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Google unveils GBoard in US, an iOS keyboard app that lets you search the web, find GIFs, emojis, places, and more from the keyboard — iPhone users—this one's for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard.| Mark Bergen / Recode: |
Sources: Google's answer to Amazon Echo is code-named “Chirp” and expected to launch this year — ‘Okay, Google,’ your turn. — A product team at Google is working on a hardware device that would integrate Google's search and voice assistant technology, akin to the Amazon Echo, Recode has learned.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
What's at stake in Google and Oracle's $9.3B fair use fight over Java APIs — Gather round tech folks, it's time for an epic rematch between two industry giants. At stake is not just billions of dollars in copyright claims, but also a controversial legal concept that could roil the entire software industry.
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| Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal: |
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Schwartz and Andy Rubin testify at outset of second Oracle v. Google trial — Oracle accuses Alphabet unit of improperly using software in Android mobile-operating system — SAN FRANCISCO—Google's past efforts to license Java software emerged as a key point … | Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Apple denies report that it will end iTunes music downloads within the next few years — The future of music is streaming, not downloads. — But that doesn't mean Apple, the company that essentially invented the market for music download sales, is going to stop selling downloads anytime soon.
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Apple's R&D spend is $10B+, 6.8% of revenue in 2016, up from 2.6% of revenue in 2013, hinting at major new products, pivot from iPhone-dependent business model — People are focusing on the wrong thing when analyzing Apple's path forward in the face of slowing iPhone sales.
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
A look at Snapchat's secretive culture and the controlling leadership style of CEO Evan Spiegel — It's Evan Spiegel's world — we're all just snapping in it — Before Evan Spiegel was Evan Spiegel, there were times he wanted to fit in. — Like in June 2012, when Spiegel walked across … | Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Kantar: Android marketshare in Q1 grew 7.3% YoY in US, 7.1% in top five European markets, and 6% in China; Galaxy S7 said to be selling well in the US — As if Apple wasn't facing enough headwind this year, now comes word that Android smartphones are making big market share gains around the world.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook now lets you upload panoramas along with photos from 360 cameras for viewing as 360 Photos in News Feed and on Gear VR headsets; Gear VR hits 1M users — Those panoramas trapped on your phone will finally get a better viewing experience, both on News Feed and the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft removes the Wi-Fi Sense feature that shared network passwords with friends from Windows 10, cites low usage and demand — Microsoft is removing part of its controversial Wi-Fi Sense feature from Windows 10. “We have removed the Wi-Fi Sense feature that allows you to share Wi-Fi networks …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
uBeam's former VP of engineering argues in 20 blogs posts that the company's technology won't work, says original CTO and new CFO have left — uBeam could be vaporware, according to a blogger claiming to be uBeam's former VP of engineering. They accuse the startup of being unable to fulfill promises made about its technology.
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| Sunrise: |
Microsoft will shut down Sunrise, the calendar app it bought last year, on August 31; team will work full-time on Outlook — As some of you might already know, we were acquired by Microsoft last year and have now moved on to work on Outlook for iOS and Android.
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