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Google Acquires Wind Power Firm Makani Power
Google is known for putting its resources into some novel technologies like self-driving cars and wearable computing devices. Now, the Web giant is moving into yet another field—wind power. After previously...
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Google Glass Explorer Edition Turns Up for Sale on Craigslist
A Google Glass Explorer Edition headset turned up in an ad on Craigslist last week in violation of Google’s rule against reselling the augmented reality heads-up displays. The Craigslist ad was...
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Google ‘Top Charts’ Detail Hot Search Topics
Want to stay in the know about worldwide goings-on without having to read the news? Just check Google Trends’ Top Charts — lists of the most-searched people, places, and things in...
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Google Revamps Drive for Android, Adds Document ‘Scan’ Function
Google on Wednesday updated its Drive for Android app with a new look and features aimed at making it easier to store and access your files on the go. The Web...
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Chrome Update Adds Conversational Search, Speed Boost
At its I/O developer conference last week, Google gave us an early look at what it has planned for its suite of software services. Now one of those enhancements, called “conversational...
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Google Checkout Shutting Down in November
Google’s spring cleaning continues with this week’s announcement that Google Checkout will be retired in the fall to make way for Google Wallet. Checkout merchants can continue to accept payments until...
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Google Voice Support Coming to Hangouts ‘Soon’
Google today confirmed that it is working to allow outbound Google Voice calls within its new Hangouts experience on Gmail and Chrome, but at this point, the service only supports inbound...
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Google Offers Heading to Google+
The next time you head over to Google+ to find out what’s new in your social circles, you might also be able to score a discount from brands like Hello Kitty...
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Google Play Music Review
Google Play Music is now a truly full-feature service, with scan-and-match to save you from uploading, a music store, and best of all, an unlimited streaming option. (4 out of 5)...
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Google Lifts the Hood on New Maps Features
SAN FRANCISCO—Google is trying to use algorithms to replicate what humans can do with a pair of revamped Google Maps features, the company said Friday. The result of that work is...
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Google IO: Google Glass Review
Only at Google IO in techy-savvy San Francisco could a Google Glass wearer walk the streets relatively unnoticed. A limited number of these new wearable computing devices have been among the...
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How to Hack Google Glass
Google Glass owners can hack their Glass to run Android apps or even Ubuntu, and two software engineers from Google were willing to show a roomful of developers how. That also...
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Google Recruits Divers, Developers for Underwater Street View
SAN FRANCISCO—Google and the Catlin Seaview Survey want you to strap on a scuba tank and start snapping underwater pictures with your Android phone to help save the world’s vanishing coral...
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Congress Wants Answers on Google Glass Privacy
It was only a matter of time before Congress got wind of Google Glass, and that time is now. Members of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus this week penned a letter...
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“OK, Google, Are You Listening?”
At the Google I/O conference, the company rolled out “OK, Google,” which is a universal version of the Siri-style of conversational interaction. But instead of being solely on the phone, it...
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Google+ Games Going Dark in June
Amidst the flurry of announcements from Google I/O yesterday, the search giant also quietly confirmed that its Google+ Games feature will be shutting down on June 30. “If you would like...
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Google Offers Glass Details, Advice for Developers
SAN FRANCISCO–Google has some strong opinions about what Google Glass apps should and shouldn’t do—even though you can count the number of existing apps on two hands. Timothy Jordan, senior developer...
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Google Glass Gets Facebook, Twitter, More
SAN FRANCISCO–At I/O today, Google unveiled new app partners for Glass, including Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote. The company also tipped the upcoming Glass Developer Kit (GDK), which will allow developers to more formally tackle...
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Google Rolling Out Gmail ‘Quick Action’ Buttons
Google this week started rolling out “quick action” buttons on Gmail, which are intended to help you get things done quicker right within the inbox. The buttons will show up next...
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Does Google+ Have a Future?
At Google’s annual I/O developer conference this week in San Francisco, not all the news has been about code and back-end implementation. At the keynote speech Wednesday, several top dogs from...