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Google announces Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C, new Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, updates to Google Play Music and Google Photos — S'more to love across all your screens — From your watch to your phone to your TV, we want to help you stay connected, entertained and informed across all your screens.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Google announces 5.2" LG Nexus 5X with 1.55 micron camera sensor, Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, available for pre-order today starting at $379 — Nexus 5X announced with Android Marshmallow and Nexus Imprint — Preorders of the new 5.2-inch flagship Google phone begin today at $379
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Google announces 5.7" Huawei Nexus 6P with all metal body, Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor, Snapdragon 810, available for pre-order today starting at $499 — Huawei Nexus 6P officially announced, 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 810, more — At its event in San Francisco this morning …
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Google's new Nexus 6P: premium build quality, impressive 12.3-megapixel camera — Hands-on with Google's new Nexus 6P smartphone — Last year's Nexus 6 smartphone from Google and Motorola lived up to its name: With its 6-inch display, it outsized almost all other phablets …
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Sources: Twitter building new product to let users to share tweets longer than 140 characters — Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit — Twitter is building a new product that will allow users to share tweets that are longer than the company's 140-character limit …
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The Information, Business Insider, Telegraph, International Business Times, GeekWire, SiliconBeat, The Verge, The Next Web, Engadget, VentureBeat, MacRumors, Reuters, Consumerist, SlashGear, Fortune, WNCN, Seeking Alpha, WebProNews, App Advice, iPhone Hacks, Mashable, Android Central, Actiance, all and New York Times
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See also Mediagazer| Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Chromecast Audio, Chromecast 2 with apps for Netflix, Sling TV and Google Photos, both available today for $35 in 17 countries — Google Announces Chromecast 2 And Chromecast Audio To Bring Intelligence To Your Living Room — Google is ready to take over your living room.| Cam Bunton / 9to5Google: |
Google announces Chromecast support coming to Spotify, Showtime, SlingTV, NBA, more — Google is bringing new Chromecast hardware to its range, as we exclusively revealed last week. But it isn't just new hardware. Chromecast is adding native support for some new streaming services including Showtime …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
OS X 10.11 El Capitan review: Apple focuses on refinements with under-the-hood improvements, tweaks to apps and Spotlight, and new Split View multitasking mode — OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review — Apple brings refinement and under-the-hood changes to Yosemite's new design.
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| Katie Benner / New York Times: |
Service marketplace Thumbtack raises $125M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford — Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation — Thumbtack, which handles marketing and job listings for professionals like yoga instructors and electricians …
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| Kenneth Wong / Bloomberg Business: |
Axel Springer Buys 88% of Business Insider for $343 Million — German media company Axel Springer SE agreed to buy an 88 percent stake in Business Insider Inc. for $343 million. — Axel Springer already owns a 9 percent stake in New York-based Business Insider, which runs …
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See also Mediagazer| Wall Street Journal: |
Google tries to make its cars drive more like humans by cutting corners, edging into intersections, and crossing double-yellow lines — Google Tries to Make Its Cars Drive More Like Humans — Autonomous vehicles are learning to edge into intersections, cut corners| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Google Introduces Google Play Music Family Plan, $14.99 For Up To 6 People — Google is expanding its Google Play Music service with a new family plan. The company announced at its big event today that families will be able to subscribe to Google Play Music for $14.99.
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Engadget, 9to5Google, ReadWrite, The Next Web, BetaNews, Ars Technica, BGR, Android Police, Gizmodo, PCWorld, The Next Web and CNET
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google Photos updates with Chromecast support, shared albums, and ability to tag people by name — Google Photos is adding Chromecast support, name labels, and easier album sharing — In May, Google introduced a brand-new version of its Photos service that we called the best in the world.Sponsor Posts
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