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A Peek at the Secret Lab Where Google Tries to Invent the Future

Google's got its hands in a lot of cooke jars. It's juggling Android, and ChromeOS, and maps, and Gmail, and Glass, and self-driving cars.

LoJack for Android finds your Samsung Galaxy S 4 even if thieves try to reset it

Most security apps are not effective if a thief uninstalls the app or simply resets the phone. With LoJack for Android, which is embedded in the Samsung Galaxy S 4 firmware, tracking down a stolen phone will still be possible.
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Foursquare gets better at local search with new filters on mobile

New iPhone and Android apps help people fine-tune place queries and push forward a strategy to make Foursquare king of local search.

The Xbox One launch and technology's summer of ... meh Michael Moran

Judging by the lukewarm reception for Xbox One, the techlust that keeps capitalism's wheels turning could be grinding to a halt

There's a certain sort of person that gets excited about the announcements of new high-tech products. I'm one of them. You may well be one too.

Google Play Is Messed Up, Like This Poor Girl's Disfigured Face

"Why don't you review more Android games?" is a question I get on a daily basis, and it's a question I never ignore. Every time I get it, the first thing I do is go to Google Play on my phone and see if there's anything new worth taking a look at.

MediaFire introduces native music playback and video streaming for its Android, iOS and web apps

On Wednesday, cloud storage provider MediaFire, which now boasts 30 million users, launched support for native music playback and video streaming in its Android, iOS and web apps. The new feature is available through an update that is rolling out today.

Google Drive Gets Some Improvements On Android

Google has launched an update to Google Drive for Android with a few new features. For one, files are now displayed in a new card-style, and you can swipe between them to see large previews.

Foursquare Introduces "Super-Specific' Search And Filter Options For iOS And Android To Help You Find New Venues

As Foursquare evolves, it wants to help you find either new places to check out or lead you to places where your friends have already been. Mixed in with that is recommendation technology to show you places that you might be interested in based on where you've been before.

Google Drive App For Android Gets Card-Style Redesign, Document Scanner With OCR And Improved Spreadsheet Editing Experience

Google's Drive app for Android just got a major redesign that brings the Google Now-like card-style look the company introduced with Google Now to its mobile productivity app.

Google Updates Chrome For Android With Fullscreen Mode For Phones, Simplified Searching From Omnibox

Chrome 27 for the desktop arrived yesterday and today, Google updated Chrome for Android to version 27 as well. While the desktop update mostly focused on improved speed, the Android version actually includes a number of new features.