YouTube Embraces Its Musical Side, Introduces YouTube Music App

Even though it started out as a video streaming site, since its earliest days YouTube quickly became one of the top places to find music on the Internet. Now Google has embraced that long-running tradition, introducing on Thursday a dedicated place to get all the tunes available on YouTube: the YouTube Music app.

New Chromecast and Chromecast Audio: Features, Price and Release Date

On Tuesday, Google unveiled the new Nexus phones at a press event. It also revealed a new, updated and redesigned Chromecast for video, as well as a new stand-alone Chromecast Audio for streaming music to your sound system. Here are the details.

Google's September 2015 Event: Everything You Need to Know

On Tuesday, Google held a press conference to unveil its new Nexus phones, give more details on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and reveal a couple of surprises. Here's a recap of everything new from Google's September 2015 event.

Google Event: Don't Call New Pixel C Tablet / Laptop Hybrid a Chromebook

A couple years ago, Google introduced the Chromebook Pixel, an addition to its usually affordable, usually-barebones Chrome OS-running Chromebook laptop series that packed a super-high resolution screen, and a price to match.

Tap That App: Android Pay is a Breeze to Use, Wherever You Can Use It

In this week's Tap That App, we test drive the alternative to tapping your iPhone at the cash register: doing the same thing with your Android smartphone with Android Pay.

Tap That App: With Dreamify, Your Android (or iPhone) Dreams of Electric Sheep

Google software engineers somewhat inadvertently created a neural net AI that could turn any image into abstract pieces of psychedelic art. Now you can harness that power in your pocket with Dreamify.

Yelp's Diversity Report Reflects Improvement

Across Silicon Valley, diversity has been hailed as one of the tech industry's greatest problems. Facebook, for example, has publically acknowledged its struggles with gaining a diverse employee base. But diversity isn't quite the same challenge for one Bay Area-based tech company: Yelp.

Tap That App: Google Photos' Best Feature - You Barely Have To Do Anything

When Google's new photos app (appropriately called Photos) first appeared, you could almost hear the collective groan of long-time Android users.

Android M Developer Preview Download Solid But Missing Main New Features

The official release of Google's recently announced Android M mobile operating system is still months away, but the good news is that developers and curious parties can get an early look through Developer Preview.

Google I/O 2015: Everything You Need to Know

As it does every year, Google's keynote kicking off the Google I/O developer conference included a laundry list of updates on projects we knew the company was working at, along with lots of announcements and previews of new products and features Google is just beginning to launch. Here's a rundown of everything you need to know from Google's Avengers-length keynote.

Mobile Google Searches to Show Tweets

Twitter users rejoice. It's easier than ever now to search for related tweets as Google and Twitter announced Tuesday that tweets would now begin showing up in Google searches.

Android Developers: Normal Size Devices Still Most Popular

The latest set of Android data from Google for developers reveals that although large screen smartphones have gained popularity, consumers are still using relatively normal sized Android smartphones.

Google Reportedly Adding Buy Button to Mobile Product Searches

Google will reportedly launch a buy button for users searching products through their mobile devices, thrusting the search giant into the online marketplace wars against behemoths such as eBay and Amazon.

Android Lollipop Update Captures More Market Share

It might not be on many devices just yet, but new data shows that Android 5.0 Lollipop has gained some recent steam and is now running on nearly 10 percent of Android devices.

Intel, Google Announce New Diversity in Silicon Valley Initiatives

Intel has announced its 2015 plan for a more diverse workforce, and Google has joined in with its own $150 million initiative to get more women, African Americans, and Latinos into technology.

Silicon Valley's Diversity Issues Being Addressed by Google

Google has called attention to the "unconscious bias" or "unintentional hiring discrimination" that's present in its own backyard, recognizing how its own lack of diversity has contributed to the overall absence of nonwhites and women in Silicon Valley. But, it aims to address that diversity issue.
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