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May 28, 2015, 2:45 PM

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Anil Sabharwal / The Official Google Blog:
Google Photos launching today on Android, iOS, and web with unlimited storage to help you organize and share photos and videos for free  —  Picture this: A fresh approach to Photos  —  Every second of every day, people around the world are capturing their memories through photos and videos.
Official Android Blog:
Google announces Android Pay, will allow users to pay in over 1000 apps and at 700K US stores  —  Pay your way with Android  —  Credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, cash, coins.  Forget fumbling through your wallet next time you're in a store—what if you could pay with just a tap?
Google Developers / YouTube:
Live stream: Google I/O 2015 keynote  —  Google I/O 2015 - Keynote  —  Google Developers  —  “Learn about the latest product and platform innovations at Google.  —  Watch all Google I/O 2015 videos at: g.co/dev/io15videos.
Ross Miller / The Verge:
Google announces Brillo, an operating system for the Internet of Things  —  Google is rejoining the Internet of Things platform wars.  Today at its I/O conference, the company announced Brillo, the “underlying operating system for the internet of things,” with a developer preview coming in Q3 of this year.
The Verge:
Google I/O 2015 keynote liveblog  —  Live from Google I/O 2015  —  Sundar Pichai will take the stage and give us an update on all things Google.  We're expecting a new version of Android, a new photos app, and much more.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Opens Inbox To All, Adds Smart Reminders, Trip Bundles, Undo Send And More  —  Google today announced that Inbox, the Gmail-based mobile email client the company launched late last year, is now open to all.  Until today, you still needed an invitation to use the service, though invites have long been pretty easy to come by.
Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:
Google Brings Turn-By-Turn Directions To Offline Maps  —  Google just announced that turn-by-turn directions will soon be accessible from Maps even when you don't have a data connection.  —  Rounding out a series of announcements about improvements to the offline experience of its major mobile apps …
More: The Verge
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Avago Agrees to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion  —  Deal marks latest acquisition in busy semiconductor space  —  Chip maker Avago Technologies Ltd. agreed to buy rival Broadcom Corp. for $37 billion in cash and stock, the latest in a wave of deals for the companies that supply parts to power smartphones, tablets and other gadgets.
Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:
Amazon launches free same-day delivery for Prime members in 500 US cities for orders above $35  —  Amazon launches free same-day delivery for Prime members in 500 U.S. cities, including Seattle … Amazon is launching free same-day delivery today for more than one million items across …
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Store app gains Postmates integration, provides same-day delivery, live tracking of some products in select locations  —  Apple Store App Gains Postmates Integration With Same-Day Delivery  —  Apple is now offering same-day delivery of certain products in its Apple Store app, through a partnership with Postmates.
Natt Garun / The Next Web:
Shazam can now scan physical objects for augmented reality and exclusive video content  —  As Shazam teased earlier this year at CES, the company is planning to expand beyond its music recognition technology and into the visual space.  Today, the company officially launched “Visual Shazam …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Google faces challenges with Android as ad revenues lag behind iOS and as vendors like Xiaomi compete with its moneymaking apps for mail, messaging  —  A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance  —  In 2005, Google bought a tiny mobile software company named Android …
Chris Frates / CNN:
Sources: IRS believes massive data theft originated in Russia  —  U.S. Postal Service reports huge breach 01:37  —  Washington (CNN)The IRS believes that a major cyber breach that allowed criminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100,000 people originated in Russia, two sources briefed on the data theft tell CNN.
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Oculus Rift headset and the computer needed to run it will cost around $1,500 in total  —  Oculus Rift Total Package Price: Around $1,500  —  Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said Wednesday that his soon-to-be-available virtual reality Oculus headset and the computer needed to run it will cost “in the $1,500 range.”
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