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Yesterday | ComputerWorld

Google Now, Hangouts feel here, there and everywhere

Google developer conferences, called Google I/O , always have an "Oprah moment." During the keynote, the company gives developers a phone, a tablet or some other new mobile hardware product.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, WebMD, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone

Saturday | 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: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, PayPal, iPhone, Cellphones

Saturday | TeleRead

App Review: Wunderlist for task management

As soon as I published the post about Astrid being bought by Yahoo and mentioned I was looking for a new app, my in-box started chiming with suggestions.

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

Saturday | TechNewsWorld

Google Scolded on Taxes by British MPs

Today in international tech news: British members of Parliament bust out the heavy rhetoric for Google on taxes; British hackers are sentenced ; Foxconn's got some work to do to meet July deadline; and Samsung might double-dip on Apple suppliers.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Forrester Research, Advertising, Speakers, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

Saturday | InformationWeek

BBM Vs. Google Hangouts: What's At Stake

BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that its BlackBerry Messenger product, long heralded as one of the company's defining services, would be available to Apple's iOS platform soon and to Google's Android platform later this summer.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Skype, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone, VoIP, Science / Technology

Fri May 17, 2013

CNET News.com

DirecTV wants to buy Hulu, again

Satellite TV provider DirecTV is thinking about buying all or parts of streaming-video site Hulu, according to news reports Friday.

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Related Topix: Directv, Cable & Satellite, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

NewsFactor

IDC: Windows Phone Now No. 3 in Market, BlackBerry No. 4

Samsung once again is the smartphone leader, representing 41.1 percent market share of all smartphone shipments.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Spotify, iPhone, Android, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

The Mac Night Owl

Samsung Galaxy S4: What About the Little Things?

So I unwrapped a spanking new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone the other day. It's Samsung's most popular handset, earning iPhone-level sales in the first two weeks on sale, and I had to wonder whether I had a mobile gadget, or a doorway to a magical world with all the publicity it has received.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Headphones, iCloud

Thu May 16, 2013

GalleyCat

Host a Google Hangout on Your Smartphone

If you have an iPad or an iPhone, you can now host a video Google Hangout on your mobile device-connecting with your writing group, book club or editor in a face-to-face chat.

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

CNET News.com

Larry Page's reality distortion field

Larry Page is turned off by treating his life's work as a kind of sporting competition.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Larry Page, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Apple

NewsFactor

Google Bets Its Empty Wallet on Gmail Tie-In

If enabling Google Wallet money transfers via Gmail works, said analyst Greg Sterling, "it could be quite a significant boost for Google's embattled Wallet program, which recently lost its product manager and saw the last-minute decision not to introduce a physical payment card -- to broaden the mainstream appeal of the service." Google first ... (more)

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, PayPal, us Travel, Travel

Insanely Great Mac

App store hits 50 billion downloads

Apple announced its app store has hit 50 billion downloads. Earlier this month the company announced a contest promoting the occasion.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Mentor, OH, iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Ipad, Science / Technology, 1Password, iPod touchiPad App

Wed May 15, 2013

CNN

Google search goes hands-free

How would you like to do a search without touching a computer or phone? Or have your next question answered before you even ask it? Or get a reminder to pick up a carton of milk when you drive by a grocery store? These are some of the new upgrades to Google's search tools that the company announced Wednesday at Google I/O , its annual developers' ... (more)

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

CNet News

Google pushes Android tablets for the classroom

Google's new education initiative, Google Play for Education, wants to put more tablets into K-12 classrooms, the company announced Wednesday at its Google I/O developer conference.

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Related Topix: Google, Enterprise Mobile, Startups, Android, Ipad, Science / Technology, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

CoolSmartPhone.com

My choice of apps - 1Password

Hands up if you use the same password at more than one website. Now keep your hand up if all your passwords are more than 12 characters, contain a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers and characters.

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Related Topix: Dropbox, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Startups

Tue May 14, 2013

CIO Today

Google, Microsoft Battle Over Apps, Cooperate a Little, Too

Microsoft is also engaged in a substantial ad war to convince users that Google Apps are just too risky.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Google, iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Skype, Boston, MA

Switched

Big Changes Coming To Gmail

Attention, Gmail users. This could be good for all 425 million of you . Google is changing the way it allocates storage space on Gmail.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google Drive

MacLife

Overnight Recap: T-Mobile iPhone, Google Storage Bump, 1Password for iOS 4.2

Lots of cool stuff to report on for this mid-month Tuesday, but the lead story won't be good news for those of you who have been vacillating about grabbing an iPhone 5 on T-Mobile US -- the handset will now cost you an extra 50 bucks compared to last week, proving once again that you snooze, you lose.

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Related Topix: 1Password, iPod touchiPad App, Facebook, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google Drive, Twitter, iPhone

CNET News.com

Airbnb tweaks Android app to drive more reservations

Airbnb, the company that connects travelers with people looking for temporary tenants , is adding several features to Android in hopes of increasing reservations.

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Related Topix: AirBnB, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

Mon May 13, 2013

Southland Times

A screenshot of Google Now in the updated Google Search app for iPhone.

Sherpa combines elements of Siri and Google Now. Thanks to the advanced natural language processing, you can "talk" to it using everyday speech, and the predictive algorithm pushes relevant information to you before you ask for it.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, iPod touch App, Google Search, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone