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Google Fiber rethinking its costly cable plans, looking to wireless

Posted in Business on 16th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Fiber reached just six metro areas in four years, illustrating the difficulty and expense of digging up streets and laying thousands of miles of cables.

Chromebooks expected to exceed 17 million units by 2023, Google Play store

Posted in Software on 14th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

ChromeOS computers are now outselling Macs, and are among Amazons top sellers. Android app support on the way.

Koko raises $2.5 million to put human empathy inside every virtual assistant

Posted in Business on 9th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Bots that more closely resemble interactions with a human but also to help people experiencing mental health emergencies.

Studies show most people use only 5 apps on their smartphones

Posted in Software on 8th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

One of those apps is Facebook. The other most common apps, which we know from stats about user counts, include WhatsApp and Snapchat.

Google Search now helps you set up notifications for when you're mentioned online

Posted in Online on 31st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

Google is making it a little easier for you to get an alert whenever your name gets mentioned on the internet.