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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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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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| 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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| 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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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
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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| 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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| 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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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 … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple's ‘Podcasts’ App Crashing on Launch — Apple's Podcasts app appears to be malfunctioning for many users, crashing directly after being launched on both devices running iOS 7.1.1 and devices running iOS 8 beta 2. Multiple reports of the crashes have surfaced on Twitter … | 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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| Joe Miller / BBC: |
Amazon pressing for new terms in UK, wants to print books itself if publishers run out of stock — Amazon ‘bullies’ UK publishers on printing and promotions — There are hundreds of publishing companies in the UK — Amazon is facing a battle with UK publishers as it seeks to secure …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
YouTube's New Creator Tools Include Donations, Fan-Submitted Subtitles, And A Mobile Creator Studio App — YouTube is by far the largest platform for online video viewership in the world. But frankly, it wouldn't be anything without its creators. That's why in a keynote today at Vidcon … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber turns gay marriage into a marketing stunt with on-demand weddings during SF Pride weekend — Uber Turns Gay Marriage Into A Marketing Stunt — In honor of Pride weekend in San Francisco, Uber is cheapening the whole concept of marriage by letting you order a wedding on demand.
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| Associated Press: |
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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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 … | Greg Sterling / Marketing Land: |
Comscore: Apps Now Account For Half Of All Digital Media Time — Even if you never looked at a single survey or piece of data you'd know that time spent with smartphones and tablets is growing dramatically, just from anecdotal experience. However there are multiple studies that report mobile … Sponsor Posts
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