Google's Matias Duarte says Android's new system font should help loosen up its techie image. Too bad about the name. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

In context: The Roboto typeface was developed by Google to become the default font on the Android operating system, and later some of its most popular services like YouTube. The company recently ...

During last night’s Ice Cream Sandwich event, a new font was introduced into the lives of tech geeks everywhere. Roboto is what Google wants to call it. Supposedly built with the mindset of being ...

You can peek into Android's future now, by installing the new Roboto font featured in Ice Cream Sandwich onto your current phone or tablet. Share on Facebook (opens ...

Google just announced that it’s making Roboto, its signature font used in Android and across other Google products, open source for all. The font files for the Roboto family of fonts were first ...

Google is bringing Serifs to Roboto. Roboto Serif is a new font that tries to help internet users who are accustomed to reading long-form content with less eye strain, no matter the display used.

As someone who is really into fonts, I know that most people don’t share my passion — but I genuinely think that anyone who cares at all about typography will have some interest in what Google ...

Glenn Fleishman discusses the subtleties of Roboto, the new font created for Android 4.0. Glenn Fleishman discusses the subtleties of Roboto, the new font created for Android 4.0. Adi Robertson is a ...

You can peek into Android's future now, by installing the new Roboto font featured in Ice Cream Sandwich onto your current phone or tablet. Share on Facebook (opens ...

Roboto, the custom-designed font Google introduced in the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, is now available for free download for developers, designers and font geeks. Google has released ...