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May

20

2012

China gives the final thumbs-up on Google’s Motorola Mobility acquisition

by Tony Rosario
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After months of deliberation, Chinese antitrust and competition authorities have finally given the green light on Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The Chinese approval of Google’s latest venture was one of several that were required in order for the deal to go through. It’s not a secret that China and Google have had some beef [...]

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May

16

2012

Google’s Project Glass Glasses May Not Be as Advanced as We Had Hoped

by Jack Holt
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While Google went out and patent protected its Project Glass Glasses a little bit of news has been discovered by the folks at CNET. According to them we may not see everything that the promo video has shown us. A Google spokesperson had this to say: It’s still too early to know what the functions and UI [...]

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May

15

2012

Google plans to present several Nexus devices from multiple manufacturers by Q4 of 2012

by Tony Rosario
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Word on the street is that Google is shifting gears when it comes to its Nexus line of Android smartphones. Ever since the release of the HTC Nexus One, Google has always partnered with one single manufacturer in the development of their Nexus handsets. They attempted to sell the Nexus One through their website only, [...]

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May

10

2012

Google Introduces The New Google+: An App With Sense And Soul

by Roy Alugbue
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  Google+ is no doubt one of the more revolutionary social networks available– and that’s why Google is taking the steps necessary to evolve its mobile app for its users. Specifically— Google is interested in transforming the Google+ app into an application that fully utilizes a device’s touchscreen capabilities and high-resolution display. That means users [...]

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May

8

2012

Google’s Sebastian Thrun And Vic Gundotra Show Off A Little Style And Glass

by Joe Sirianni
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If you still don’t believe that Google’s Project Glass is real, start believing because you’re only going to see more and more news trickle down the pipeline.  We’ve already seen several of Google’s employees trying them on for size, not to mention Google’s own co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted wearing the highly anticipated augmented reality shades not [...]

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May

7

2012

How did Android look in 2007? See it running on the Google Sooner!

by Chris Stewart
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Android lovers will always look back fondly at the HTC G1, the device that started the love affair for many of us. The G1 and Android 1.0 launched with many distinctive features such as the slide out keyboard, home screen widgets, pull down notifications and curved ‘chin’, many of these features are still present in [...]

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May

4

2012

“Shared with me” Auto Playlist Adds One Convenient Location For All Music Shared With You in Google Music

by Jack Holt
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One of the handy features of Google Music is the fact that friends and family who use the service and buy music from the Google Play Store can share the albums with you for a free listen. Well Google took it a step further today in creating an Auto Playlist called “Shared with me.” This [...]

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May

2

2012

Google Play Store Now Offers Carrier Billing For Books, Music, Movies and Apps

by Joe Sirianni
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For those of you who enjoyed carrier billing when it came to apps on the Android Market, guess what?  Google is now offering direct carrier billing on the Play Store for everything else as well.  Now, you can consolidate your music, books, movies and apps onto one bill if your carrier is on the list [...]

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