Google’s answer to Xbox Live is useful even if game developers do nothing but support cloud saves, but its Google+ branding …
Google IO 2013
Google Opens Up About Glass Privacy, Zombification
During a “fireside chat” about Glass at Google’s I/O conference, Google employees opened up.
TechnologizerComputers
Maybe the Point of Chromebooks Isn’t Chromebooks
Even if the Chromebook never steals much market share from conventional PCs, it could accomplish important goals for Google.
Nvidia Shield Not Priced to Move? No Problem for Nvidia
At a price of $350, Nvidia doesn’t expect to sell huge volumes of Nvidia Shield, its Android-based handheld gaming device due out in June. The company has a different goal.
Google Play Music All Access Review: It’s Not a Spotify Competitor After All
Google Play Music All Access finally brings streaming music to Google’s stable, but it’s not really competing with Spotify at this point.
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The Tragic Beauty of Google+
Google’s social-network upgrade is gorgeous and imaginative. But when you’re competing with Facebook, that might not be enough.
Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling In the Gaps
Google’s I/O conference keynote was, in many ways, the opposite of what we expected.
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The Future of Google Search Is Coming Sooner Than I Expected
At Google I/O, the search kingpin reveals upcoming features that add up to meaningful progress towards its Star Trek computer dream.
5 Things Google Play Music All Access Needs to Match (or Beat) Spotify [Updated]
Google has launched a streaming music service to rival Spotify.
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Ongoing Coverage of Google’s I/O Conference
This is the biggest week of the year for Android, Chrome, Glass, search and other Googley matters.