refreshed “People” app with social network integration, status updates and hi-resimages
# A near-field communication feature (Android Beam) allowing the rapid short-range exchange of web bookmarks, contact info, directions, YouTube videos and other data
# Android VPN Framework (AVF), and TUN (but not TAP) kernel module.

See more basics on Android along with interview questions

Android is a collection of  operating system , middleware and key applications.
Android Inc was founded in Palo Alto of California, U.S. by Andy Rubin, Rich miner, Nick sears and Chris White in 2003. Later Android Inc. was acquired by Google in 2005. After original release there have been number of updates in the original version of Android.

•  Android supports a large number of applications in Smart Phones.
•  It is an open source operating system
•  It is a Linux-based operating system for smartphones and tablets.
•  It includes a touch screen user interface, widgets, camera, network data monitoring and many more.
•  Allow users to install their own applications from, available through the Android Play Store. 

It's official: Google Glass is based on Android.

We kinda saw this one coming: Google Glass is based on Android. Company CEO Larry Page made the revelation during Google's 1Q13 earnings call on Thursday. Towards the end of the call (1:08), Page responded to a question about the amount of "incremental engagement" Google will see over the next several years regarding the company's products and new form factors like Glass. The questioner also asked how transportable Android will be across these new form factors.

read more:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Google-Glass-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-Larry-Page-Incrimental-Engagement-Earnings-Call,22133.html

MainActivity.java :

public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
     @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
        dialogfragment testDialog = new dialogfragment();
        testDialog.setRetainInstance(true);
        testDialog.show(fm, "fragment_name");
    }}

Dialogfragment.java :

public class Dialogfragment extends DialogFragment {    
    public void TestDialog() {
        // Empty constructor required for DialogFragment
    }
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog, container);
        return view;
    } }

dialog.xml :

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/edit_name"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"> 
       <TextView
            android:id="@+id/lbl_your_name"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Hello from Mark's Playground, DialogFragment Demo"/> 
</LinearLayout> 

Motorola RAZR i handsets have begun receiving the highly anticipated update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean today. The new firmware brings the usual slew of new features including expandable notifications, Google Now, Project Butter and Face Unlock.

Read More:
http://www.talkandroid.com/150026-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-now-rolling-out-to-motorola-razr-i-smartphones-in-the-uk/#more-150026