Report: SMS support coming in the next version of Google Hangouts

It looks like Google is gearing up to combine IM and SMS into a single app.  by Ron Amadeo The SMS options in Google Hangouts. Android Police Android Police has scored a set of screenshots from the next version of Google Hangouts, and it looks like Google is finally ready...

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Google announces $279, Chromebook Pixel-inspired HP Chromebook 11

ARM-based Chromebook uses a Samsung Exynos SoC and an IPS display.  by Andrew Cunningham The new HP Chromebook Pixel 11. Andrew Cunningham Google has announced yet another member of the Chromebook family this morning: the HP Chromebook 11, a new smaller system from HP that joins its Pavilion Chromebook and its...

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VIDEO: Microsoft Bings on a challenge to Google in search

Jefferson Graham previews Google's new Search and sees how it stacks up to Bing. It's Microsoft vs Google in search: Bing is vastly improved, but Google, well, out Googles it. by Jefferson Graham Jenny Cameron prefers Google to Bing. (Photo: By Sean Fujiwara) Microsoft has its work cut...

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Loom Gets $1.4 Million in Seed Funding From Google, Tencent to Build a Better Photo Library

Seeking to stand out in a crowded photo-storage space, Loom said on Friday that it has raised a $1.4 million seed round to fund its vision for syncing photos across multiple devices. Investors include Google Ventures, Tencent, DC Shoes founder Damon Way, and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. Loom, a Y...

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Report: Apple buys Cue, a Google Now-esque personal assistant service

The service pulled data from various accounts to offer suggestions.  by Andrew Cunningham Anonymous sources are telling several outlets (including AppleInsider and TechCrunch) that Apple has just purchased Cue, a personal assistant service with more than a few similarities to Google Now. News of the acquisition (which, according to various sources,...

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Hands-on with Google’s latest acquisition: Flutter, a webcam gesture app

Google buys a flawless hand gesture solution for... something.  by Ron Amadeo A company called Flutter has just announced that they've been purchased by Google. Flutter is a simple Windows and Mac OSX app that lets you control popular media players through a webcam. Just put your hand...

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Competition gets AT&T to follow Google’s lead with gigabit fiber

AT&T's GigaPower promises "first all fiber" gigabit broadband to Austin.  by Jon Brodkin The over 840,000 residents of Austin, Texas can probably thank Google for not just one, buttwo gigabit home Internet services coming to their city. Google announced in April that it would be bringing Google Fiber to Austin by...

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GoSquared Super-Charges Its API To Take the Real-Time Analytics Fight To Google

Last month Google finally rolled out an invite-only Beta of its real-time API for Analytics that will allow developers to programmatically take action based on the real-time data they get from Google’s service. However, competitor GoSquared, backed by London’s Passion Capital and Fred Destin’s Atlas Venture, has had an API...

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Google On The Right Track To Settle Antitrust Concerns In Europe, Says Commissioner

It looks like a settlement is looming in a near-three year long European Union antitrust investigation into Google’s search practices. Speaking at a European Parliament event this morning, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Google has improved its proposals to allay antitrust concerns, including complaints that it presents biased search results which favour...

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Google’s latest proposals may end antitrust investigation, says EU

Search giant faces $5 billion in fines if it can't satisfy EU concerns.  by Katie Collins  Google's latest proposed concessions may be enough to bring the three-year-long EU antitrust investigation into the company's search practices to a conclusion, according to a top official. The EU's investigation centers on...

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Google’s BufferBox Expands Its Shipping Kiosk Service For Parcel Pickups To San Francisco

Last year, Google acquired Waterloo-based startup BufferBox, which provides shipping locker service to make it easy to get things delivered reliably even when you’re not sure where you’ll be when they’re arriving. The startup built its service on the idea that people never want to see another missed delivery...

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Google Launches Web Designer, A Visual Tool For Building Interactive HTML5 Sites And Ads

Google today announced the launch of Web Designer, a new tool for building interactive HTML5 sites and ads. The company first hinted at this launch in June, but had been quiet about it ever since. Web Designer, which Google calls a “professional-quality design tool,” is now officially in public beta and available for...

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