Internet giant wants to update the OS itself all Android-smartphone?

One of the main problems of smartphones running Android - too long a period from the release of the new OS until the appropriate firmware for some models of "smart phone". It seems, Google is taking its first steps to rectify this situation. It is possible that one day all Android-devices will be simultaneously and rapidly update its software platform.

The project Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google is conducting an experiment to update the firmware Sony Xperia S. Technical Director, Jean-Baptiste AOSP Currie explained the choice of this model the presence of her open-loader and a good attitude, Sony aims to Android Open Project, writes cellular-news.

If successful, AOSP smartphone from Japanese corporations will receive a new version of Android devices in conjunction with a series of Google Nexus. Currently, most manufacturers do make changes to the code running in order to adapt it to their devices. This often leads to the fact that between the output of the next versions of Android and the firmware for a smartphone is a few months. If the company will meet Google, the firmware will go much faster.

Spy plane Internet giant and Apple have caused concern in the U.S.

U.S. authorities have expressed concern about the "spy" aircraft, which Google and Apple used to create 3D-maps. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer wrote a letter to both companies, which declared that their "highly sensitive equipment for aerial photography" may violate the right of Americans to privacy.

In particular, Schumer fears that the optical technology of Google and Apple "may not be strong enough to see through the window, or even capture sunbathing in the backyard." The senator also expressed concern that the detailed 3D-models of cities may lead to a threat to national security. It is possible that three-dimensional maps can be used by terrorists to draw up detailed schemes of water supply and electricity in the U.S., he said.

In this regard, Schumer has asked both companies to notify residents about the time of shooting, automatically blur faces and retouch the strategically important infrastructure. In addition, each owner shall be entitled to "cover up" the image of his house on the map, writes TechCrunch.

At Google, on this occasion said that none of the measures referred to Schumer, the measures have not yet applied, but the company was willing to discuss this issue with the senator. Reaction of Apple is not reported.

Google announced the project to create a 3D-card on June 7. The first three-dimensional maps of several cities in the U.S. (which is not known) will be released in the IV quarter and year end the company expects to obtain detailed images of settlements with a population of 300 million people. Less than a week, voiced similar plans Apple.