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Google is working with a financial adviser to consider a potential bid for Twitter Inc., as the social-media company continues to explore a sale, according to a person familiar with the arrangement. In tapping Lazard Ltd., Google hasn’t indicated it will definitely make an offer for Twitter. But the move suggests that Google is evaluating...Read More
Snapchat on Friday surprised everyone with two big announcements: First, the company has changed its name from Snapchat to Snap Inc., and second, the company will sell its first hardware product ever this fall: A pair of sunglasses with cameras on them, called “Spectacles.” Snapchat Snap’s Spectacles have already drawn many comparisons to Glass, Google’s...Read More
When Allo was announced at Google’s I/O conference earlier this year, the messaging app was presented as a step forward for privacy. Alongside the end-to-end-encrypted Incognito Mode, the Allo team talked about bold new message retention practices, storing messages only transiently rather than indefinitely. But with the release of the app today, Google is backing...Read More
At its I/O conference in May, Google unveiled a ‘smart messaging app’ called Allo, which only requires your phone number to identify you. It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer to try it. According to expert tipster Evan Blass, Allo will launch on September 21. 9/21. https://t.co/8Ne6gj0NJS — Evan Blass (@evleaks) September...Read More
Image source: Google. Continue Reading Below App-install ads have been one of the most successful products for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) since the company introduced the ad units in October 2012. In April, the company announced that it’s been responsible for 2 billion app installs in those three-and-a-half years. But Google — the Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)...Read More
Software company Apigee Corp. APIC 0.03 % , in the process of being bought by Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 0.22 % ’s Google, said its loss narrowed in the latest period, helped by climbing revenue as it added more customers. Apigee specializes in Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs-which serve as the conduit for automated communication between...Read More
Google, it seems, is very, very interested in knowing where you are at all times. Users have reported battery life issues with the latest Android build, with many pointing the finger at Google Play – Google’s app store – and its persistent, almost obsessive need to check where you are. Amid complaints that Google Play...Read More
If there is one threat to Google Search, it’s that the majority of content created today lives inside social apps like Instagram and Snapchat and can’t easily be indexed to show in search results. And, even when Google does manage to pull in a piece of content from a social network, it’s nearly impossible to extract...Read More
Google is killing Project Ara, it’s modular smartphone concept that aimed to let you ‘upgrade’ your phone piece by piece. In theory, it sounds pretty amazing. In practice, it would have been terrible. Google was trying to gamify upgrades All Killer, No Filler We’re bringing Momentum to New York: our newest event, showcasing only the...Read More
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