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Google's ambitious agenda to reach every corner of our lives may also be its greatest challenge — A Reach Too Far by Google? — SAN FRANCISCO — One way to think of Google is as an extremely helpful, all-knowing, hyper-intelligent executive assistant. Already, it can remind you about your flight …
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| Mat Honan / Wired: |
Everything You Need to Know About Google's I/O Keynote — We're at Google's big developer conference today, Google I/O 2014. We're expecting an Android-news heavy show, with lots of announcements about the future of the operating system, including Android in the home, the car, and all sort of other devices.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
The Elephants In The Google I/O Room: Glass And Plus — Google's two-and-a-half-hour keynote address at its I/O conference today was filled with developer news. A new design language for Android, cross-platform concessions, watch apps, a health platform and much more was shown off.
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Google Starts Removing Search Results Under Europe's ‘Right to be Forgotten’ — Search Engine Updated Technical Infrastructure Overnight to Start the Implementation — The Internet is starting to forget. — Google Inc. said Thursday that it has started removing results …
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| Brent Rose / Gizmodo: |
Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon — We just went hands-on with Samsung's first Android Wear, the Gear Live. It was lovely and very promising. But then we just got to strap Motorola's Moto 360 on, and oh man, it's gorgeous. GORGEOUS. Here are our quick first impressions.
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| John Bergmayer: |
SC's Aereo ruling could apply to any online cloud services such as file hosting, cloud lockers, and VPNs — Uh oh, Aereo — The Aereo decision is bad news for consumers, since it could take away a promising new model for watching free over-the-air television. Cord-cutters still have options.
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| Kelly Hodgkins / MacRumors: |
Apple launches new 16GB iPod Touch with rear camera for $199, drops 32/64GB models to $249/$299 — Apple Launches New 16GB iPod Touch for $199, Drops 32/64GB Models to $249/$299 — Following our report from earlier today, Apple has launched its new entry-level 16 GB fifth-generation iPod touch …
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| E. Werner Reschke / Three Guys and a Podcast: |
Costco starts selling iPhones and iPads online at discounts of up to $120 — Breaking News: Costco Now Offering iPhones and iPads Online with Steep Discounts — Costco's Mobile Online Store is offering iPhones and iPads with steep discounts. Below are a few screen captures of pricing deals found today.
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| Maxine Williams / Facebook: |
Facebook releases first diversity report: global employees are 69% male; 57% White, 34% Asian in the US — Building a More Diverse Facebook — Today we're making Facebook's current diversity figures available publicly for the first time. — At Facebook, diversity is essential to achieving our mission.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Google Courts Businesses With Android for Work Initiative — Google is ramping up its efforts to make Android more business and enterprise-friendly. — At its annual I/O developer conference on Wednesday, Google announced an “Android for Work” initiative, a means of separating …
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| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Here's a look at Android's L Developer Preview (hands-on) — By releasing a Developer Preview of the next version of Android (only known as “L” for now), Google is walking new ground — and it's blazing a glorious path that will greatly benefit the platform going forward.
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| Benedict Evans: |
Android users spend half as much on apps as iOS users, with more than twice the user base — Market shares — There's lots that was interesting in this year's Google IO, and indeed some of the absences were also interesting (no mention at all of Glass or Plus, for example).| Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom: |
Couchbase rakes in $60 million to improve upon its NoSQL technology — NoSQL database specialist Couchbase has raised $60 million in a Series E investment round, bringing the company's total funding to $115 million. With the influx of cash, the company plans to invest aggressively …
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| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
Study: one in four mobile sites are misconfigured, resulting in a 68% drop in search traffic — Report: Mobile “Configuration” Errors Cause 68 Pct. Traffic Loss — BrightEdge has released a report that observes, “over one in four mobile sites are misconfigured, leading to a massive loss of potential traffic.| Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Android TV hands-on: Google makes a new play for the living room — Google hasn't exactly been successful at taking over the living room — Chromecast aside, its previous efforts have failed to capture much consumer interest. However, during the I/O 2014 keynote today …
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