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Google's I/O keynote suggests Google is poised to surpass Apple when it comes to mobile design — Google's Quest For Complete Control Of Your Digital Life — Today's keynote suggests Google is poised to surpass Apple when it comes to mobile design. — Ninety minutes into today's Google …
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| Natt Garun / The Next Web: |
Everything Google announced at Google I/O 2015 in one handy list — That's a wrap on all things Google. In case you missed the keynote, here's a recap of all the highlights you may have missed. — Android M — Kicking off the keynote, Google Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai announced … | Selena Larson / The Daily Dot: |
Diversity in Google I/O keynote featuring women and people of color onstage raised the bar for other technology companies — On Google, Apple, and Silicon Valley's Homeric struggle with diversity — It's time we talk about our expectations—and think about why we continue to congratulate companies …
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iPhone text crash bug also works via Snapchat text chats and Twitter DMs or mentions — iPhone text crash bug hits Twitter and Snapchat — Unfixed iOS bug allows booby-trapped messages to break Snapchat text chat and can be sent via Twitter direct messages or mentions| Sébastien Page / iDownloadBlog.com: |
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Sources: Snapchat in the process of raising $650M in equity at $16B valuation — Snapchat stock sale values company at up to $16B — Snapchat is in the process of raising $650 million in equity, which would value the company at 16 billion, sources told CNBC.
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| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Hola sells bandwidth and computing resources of idle user machines that make up its free VPN service, used in one case to mount a DDoS attack on 8chan — Hola VPN Sells Users' Bandwidth, Founder Confirms — Faced with increasing local website censorship and Internet services … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Debuts App Invites, A More Personalized System For Inviting Friends To Try Apps — Google has debuted a new product called “App Invites” aimed at helping mobile app developers grow their application's user base. Now in beta for both iOS and Android, App Invites includes a set …
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With Project Jacquard, Google aims to bring touch sensors, haptic feedback, and more to fabric used for everything from jeans to car seats, partners with Levi's — Google Is Hacking Our Clothes to Work Like Touchscreens — If you want to understand a key piece of Google's vision …
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| Dave Morin / Path Blog: |
Path and Path Talk acquired by Daum Kakao; services to continue — A New Chapter for Path — In 2010 a small team of us set out to build a company focused on quality products that bring you a source of happiness, meaning, and connection. Five years later, Path continues to follow …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple vans gathering next-gen Maps data for its first in-house mapping database, grabbing Street View storefronts and 3D images — Mystery solved: Apple vans gathering next-gen Maps data, grabbing Street View storefronts + 3D images — Three years after Apple launched its own iOS Maps app … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google SVP Sundar Pichai lays out his plan to deliver computing capabilities to billions through Project Loon and improve products through machine learning — Chasing the next billion with Sundar Pichai — Inside the mind of the man behind Google's most important products
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Google's Places API for iOS exits beta, letting any developer add better location data to their apps — Two months after announcing its new Places API for mobile developers, Google has officially launched the iOS version out of beta. — Above: Lyft Location
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