Google’s new Latitude Leaderboards suggest gamified check-ins are coming to Google+
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Google’s recent update to Google Maps for Android hit the Market with a small changelog of bug fixes and improvements to battery performance, but the search giant also appears to have added a new gaming element to its Latitude location service. The new update sees Latitude Leaderboards quietly launch within the...
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Google Quietly Kills SMS Search, Closing One Way Of Connecting With Mobile Users Who Don't Have Data Plans
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Google is well known for its regular bouts of spring cleaning when it kills off a number of products in one fell swoop, but it also sometimes makes quick changes in between the bigger announcements. One of those has now hit its portfolio of SMS-based products aimed at users of...
Google Quietly Kills SMS Search, Closing One Way Of Connecting With Mobile Users Who Don't Have Data Plans
Google reportedly readying new Google Play Games platform
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Massive update will make games on Android more social with multiplayer functionality and cloud syncing, according to code reviewed by the Android Police. [Read more]...
The Onion, Yahoo-Hulu and Android on Windows -- 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week
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In case you missed anything, here’s a quick weekend roundup of the news that powered AllThingsD this week: Wondering just how much your new S4 costs? Market research firm IHS pegs the cost of Samsung’s new flagship smartphone at just above $237 per unit. It planned to do so...
The week in cloud: Google picks Debian; AWS console for Windows; Adobe faces wrath
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Google casts its lot with Debian Just in time for Google I/O, Google will support the Debian Linux distribution in its Google App Engine, which is still in preview mode. From now on, Debian will be the “default image mode” for GAE, according to the Google AppEngine Blog. Google cited...
GeekWire Radio: This startup is helping smartphones find their voice
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Smartphones are becoming a bigger part of our lives, but the real trick will be making them a seamless part of our lives. This week we get a sneak preview of one Seattle startup’s effort to push the boundaries of text-to-speech technology, aiming to make it easier to access...
Google appears to be going more social with games
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Google appears to be moving more aggressively into gaming and looking to make it more social. The search and advertising giant's timing makes sense considering Google I/O will be held this week and includes a schedule packed with gaming-themed sessions. Plenty of games are already available for Android devices...
Here's Why Facebook Wants To Spend $1 Billion On Waze, According To Industry Sources Who Are Smarter Than Us (FB)
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According to several reports, Facebook is in talks to buy an Israeli startup called Waze for $1 billion. Waze makes a "social" mapping app for smartphones. It was founded in 2009, and it has backed investors that include Horizons Ventures Hong Kong and Kleiner Perkins. Last July, when Waze hit 20 million...
Here's Why Facebook Wants To Spend $1 Billion On Waze, According To Industry Sources Who Are Smarter Than Us (FB)
Packing For Walden
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I’m probably going to be consigned to whatever level of hell is reserved for pretentious editorialists for saying this, but sometimes when I’m trying to evaluate some new piece of technology, I consider whether Henry David Thoreau would have taken it to Walden Pond with him. Wait, just give me...
Publisher iDreamSky Grosses $5-7M Per Month By Bringing Western Indie Mobile Games To China
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The biggest difference from one year ago with China’s mobile startups is that the local market is actually viable. China now has more active iOS and Android devices than the U.S., up from about 40-50 million in circulation the last time I visited in late 2011. What that means...
ICYMI Podcasts: Chromebooks on sale, connected cornfields and Google's iOS strategy
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This week’s GigaOM podcasts were full of useful information, starting with the GigaOM Chrome Show. Besides a recommended extension of the week and several Chrome tips — including where to buy a Chromebook for $185! — I share experiences and features on the newest Chrome OS Dev channel. On the...
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