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COMPUTERS 
January 30, 2017 10 Google Plus Plugins for WordPress
With only around 300 million active monthly members, Google Plus does not reach the same number of people seen on other social sites like Facebook. There are even those who believe the social network may be on the decline, though other passionate users insist the audience on Google Plus is far more engaged and therefore, […]
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NEWS 
January 5, 2017 CES 2017: Linksys Velop Brings Mesh Wi-Fi, at a Higher Price Than Google Wifi
CES 2017: Linksys Velop Brings Mesh Wi-Fi, at a Higher Price Than Google Wifi HIGHLIGHTS Velop starts at $200 for a single module By contrast, Google Wifi costs $129 for one Velop also boasts of (limited) Alexa support Linksys is joining the mesh Wi-Fi bandwagon at CES 2017, with what it’s calling Velop. Shaped like […]
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NEWS 
December 17, 2016 Google Wins Some, Loses Some in Global Antitrust Battles
For more than a decade, Internet search and advertising giant Google, now a unit of holding company Alphabet Inc, has sparred with competitors in an expanding range of industries from Internet to media to telecoms to automobiles.It has also battled with judges and regulators. After fending off charges of anti-competitive behaviour for many years, the […]
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ALL DEALS 
December 17, 2016 Oracle and Google Set to Replay ‘World Series’ of Copyright Trials
Oracle Corp. and Google step before a jury a second time with potentially $9.3 billion on the line, and the prospect of profoundly changing how software is protected and licensed.The “World Series” of intellectual property, as the judge who presided over the earlier trial dubbed it, was left at a stalemate four years ago with […]
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NEWS 
December 17, 2016 Google I/O 2016: What to Expect From Google’s Developer Conference
HIGHLIGHTS Google I/O 2016 starts on Wednesday, May 18. A new version of Android will be announced at the conference. Hardware developments like a standalone VR headset are also likely. All the major tech companies such as Google, Apple, and Facebook hold annual developer conferences which have become huge events that routinely see major announcements […]
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NEWS 
December 17, 2016 Apple, Google Locked in Battle for Supremacy
HIGHLIGHTS Alphabet surpassed Apple as the world’s largest company by market value. Apple’s fate to trade consumers up will be decided by iPhone 7 launch. Recently, Apple made a lot of announcements in China and India. At the top of the corporate world, Apple and Google are in a back-and-forth battle to be number one. […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 16, 2016 Microsoft Partners Intel for Project Evo; Outlines Hardware Plans to Complete With Amazon Echo, Google Home
HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft partners with Intel to help device makers incorporate Home Hub Device makers can use Home Hub in a laptop or even a tablet Home Hub is not expected to debut until late next year Microsoft is reportedly working on a “Home Hub” feature for Windows 10 to allow users to perform various functions […]
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NEWS 
December 7, 2016 Will Google Finally See Coupon Success With Latitude?
After testing it out in Austin during SXSW, Google has rolled out Google Latitude Check-In offers nationwide, teaming up with partners like American Eagle, Macy’s and Quiznos to let users “unlock” offers all around the United States. It may not seem like revolutionary news with all the activity in the offers/deals space as of late, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
December 4, 2016 Google Welcomes Podcasts to Music Store
Remember Google Listen? The podcast app by Google that took your audio RSS feeds from Google reader and played them then on Android smartphones? Unfortunately, the service was terminated in August 2012. However, in a surprising reincarnation, Google has jumped back into the podcast world, adding podcasts to Google Play Music in a move that […]
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ALL DEALS 
December 2, 2016 Google Play Reveals ‘Best of 2016’ Apps, Games, Books, Movies, TV Shows
Google Play Reveals ‘Best of 2016’ Apps, Games, Books, Movies, TV Shows HIGHLIGHTS BeautyPlus Me – Perfect Camera was the top trending app in India for 2016 Game of Thrones leads the list of TV shows in 2016 Train Simulator 2016 was year’s top trending game in India Google announces the list of best performing […]
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NEWS 
November 16, 2016 Google Andromeda Would Be an Admission That Chrome OS Has Failed
Google Andromeda Would Be an Admission That Chrome OS Has Failed HIGHLIGHTS Chrome OS has not made a big dent in PC marketshare Merging Chrome OS with Android is an admission it failed The rumoured Andromeda would compete outside the budget segment Just days away from Google’s upcoming event, juicy tidbits from the rumour mill […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 14, 2016 Google Releases New Mobile Search Features
Google’s been on a bit of a “new feature” kick this week. So far this week heard about real-time search, personalized search, Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s thoughts on Internet ‘privacy’, and news about Google’s new mobile search service. As you can see, there’s lots of new Google stuff to report on, however, it’s the latter […]
