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June 28, 2012, 11:15 PM

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Laura June / The Verge:

Google announces Chrome for iPhone and iPad, available today — On stage at Google I/O, Brian Rakowski, Vice President of the Chrome division at Google has just announced Chrome for iPhone and iPad. It's something iOS users have been asking for for a very long time, and plenty of people will be happy.

BuzzFeed:

The Problem With Chrome For iOS — Don't get me wrong, I would love Chrome on my iPhone and iPad. But Chrome for iOS isn't really Chrome — it's a much slower version of Mobile Safari. — Facebook revealed yesterday that it is finally making a real, fully native iOS app.

More: ZDNet, Wired, The Verge, Business Insider, PC Magazine, fiercemobilecontent.com, Gizmodo, Current Editorials, Los Angeles Times and Complex.com

Brian Klug / AnandTech:

Some Impressions and Benchmarks from Chrome on iOS — Earlier today, Google announced Chrome for iOS (iPhone and iPad), and thanks to Richard Gaywood finding a direct link to the App Store, I got the chance to play around with it in-between a busy schedule of sessions and meetings at I/O 2012.

More: Google Chrome Blog, Google Operating System and Ars Technica

Zach Epstein / BGR:

Chrome for iOS hits No.1 in Apple's App Store

More: CNET, The Next Web, AllThingsD, msnbc.com, MobileBurn.com and SlashGear

Scott Knaster / Google Developers Blog:

Google Compute Engine: Computing without limits — Over the years, Google has built some of the most high performing, scalable and efficient data centers in the world by constantly refining our hardware and software. Since 2008, we've been working to open up our infrastructure to outside developers …

Larry Dignan / ZDNet:

Google launches alleged Amazon Web Services killer, but lacks maturity, options

More: AllThingsD, Google Enterprise Blog, CNET and WebProNews

Zach Epstein / BGR:

RIM posts huge Q1 miss: First net loss in 8 years, BlackBerry 10 launch delayed, 5,000 jobs cut — Analysts anticipated another miss ahead of Research In Motion's first-quarter earnings report on Thursday as sales continue to stall ahead of the struggling smartphone vendor's …

More: MarketWatch, AllThingsD, IntoMobile, DailyTech, The Next Web, GigaOM, Engadget, Pulse2 Technology … and eWeek

Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:

RIM's Q1 2013 Results: $518 Million Loss On $2.8 Billion In Revenue, BlackBerry 10 Launch Pushed To 2013 — RIM has just released their Q1 2013 financials, and they're about as bleak as the company expected. The Canadian company reported a loss of $518 million (which breaks down to $0.99/share diluted) on revenues of $2.8 billion.

More: ReadWriteWeb, Ars Technica, AllThingsD, Wired, Business Insider, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, News on ZDNet Australia, ZDNet and TechCrunch

John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

RIM Earnings: Oh, the Humanity!

More: Digits, CNET, The Register, BetaNews, ABCNEWS, InfoWorld, Guardian, TechnoBuffalo, Fortune, The Loop and TechCrunch

Tweets: @zacharye, @spencerante, @zpower, @johnpaczkowski, @ldignan, @parislemon, @nichcarlson and @edbott

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Hands On With Google Drive On iOS — As promised at this morning's Google I/O conference, Google has launched a version of its Google Drive application on iOS today, which offers native support for the service formerly known as Google Docs on both iPhone and iPad.

More: The Verge, MacStories, Redmond Pie and iPhone

Joseph Volpe / Engadget:

Google announces offline editing for Docs, available later today

More: Examiner, Docs Blog, PandoDaily, TechCrunch and VentureBeat

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Google Drive Now Has 10 Million Users: Available On iOS and Chrome OS

More: TechCrunch, The Verge, The Verge, TechCrunch Japan and The Next Web

Bloomberg:

Microsoft Said To Plan Xbox Music Rivaling Apple, Spotify — Attendees at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, June 5, 2012. Microsoft Corp. expanded the sports and entertainment content offered through the Xbox, and is planning to add iTunes and Spotify for music.

More: PC Magazine, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Macgasm, TechSpot, WMPoweruser, Neowin and Engadget. See also Mediagazer

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft details its Windows 8 upgrade plans — Summary: Microsoft is getting closer to the Windows 8 finish line, and is finalizing details like its upgrade paths from older Windows releases to the coming version. — Microsoft has shared with select partners some specifics …

More: Engadget, The Verge, Pocketables, Business Insider, Wired, Neowin and TechSpot

Kashmir Hill / The Not-So Private Parts:

Supreme Court Disappoints Facebook, LinkedIn, Zynga and Yahoo — Supreme Court disappointed Obamacare haters and tech firms today — The big Supreme Court news today is that Obamacare got five thumbs up from the Court, meaning the president probably did this at some point this morning.

