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2 hrs ago | International Business Times

Google I/O Nexus 7 HD No-Show Does Not Cancel 2013 Release, Hints in Promo Video [WATCH]

Hugo Barra, director of product management of Google, shows off the Nexus 7 at a media event in June 2012.

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Related Topix: Startups, Product Management

Sun May 19, 2013

Silcon Valley Moms

How Plus Will Become The Next Google Reader

After all of the hand-wringing over the announced shuttering of Google Reader on July 1st, is there still hope for the beleaguered content aggregator? If you look between the lines of Google's movements as of late, you might notice that we aren't really witnessing a slow, painful, public funeral.

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Related Topix: Startups, Blog News

GigaOM

ICYMI Podcasts: Real Chrome apps, a history of IoT and Google I/O 2013

In case you missed the GigaOm weekly podcasts, here's a second chance. Two of our shows had special guests to explain new technologies and our wrap-up show is fully dedicated to understanding all of the news out of Google I/O. Another week full of tech news means another week of GigaOM podcasts filled with analysis and commentary.

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Related Topix: Startups, Robots

3G

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition - What Is It And How Does It Differ From The Standard S4?

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year and overall it didn't disappoint - sure we'd have loved a more premium build or the octo-core version that some parts of the world got, but Samsung still delivered the most powerful smartphone on the market so it would seem churlish to complain.

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Related Topix: Startups, Cameras

Romsey Advertiser

Miliband pledges tax crackdown

Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action.

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Related Topix: Startups

Clickz

Google Maps Gets a Brand New Look

Google has announced a revamping of Google Maps and it is much more than a few changes.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Startups

Science Library Pad

Google Apps Making a Play for Education

During last week's Google I/O 2013 Conference , a variety of site tool upgrades were introduced, including fancy new virtual wrappers on Maps and Google Plus tools like Hangouts.

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Related Topix: Startups, Education Etc.

SlashGear.com

Google+ and Glass just got the upgrade for lifelogging everything

If you're still laughing at Google+, and at Google Glass , then it might be time to stop; Google has just shown that they're its next route to digitally understanding everything about you, and it slipped that through in the guise of a simple photo gallery tool.

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Related Topix: Startups

Sat May 18, 2013

Happy News

Man Abducted as a Child Reunited with Parents 23 Years Later by Using Google Map

A Chinese man has been reunited with his biological family more than 20 years after he was abducted as a little boy - and claims he has Google Maps to thank for finding his way home.

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Related Topix: Startups

Digital Video Editing

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference.

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Related Topix: Startups, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, Cameras, Camcorders

I programmer

Intern at Google - Film, Fiction and Fact

A job at Google - who wouldn't leap at the chance. In this movie, being released in June, two recently laid off 40-something salesmen have got an interview for an internship at Google that might in turn lead to a job.

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Related Topix: ITA Software, Startups, WebMD, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, AdMob

InformationWeek

British MPs Attack Google On Taxes

British politicians criticize Google and Amazon for failing to pay enough taxes in a country where they are reaping great rewards.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

MarketWatch

Google Wallet: Gen Y credit card?

Facing stiff competition and tepid demand, Google Wallet has not made a big splash in the world of mobile payments.

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Related Topix: Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, Gmail, iPhone App, PayPal, iPhone, Cellphones

Fri May 17, 2013

ComputerWorld

At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Sergey Brin, Social Software

GigaOM

Why Google thinks the GPU is the engine for the web of the future

To make sure the response time for their increasingly interactive sites stays low, Chrome developers might want to look at ways to make use of the graphic processors embedded in consumer devices.

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Related Topix: Startups, Science / Technology, CPU

Forbes.com

Google Still Struggles To Explain Why Normal People Should Care About Google+

At the opening day of the search giant's annual I/O developer conference , it introduced some 41 new features for Google+, including a new layout, more prominent photos, and enhanced Hangouts , its video chat service.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Facebook, Social Software

Iol.co.za

Google chairman to meet UK's Cameron

Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after UK lawmakers lambasted the Internet company's tax affairs.

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Related Topix: Startups

The Campbell Reporter

Google receiving sensitive searches redirected from rival in Vietnam

A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's website, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology

SiliconValley.com

Facebook, Twitter announce apps for Google's Glass

Google says it's still figuring out the best ways to use Glass, but the company announced Thursday that Facebook , Twitter and several other media firms have built their own applications for the futuristic-looking wearable computer.

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Related Topix: Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, Facebook, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Computers

Thu May 16, 2013

KRVN-AM Lexington

Google Plus Tackles Photos in Social Network Fight

Google isn't done trying to take on the behemoth social networks. That was the message from Google's Senior Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundorta at the Google I/O conference this week as he announced a new look for the company's Google Plus social network.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Cameras

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