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Developers can test Android apps on select Chrome OS devices starting in June, wide release planned for September — Google is finally bringing the Google Play store, including its more than 1.5 million Android apps, to Chrome OS. Google Play will first arrive with Chrome OS version 53 …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
IDC analyst says Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US in the latest quarter — Google's low-cost Chromebooks outsold Apple's range of Macs for the first time in the US recently. While IDC doesn't typically break out Windows vs. Chromebook sales, IDC analyst Linn Huang confirmed the milestone to The Verge.| Aaron Aupperlee / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: |
Uber officially confirms testing self-driving Ford Fusion cars in Pittsburgh — Uber is testing its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars on the streets, bridges and hills of Pittsburgh, the ride-sharing company confirmed for the first time Wednesday. — The San Francisco-based firm …
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| Ina Fried / Recode: |
Google will compete with its partners and sell its own Daydream virtual reality headsets — Think Nexus, but for VR. — While focusing yesterday on its new virtual reality headset as a design that will be licensed to partners, Google also plans to sell a version of Daydream itself.
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Unreal Engine adds full Google Daydream VR support, native Unity support coming this summer — VR developers looking to get started on readying content for Google's new Daydream VR platform can get started today thanks to an Unreal Engine preview version (4.1.2) that adds support for the Google platform.| Jacob Long / Android Police: |
Google unveils Family Library for Google Play purchases, will allow apps to be shared among six people, likely beginning July 2 — We knew it was coming eventually, but just before the Google I/O keynote began, Google updated its developer documentation with more details about Family Library.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Netflix launches Fast.com, a simple ad-free website to test download speeds — Netflix wants you to know how fast your internet connection is, and has today launched a new website, Fast.com, that will give you that information. Basically, it's a simplified speed test website that only focuses … | Apple: |
Apple opens office in Hyderabad, India to develop maps for Apple products, will create up to 4,000 jobs — Apple® today announced the opening of a new office in Hyderabad that will focus on development of Maps for Apple products, including iPhone®, iPad®, Mac® and Apple Watch®.
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Google will ban payday-loan ads while Alphabet's venture capital arm GV invests in online payday lender LendUp — Lendup specializes in short-term, small-dollar loans with annual percentage rates generally in the triple digits — Google announced this month it would ban payday-loan ads.| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
Google Allo's end-to-end encryption, which is not enabled by default, uses Open Whisper Systems' encryption protocol — Google announced its new messaging app Allo at its I/O developers conference today, and it looks pretty cool. It's a feature-rich interface with graphics and doodles …
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| Lawrence Abrams / Bleeping Computer: |
TeslaCrypt ransomware shuts down, developers release master decryption key so victims can recover their files for free — In surprising end to TeslaCrypt, the developers shut down their ransomware and released the master decryption key. Over the past few weeks, an analyst for ESET had noticed …
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| Michael Crider / Android Police: |
Xiaomi announces the Mi Box, a 4K Android TV set-top box with Bluetooth voice remote, coming to US soon — You might have noticed that there aren't a lot of Android TV boxes around. Aside from the original Nexus Player, the much-recommended NVIDIA SHIELD, and the generally regrettable Razer Forge TV …
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| Brian Stelter / CNNMoney: |
Zuckerberg meets conservatives, calls to rebuild trust after Trending Topics bias claims — Facebook is courting conservative friends through a Wednesday afternoon meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg. — The unusual session with about a dozen prominent conservative commentators and leaders …
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