Jake Smith / 9to5Mac:

Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield retiring, Dan Riccio taking position — Apple just announced in a press release this evening that its Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield will be retiring. Check out the full press release after the break:

More: VentureBeat, The Verge, GigaOM, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Next Web, MacRumors, AllThingsD, The Tech Trade, Apple, TechnoBuffalo and CNET

Tim Stevens / Engadget:

Nexus 7 review: the best $200 tablet you can buy — In 2008, when the Eee PC was revolutionizing the computing world and driving every manufacturer to make cheaper and smaller laptops, Sony washed its hands of the whole thing. The “race to the bottom,” the company said …

More: AnandTech

Zach Epstein / BGR:

Amazon prepping two new Kindle Fire tablets with improved build, metal casing — Amazon is working on not one, but two new Kindle Fire tablets that will launch in the coming months. Earlier reports suggested that Amazon will announce a new addition to its Kindle Fire lineup late next month …

More: Computerworld, PC World, VentureBeat, Mobile Magazine, AndroidGuys, msnbc.com, Mashable!, TechCrunch, GeekWire and Wired

Royal Pingdom:

Pinterest has overtaken Tumblr in the United States — The Web has been abuzz about Pinterest for a while now. There is, shall we say, a great interest in Pinterest. So much interest, it turns out, that Pinterest in all likelihood is now getting more traffic than Tumblr in the United States.

More: The Next Web, Compete Pulse and PC Magazine. Tweets: @eldon

Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:

National Weather Service to send severe weather warnings directly to smartphones — Starting today, the National Weather Service (NWS) will send severe weather warnings to smartphone users in the path of dangerous conditions. The Wireless Emergency Alerts system will notify people of approaching tornadoes …

More: BGR, CNET, 9.blog, 9to5Google, TUAW, GadgeTell, GigaOM, DailyTech, Associated Press and Mashable!

Barry Collins / PC Pro:

Why Microsoft killed the Windows Start button — Microsoft claims it took the controversial decision to remove the Start button from the traditional Windows desktop because people had stopped using it. — The lack of a Start button on the Windows 8 desktop has been one of the most divisive elements of the new user interface.

More: Pocketables, CNET, VentureBeat, DailyTech and TechSpot

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Gmail Now Has 425 Million Users, Google Apps Used By 5 Million Businesses And 66 Of The Top 100 Universities — Google announced that Gmail now has 425 Million users at its annual Google I/O developer conference today. It's being used by government agencies in 45 states and 66 …

More: VentureBeat and TechCrunch Japan

Brad McCarty / The Next Web:

Foursquare now includes other apps inside its own, adding context to your location — Chances are that you've used a Foursquare-connected app in the past. Whether it's for recommendations, checking in on Path or any number of location-based services, you've used Foursquare without actually using Foursquare.

More: The Verge, Foursquare Blog, Foursquare Engineering Blog and AllThingsD

Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:

Springpad wants to organize your Facebook Timeline — Note-taking service Springpad wants access to your Facebook profile. Why? It wants to scrape all of those random “likes” of movies, music, restaurants and TV shows scattered throughout your Timeline and organize them into notebooks …

More: VentureBeat and SiliconANGLE

Harrison Weber / The Next Web:

Instagram moves closer to the Web, overhauls page design to allow likes and comments from the browser — To our surprise, Instagram has quietly updated its Web presence to allow for comments and likes (example). More than anything else, this move, which the company calls “the new Photo Page …

More: CNET, GigaOM, THE WORLD IS NOT READY, The Verge and Mashable!. Tweets: @miekd. Thanks:@hornokplease

Richard Lawler / Engadget:

Google TV will get subscription billing, support for movie and TV purchases in Google Play — While it didn't merit a spot in either keynote, the Google TV platform is also getting an updated version of the Google Play store. Along with a new UI that looks a lot like the one on other Android devices …

More: The Official Google TV Blog, TechCrunch, CNET, eWeek, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, Android News, Rumours …, YouTube Blog, TechCrunch and Los Angeles Times. See also Mediagazer

Andrew Webster / The Verge:

Verizon's ‘Share Everything’ plans are now available — As promised, Verizon's new “Share Everything” plans have launched today. The new packages let you share voice, text messages, and data across multiple devices, including smartphones and tablets. The plans will cost you between $50 and $100 …

More: DSLreports, 9to5Mac and Gotta Be Mobile

Laura June / The Verge:

The Modbook Pro returns, morphing a MacBook Pro into a pen-based tablet — You may recall a little product called the Modbook, an after-market mod for Apple's MacBooks. The mod kits — which have previously cost upwards of $5,000 — turns a MacBook Pro into a tablet computer by ripping off …

More: TUAW, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Liliputing, MacRumors, CNET and Ars Technica

Reuters:

China to launch Netflix-like movie service — (Reuters) - The government-run China Movie Channel will launch an online service like Netflix in China this year, promising a big new revenue source for Hollywood from streaming its films and TV shows to subscribers in the world's most populous nation.

More: NBC Bay Area, Hollywood Reporter and Variety

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