What Tablet News To Expect from Google I/O 2013

Google's annual developer conference kicks off on Wednesday with a three-hour keynote address. Here's everything new android tablet users should be looking forward too.There isn't expected to be a new version of the larger Nexus 10, as that tablet only launched last fall.

Android 4.3

At one point it was thought that Google I/O 2013 would see the release of Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie), but recent reports indicate that the next version of this operating system will be a smaller upgrade -- this will apparently be dubbed Android 4.3 and have the same code-name as the last two versions: Jelly Bean.

Among the changes that are expected is Google Play Games, which newest android tablet will be a central location where players of online Android games will be able to find each other. It will also allow gamers to post achievements and game-makers can display leaderboards online. Apple users should be familiar with this concept, as iOS has Game Center.An update to Google Wallet is also expected, but that is more smartphone software than for tablets.

A dark-horse possibility for Google I/O 2013 is a tablet running Chrome OS. This company has introduced tablets with this operating system and there has been speculation that a tablet with it could be released.François Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in France. This report will detail a plan to add a tax on smartphones and tablets, a tax which will go to pay for art & culture in France -whether it be keeping Versailles golden or public fountains clean. dfsWF2FR

Historically (since the 1980s), TV stations, movie theaters, radio stations & ISPs – distributors of ‘cultural goods’ (art) – have had a tax on their revenue that went straight into keeping the Louvre pretty (among other cultural works in France); thus, as smartphones and latest android tablet are now digital distributors of arts & cultural works in France, the report suggests that these items should be taxed.

Archos has a new Android tablet for your consideration, the kitchen-themed ChefPad. Rather than a stock Android experience and traditional tablet, this one is designed to stay in one place. Specifications are pretty much your typical mid-range device with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a dual-core 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB internal storage.