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Google wants to kill the password, and came up with an ingenius way to do it

Google's ATAP group aims to hasten the password's obsolescence with two separate initiatives, Project Abicus and Project Vault.
Wearables News
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I solemnly swear that I am up to no good: Marauder’s Map Chrome extension helps you stalk friends

A new Chrome extensions uses Messenger to display a map of your Facebook friends' recorded locations.
Web News
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Forget Android Pay, Google wants you to leave the phone behind with Hands Free

Google announced a hands-free payments system, Hands Free, at its annual I/O developers conference.
Mobile News
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Chromecast is about to get a host of fun new features

Google announced new APIs at its 2015 I/O developer conference that improve the hardware's video playback and gaming capabilities.
Mobile News
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New branding options in the Google Play Store let developers show off their apps

Google's bringing A/B testing and catalog customization to the Play Store this month.
Mobile News
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Google is making it easier to find the best kid-friendly apps on the Play Store

Google announced Designed for Families, a program that aims to put well-developed, kid-friendly apps at the forefront of the Play Store.
Mobile News
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Researchers find a way to create computer chips from wood-derived material

Researchers have found a way to produce computer chips largely from cellulose, a wood-derived material.
Computing News
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Google Wallet and Android Pay details are coming today, and we have a few early leaks

Google plans to re-launch Wallet as a peer-to-peer payments app, according to sources.
Mobile News
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Third-party apps on the Apple Watch set to improve

Apple's Jeff Williams recently revealed details about a native SDK for the Apple Watch.
Mobile News
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Customers on Verizon Edge will now have to pay in full before they can upgrade to a new device

A change in terms means Verizon Edge customers will have to pay their devices in full before they upgrade.
Mobile News
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Google has made its Roboto font open source

Google has made Roboto, the default font on Android and Chrome OS, open source.
Mobile News
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Facebook challenges Yelp and Foursquare with its very own restaurant reviews

Facebook's adding critics' reviews to select restaurant pages. The feature mimics Yelp and Foursquare, but it's only for select restaurants.
Mobile News
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Look out, Siri and Google Now! Cortana is coming to iOS and Android this summer

Microsoft officially announced it'll release Cortana apps for iOS and Android later this year.
Mobile News
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DirecTV Kids will babysit your tots with age-appropriate videos and movies

DirecTV is joining the kid-friendly fray with DirecTV Kids, a new on-demand app for youngsters.
Entertainment News
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So long, Letterman! We salute the man who changed late night TV

"Late Night" host David Letterman bid farewell in one final show.
Entertainment News
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Apple may finally launch bus and subway directions with iOS 9

Apple's long-in-development Transit feature may finally launch with the newest version of iOS.
Mobile News

Google beefs up navigation to help you avoid Memorial Day jams

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, Google's adding more detailed alternate routes and real-time traffic information.
Mobile News
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Twitch brings recorded video-on-demand playback to Android and iOS

Twitch is bringing video-on-demand playback to its iOS and Android clients.
Mobile News
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This is how you’ll set up your smart appliances with Apple’s HomeKit

Apple's HomeKit framework apparently has a setup app, and it's called "Home."
Mobile News
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NASA’s latest plan? Send out hundreds of tiny satellites to monitor extraterrestrial worlds

NASA wants to use its pico-sized cubesats to explore extraterrestrial worlds.
Space News
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Time Warner Cable may have found a buyer in French telecom Altice

French telecom Altice is purchasing U.S. cable company Suddenlink and entertaining a bid for Time Warner Cable, according to sources.
Audio / Video News
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New Chrome extension from Google yells at nearby computers to transfer data

An experimental new extension from Google sends URLs between computers using sound.
Computing News
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Instagram’s new Layout app lets you create multi-photo collages with ease

After last year's Hyperlapse, Instagram introduced its second standalone app, called Layout, for making collages.
Photography News
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Tweets fly back into Google search results after four years of exile

Google announced a partnership with Twitter that'll see real-time tweets added to search results.
Mobile News
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Microsoft releases a new preview version of Office on Android

Microsoft released a new office preview for Android that brings the Excel, Word, and PowerPoint apps in line with the iOS versions.
Mobile News
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Apple Watch may help find your watch, track your sleep, and monitor your blood sugar

According to rumors, Apple will update the Apple Watch with a "Find My Watch" feature, sleep tracking, glucose monitoring, and more.
Wearables News
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Researchers figure out how to create time-lapses from crowd-sourced photos

Researchers at Google and the University of Washington have developed an automated method of producing time-lapses from crowd-source photos.
Photography News
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Samsung shows off the tiny processors that’ll power your next Internet-connected refrigerator

Samsung's getting serious about the amorphous Internet of Things. It announced reference hardware, dubbed Artik, for developers.
Business News
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First images of the LG G Pad X leak, revealing Verizon branding and classic LG design

Leaked images show the successor to LG's G Pad 8.3: the G Pad X. It's reportedly bound for Verizon in the U.S.
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Scan your eyes, and buy some fries: Fujitsu shows off mobile payments with an iris scanner

Fujitsu, in partnership with Japanese carrier DoMoCo, unveiled a smartphone that lets you make payments by scanning your iris.
Mobile News
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Facebook rolls out Instant Articles, a bid to make its app a one-stop shop for news

Facebook has introduced Instant Articles, a feature that provides faster access to news stories from popular media organizations.
Social Media News
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Google and Nestlé are teaming up again for a YouTube-KitKat cross-branding campaign

KitKat break, anyone? Nestlé and Google are teaming up to commemorate the joining anniversary of YouTube and KitKat with a special promotion.
Mobile News
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Speak Spanish without knowing Spanish: Microsoft’s Skype Translator tool is now available

Microsoft's Skype Translator has exited limited testing and is now available for anyone to download.
Computing News
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RIP, Google Map Maker: Peeing Android leads to shutdown of community editing tool

Thanks to a rapidly growing backlog of edits, Google's indefinitely suspending contributions to Map Maker starting May 12.
Mobile News
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