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Google to announce Android Pay for in-store and in-app payments at I/O, to re-launch Google Wallet as P2P payments app; Apple to add rewards to Apple Pay — Google and Apple Adjust Strategies on Mobile Payments — The battle for mobile software dominance revolves around two companies: Apple and Google.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's ‘Proactive’ to take on Google Now with deep iOS 9 search, Augmented Reality Maps, Siri API — After several years of quiet development, Apple is readying a major new iOS initiative codenamed “Proactive,” which will leverage Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook, and third-party apps …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Oculus Rift headset and the computer needed to run it will cost in the $1,500 range — Oculus Rift Total Package Price: Around $1,500 — Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said Wednesday that his soon-to-be-available virtual reality Oculus headset and the computer needed to run it will cost “in the $1,500 range.”
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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
Google faces challenges with Android as it fails to keep pace with iOS ad revenues and as vendors look to compete on services in the face of declining profits — A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance — In 2005, Google bought a tiny mobile software company named Android …
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| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Jawbone sues Fitbit, accusing it of “systematically plundering” confidential info by poaching employees who improperly downloaded materials before leaving — Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Data ‘Plundering’ by Ex-Employees — San Francisco — Close to what should be one of the biggest events …
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| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Avago Agrees to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion — Deal marks latest acquisition in busy semiconductor space — Chip maker Avago Technologies Ltd. agreed to buy rival Broadcom Corp. for $37 billion in cash and stock, the latest in a wave of deals for the companies that supply parts to power smartphones, tablets and other gadgets.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Hands on with Pixelmator for iPhone: similar functionality to iPad version, but limited screen real estate is frustrating — Pixelmator for the iPhone launching tomorrow, we go hands on (update: now available!) — Update: Pixelmator for iPhone is now available. Download it here.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Store app gains Postmates integration, provides same-day delivery, live tracking of some products in select locations — Apple Store App Gains Postmates Integration With Same-Day Delivery — Apple is now offering same-day delivery of certain products in its Apple Store app, through a partnership with Postmates.
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| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Google Releases Spotlight Stories App With Support For Non-Motorola Devices And A New Story, Free For A Limited Time — Owners of Motorola's newer Android devices are probably familiar with Spotlight Stories. Those are the immersive animated shorts that are available via the built-in Spotlight Player app.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
GoPro working on six camera, spherical array for VR content, to be available second half of 2015; and a quadcopter drone, available second half of 2016 — GoPro Working On A VR Camera Array And ‘Quadcopter’ Drone — Today, GoPro announced that it was working on an array …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Jony Ive's new CDO title reflects his role as the overseer and arbiter of taste at Apple, similar to Job's role when he was CEO — On Jony Ive's Promotion to Chief Design Officer — Ben Thompson's take, published yesterday, makes several interesting points.
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| Natt Garun / The Next Web: |
Shazam can now scan physical objects for augmented reality and exclusive video content — As Shazam teased earlier this year at CES, the company is planning to expand beyond its music recognition technology and into the visual space. Today, the company officially launched “Visual Shazam …
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Office Lens Android, Microsoft's document scanning app, now available in the Google Play Store — Office Lens Android now available at Google Play Store — Thanks to the participation of more than 130,000 Google+ community previewers, we're pleased to release Office Lens Android today.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Lenovo announces 14-inch and 15-inch laptops with 3D cameras, prices start at $499, Ideapad 100 for $249, and ThinkPad 10-inch tablet starting at $549 — Lenovo launches depth-sensing laptop and Surface 3 rival — If you're in the market for a mid-range laptop, Lenovo has revealed …
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Pebble Time begins shipping to Kickstarter backers — everyone else can preorder it June 22 — Today, smartwatch maker Pebble began shipping its latest smartwatch to the people who backed the $20 million Pebble Time Kickstarter campaign. — The first 10,000 rewards ship this week worldwide.
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