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Google's Grand Plans: A Conversation With Google's Larry Page and Sundar Pichai — Shortly after Google's keynote presentation at the company's developer conference on Wednesday, I was ushered into a green room backstage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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| 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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ZDNet, GamePolitics blogs, Glass Almanac, ITProPortal, BGR, ReadWrite, POPSUGAR, VentureBeat, Mashable, BBC and Geek Beat
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| Janko Roettgers / Gigaom: |
Chromecast will use ultrasonic sounds to pair your TV with your friend's phones — Now this is cool: Google's Chromecast team has found an interesting way to pair Chromecast streaming sticks with mobile devices that are not on the same Wi-Fi network. Pairing is done through inaudible …
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PC Magazine, Ars Technica, ReadWrite, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Google and Android Police
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple said to be working on ‘mainstream’ Smart Home hardware — With iPhones in pockets, Macs on desks, iPads in bags, and iWatches soon coming to the wrist, Apple is said to be eyeing another category for continued growth: Smart Home hardware. The Cupertino-company is said to have assembled …
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| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
LG is making a Google Project Tango device for 2015 — Google's Project Tango team is working with LG to release a commercial device based on the platform, expected to hit store shelves in 2015. The partnership, revealed at Google IO 2014 during a presentation from Google's ATAP team of skunkworks …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Google says Tango developer tablets will be available later this year for $1024, demos Tango and Ara at I/O — Google “moonshot” group demos modular phone that (almost) actually works — Google's Paul Eremenko, head of Project Ara. — SAN FRANCISCO—Google's Advanced Technology and Projects …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Android ‘L’ developer preview now available for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 — Just as the Google announced it would be during its I/O keynote yesterday, the developer preview of the “L” version of Android is now live. Google claims that this update is the “biggest release in Android history” … | Brad Molen / Engadget: |
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| Lora Kolodny / Wall Street Journal: |
500 Startups is Using Public Fundraising for New $100M Fund — Active early-stage investor 500 Startups is embracing new federal rules for public fundraising, the highest-profile firm yet to make use of the new rules. … 500 Startups, founded in 2010, is using new Securities …
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TechCrunch, PE Hub Blog, VentureBeat, bizjournals, The Next Web, Crowdfund Insider, Valleywag and bizjournals. Thanks:@davemcclure
| Josh Lowensohn / The Verge: |
Other companies are already selling Google Cardboard clones — Google I/O attendees strolled out of yesterday's keynote with a simple cardboard kit that turns an Android phone into a virtual reality headset. It's part of an experimental Google service called Cardboard designed …
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GeekWire, TIME, Pocket-lint, AndroidGuys, 9to5Google, Engadget, Gizmodo and TechCrunch. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Asus aims to release Android Wear smartwatch in September costing between $99 and $149 — Asus Aiming For September Launch And Price Advantage For Its Android Wear Smartwatch — Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asus previously announced its intent to create a smartwatch for release this year, but details were scarce.| Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land: |
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NSA fears prompt Germany to end Verizon contract — BERLIN (AP) — The German government is ending a contract with Verizon over fears the company could be letting U.S. intelligence agencies eavesdrop on sensitive communications, officials said Thursday. — The New York-based company …
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Foursquare Labs will begin charging some businesses for access to its venue database — Foursquare Labs to Begin Charging Fees — Startup Is Negotiating With Users of Its Database of Restaurants, Shops — Foursquare Labs Inc. said it would begin charging some businesses for access … | Bloomberg: |
Alibaba Picks New York Stock Exchange as Venue for Largest IPO — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, said a person with knowledge of the matter. — The decision is a blow to the Nasdaq Stock Market which was competing to become the venue …
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VentureBeat, New York Times, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal and internetretailer.com. Tweets: @bloombergtech
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
WatchESPN's Record 1.7M Concurrent World Cup Viewers Beats The Super Bowl — The WatchESPN app (or site, or however you access it) was the way that many Americans were watching the US vs. Germany World Cup match today. So many, in fact, that the site had issues serving all of its users in the first half.
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Re/code, BGR, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Fortune, Turnstyle, GeekWire, Engadget, Gigaom and TechnoBuffalo. Tweets: @panzer. See also Mediagazer
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Skype for Windows Phone update enables Cortana integration — Microsoft is updating Skype for Windows Phone 8.1 today to enable full Cortana support. Users of the latest version of Windows Phone will be able to initiate voice or video calls without opening the Skype app, using Cortana's voice control.| Joseph Keller / iMore: |
Opera Mini updated for the first time since 2012 with new look, data savings — Opera Mini has been updated for the first time since October 2012, applying a fresh coat of paint to the app and adding a few new features in version 8. These features include Data Savings, themes, and a new way to discover content on the web.
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Engadget, iLounge, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, CNET, Electronista and The Next Web
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Facebook fights Manhattan DA, seeks to invalidate warrants demanding data on 381 users in disability fraud case — Facebook Battles Manhattan D.A. Over Warrants for User Data — Facebook and the New York district attorney's office are in a bitter fight over a privacy question that was bound … | Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal: |
First Round Capital Gathers $175M for Fifth Fund — First Round Capital has closed its fifth fund at $175 million and plans to deploy it exactly as it has its prior funds: seeding startups. … The eight-year-old firm was among the first investors into group messaging app GroupMe Inc. … | Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
BlockScore Lands $2M In Funding For Making I.D. Verification Easier — In 2012, about 7 percent of all people aged 16 or older in the U.S. experienced identity theft, with their financial losses totaling $24.7 billion. Christopher Morton is familiar with the crime because in 2007, he had his identity stolen.
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