Google gives digital music another look with Play Music All-Access
Google's director of Android engineering described it as a "uniquely Google approach to a music subscription service."
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Google delivered a series of location-based APIs to track movement automatically and improve mapping tools. These are nice additions to Android devices, but the real impact may be with Google Glass apps.
Google developer tool releases include new Maps, Games, Google+ APIs
Developers can also look forward to Android Studio, which immediately garnered more applause from some of the 6,000 attendees present in the keynote hall at Moscone West.
Google I/O by the numbers: 900 million Android activations
UPDATED: Two years ago, Google revealed there were at least 100 million activations for Android. A year ago, Google celebrated 400 million.
Chromebook Pixel: Google I/O could reveal its secret mission
The amazing hardware in the Chromebook Pixel tips Google’s hand on a greater trajectory for ChromeOS. Whether Google I/O begins to reveal the details is one of this week’s big questions.
DocuSign acquires Cartavi for end-to-end digital real estate deals
By combining Cartavi with zipLogix, DocuSign aims to tackle the real estate industry with a "one-stop shop" for brokers, agents, buyers, and sellers.
SAP launches Fiori: consumer-style apps for common business functions
Quick-use apps for workflow approvals, information searches, self-service tasks and more from your daily office grind.
NetSuite eyes Europe expansion
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Nokia 'very interested' in tablets, but don't hold your breath
A Nokia executive hinted that the phone maker is 'looking at' tablets. But there are at least three major hurdles for Nokia to consider, including its depleting financial position and an already aggressive mobile market space.
Google presses algorithm, cloud advantage vs. Apple, rivals
Whether it's photo editing enhancements, voice search or new mapping tools, the efforts boil down to machine learning and cloud infrastructure --- Google's primary core competency. Can rivals keep up?