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2 hrs ago | CBS Local

Google To Roll Out New Feature That Allows Users To Send Money Via Gmail

According to CNET, the new service uses Google Wallet and lets people send money to anyone with a U.S. based email address.

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Related Topix: Startups

6 hrs ago | Bradenton.com

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

Soon it will take only the click of a mouse or finger swipe on a tablet to explore some of the Galapagos Islands' most remote areas, surrounding waters and unique creatures.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, World News, Ecuador, Mountain View, CA

7 hrs ago | PC World

AMD is willing to embrace Android

Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google's Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips.

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Related Topix: Advanced Micro Devices, Startups, WebMD, CPU, Science / Technology, Laptops/Notebooks, Intel

7 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Review: Google's new music plan solid, serendipitous, but touchy interface can cause mis-taps

Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.

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Related Topix: iPad App, Google+, iPhone App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, Startups, Spotify, Electronics, Cell Phones, Entertainment

8 hrs ago | GigaOM

Google X is acquiring high altitude wind startup Makani Power

Google's moonshot lab Google X is buying up Makani Power, a startup that makes a kite-like wind power device.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Makani Power, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

11 hrs ago | New Scientist

Google Glass apps show off what headset can really do

READY to wear a computer on your face? Google thinks you are. The company's Glass headset seeks to bring wearable computing into the mainstream - but what will the average person do with it? There are privacy fears , but a sneak peek at some of the first Glass apps gives a glimpse of how useful the device might be.

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Related Topix: Startups, WebMD, Science, Computer Science, Cameras, Bluetooth

13 hrs ago | The Campbell Reporter

Apple, Amazon, Google and tax avoidance in Europe

European leaders meet on Wednesday to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international companies have managed to pay next to no tax on their vast sales revenue generated in Europe.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Wed May 22, 2013

ComputerWorld

Google Drive updates Android UI, adds document scanning

Google's Drive cloud storage service has undergone a facelift for Android users, and is now capable of capturing a document by converting a photo of it to text.

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Related Topix: Startups, Blog News

InfoWorld

Apple: Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents

Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, according to a filing with that court on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Enterprise Mobile, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

The Guardian

Who dares to dodge Google's information tax? | McKenzie Wark

In exchange for giving up our personal data, we get to watch each other's cat videos, while Google becomes the new state 'Facebook or Google's YouTube are not the culture industries so much as the vulture industries, taking an information surcharge from us while we amuse each other, and selling us to advertisers.' Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ... (more)

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Related Topix: Startups

TrustedReviews

Google Chrome voice search to battle Siri on Apple's iOS devices

Google has announced that its new voice search technology for the Chrome web browser will soon be integrated within the iOS apps.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, Ipad, Science / Technology, iPhone

BetaNews

KiSSFLOW adds quick action workflow buttons to Google Apps

Last week at Google's annual I/O conference in San Francisco the web giant launched a new feature called quick actions for Gmail which recognizes certain types of messages and lets you take immediate action on them directly from the inbox -- RSVP to an invitation, or quickly see flight info for example.

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Related Topix: Startups, Marketing

Google Earth Blog

Moore, Oklahoma in Google Earth

As Google often does after horrible events like the tornadoes in Oklahoma this week, Google has created a Crisis Response Page to assist with the relief effort.

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Related Topix: Startups, Moore, OK

Home Theater

Google Play Music All Access: Streaming 'Radio Without Rules'

The just-announced Google Play Music All Access subscription service may be the best streaming music service now available.

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Related Topix: Startups, Spotify, iPad App, iPhone App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone, iPod

Forbes.com

Google Is The New Hedge Fund Hotel, Boeing The Market Darling, And Apple's Looking Rotten

The group of hedge fund heavyweights, which includes the likes of Carl Icahn , David Einhorn , and Dan Loeb, bet on consumer discretionary, which appeared as the most overweight sector, while LyndoellBasell was the most overweight equity, compared to its weights in the S&P 500.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Startups, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Financial Markets

Tue May 21, 2013

Sentinel & Enterprise

The Question for Yahoo: Will Tumblr Be More Like Google or More Like Craigslist

Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer speaks at a news conference in New York May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Tumblr, Local Search, Craigslist, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

The Straits Times

Britain's Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax

In a file picture taken on Sept 25, 2012 US Internet giant Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt speaks about the company's Nexus 7 tablet computer equipped with a 7-inch LCD display and a quad-core Tegra processor in its 340g body in Tokyo.

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Bangkok Post

Google adds latest Bluetooth support to...

Native support for the latest Bluetooth technology will mean that Android device owners will finally be able to sync and connect their phones with virtually any Bluetooth product, from keyboards and headphones to activity trackers and smart watches.

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Related Topix: Bluetooth, Science / Technology, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Startups, Headphones, Keyboards

Bangkok Post

Google Play's game services are for both...

High scores, achievements, online multiplayer modes and cloud saves are coming to both Android and iOS devices courtesy of Google Play's suite of game services.

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Related Topix: Startups, Turtle Games, Eternity , Mastertronic, Video Games, Asphalt, Modern Combat, Gameloft, Ubisoft

Geek News Central

Goodbye, Google Checkout. Closing November 20th

I remember when Google launched Checkout almost 7 years ago . The idea of combining checkout with search and advertising so you could online shop faster was an intriguing idea.

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Related Topix: Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

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