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Google’s Deal to Buy Twitch For $1 Billion Reportedly Went Through

Tim July 24, 2014 33

Remember back in May when rumors broke that Google was buying Twitch, the livestreaming website for $1 billion? According to a new report from Venture Beat, the deal has gone through, making Google the new owners of Twitch and its insanely fast-growing...

New Chrome Beta for Android Also Introduces Simplified Sign-in for Multiple Accounts

Kellen July 24, 2014 23

Google just pushed out a brand new version of Chrome Beta for Android with Material Design as the most up-front new feature that you will likely first notice. But behind the scenes, something potentially even bigger has happened, at least for those of us with...

1 Year in: Google has Sold “Millions” of Chromecasts, Gives Away Free Google Music to Celebrate

Kellen July 24, 2014 158

Today, Google is celebrating the birthday of Chromecast by announcing a handful of stats to show how popular their HDMI streaming dongle has become. At $35, the Chromecast is still one of the best values in tech, as it allows you to take all sorts of media and...

Hangouts is Now an Option for Making Calls on Google Voice

Kellen July 24, 2014 35

Google Voice and Hangouts will be merged at some point in the future, at least that is what Google keeps telling us. Google announced back at last year's I/O conference, again in October, and then again in March that Hangouts is the "future" of Voice, only...

Google Talks Android L Preview Features, Can’t Promise Updates Though

Kellen July 21, 2014 31

On Friday, the Android team's Rich Hyndman took to the Google Developer YouTube channel to run through some of the new features introduced in the Android L developer preview. Most of this stuff we covered in a series of Android L feature posts, but for...

Google Now Seems to be Learning Contact Addresses When Traveling, Gives Time to Navigate to Them

Kellen July 21, 2014 86

A couple of weeks ago, I took a 5-day trip back to my home state of Montana to visit family and friends. I stayed with my dad, of course, but during the stay, I noticed an interesting Google Now card that kept coming up after a day or two after having been...

Google to Rename “Free” Apps With IAPs, Needs to Scare Kids Away

Tim July 18, 2014 89

Over in Europe, a handful of companies got a slap on the wrist for not securing their app stores properly from children. The European Commission (EU) is forcing Google and others in the selling business to better label applications that are free to download,...

Google Maps 8.2.0 Adds Bicycle Elevation, Voice Actions in Navigation

Kellen July 18, 2014 29

A Google Maps update to version 8.2.0 showed up last night and actually includes new goodies for you to look forward to. Once updated, you will find that bicycle directions now include elevation and a comparison of elevation between multiple routes to get you...