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Google+ Games to Shut Down on June 30
3:13:27 AMStan Schroeder
In addition to all the announcements and new features Google has shown us at Google I/O, the company is also continuing its spring cleaning of features and products that don't perform. Next up on the chopping block is Google+ Games, which are going into early retirement. Google launched Games for Google+ in August 2011, offering titles from publishers such as Zynga and Rovio.

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Gmail's New Quick Action Buttons Help You Complete Tasks on the Go
2:12:54 AMAnita Li
Gmail unveiled what it calls "quick action" buttons on Wednesday, helping users respond to certain types of emails without ever having to open them.

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Google Hangouts App: One Giant Leap for Chat Kind
1:25:38 AMChris Taylor
Hands up if you've ever been in this situation: You start a conversation with a friend or family member at your desk on Instant Messenger. Away from your desk, you send them a text. Later on, you decide it makes more sense to speak face-to-face on Skype. All of a sudden, you've got a balkanized conversation. And it's far, far worse if you're trying to involve multiple people.

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Hands-On With the New Google Maps
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:44 PMEmily Price
Google unveiled a brand new look for Google Maps on Wednesday. Redesigned from the ground up, the new Maps can take you from space all the way inside a building, and everywhere in between. The new Google Maps will be available for the general public starting Thursday morning (you can sign up to request an invite to try it out, here).

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The Most Famous Model for Google Glass Is Actually a Developer
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:56 PMPete Pachal
If you've been keeping up with Google Glass, you've probably seen Steven Yau. He's the man in one of the most widely circulated press photos of Glass. Before the headset became a real object that people could touch, Yau's photo — which has him wearing both Glass and a big grin — was the lead image for many articles about Google Glass, including on Mashable.

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Everything You Need to Know About Google's Big Announcements
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:35 PMSamantha Murphy
Although no one jumped out of plane wearing Google Glass this year, the company announced at its annual developer's conference some cool new products.

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Google I/O Keynote Reveals Google’s Master Plan
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:28 PMLance Ulanoff
I’m still digesting Google’s 3.5 hour Google I/O 2013 keynote, but I can’t shake the notion that Google is now the world’s most powerful and important company. I’m not saying that it has the world-beating products in every category.

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You Can Now Send Money Via Gmail
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:14 PMTodd Wasserman
Google announced Wednesday that users will now be able to send money via Gmail.

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Larry Page: Tech Is 'Not a Zero-Sum Game'
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:33 PMTodd Wasserman
Google CEO Larry Page delivered a highly unusual appearance on Wednesday during the company's I/O conference in which he delivered an impassioned speech discussing the competition, the importance of technology and programming's "image problem" and took questions from the audience. Page, who spoke softly as the result of a medical condition he discussed with the press earlier this week, got a huge round of applause upon his entrance.

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YouTube Finally Makes Some Videos 'Shoppable'
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:22 PMLauren Indvik
Marketers have long been experimenting with "shoppable" videos, partnering with third-party technology providers to allow viewers to click on, say, a handbag in a music video or a lipstick in a makeup how-to to pull up product information and even make a purchase. Now, Google is releasing a "channel gadget" that brings some of that functionality to YouTube.

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New Google Maps Looks Spectacular
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:00 PMSamantha Murphy
Following weeks of rumors that a new Google Maps design was imminent, the search engine giant announced a new look and it looks spectacular.

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Google Intros Stand-Alone Hangouts App
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:28 PMCharlie White
Google announced a major upgrade to its Hangouts real-time communication service, rolling out a new stand-alone Hangouts app for the web, Android and iOS that will be available later Wednesday. The app was introduced by Vic Gundotra, senior VP of engineering, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.

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Google+ Redesign Looks a Lot Like Facebook, Pinterest
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:22 PMSamantha Murphy
Google announced on Wednesday at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco updates to its Google+ social networking platform, including a new image-focused design that resembles Pinterest and Facebook's existing layout. The company added 41 new features to Google+ as a part of an effort to make it smarter and more intuitive, with the help of bigger pictures and related hashtags.

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Google Play for Education Makes Software, Devices Affordable
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:53 PMSamantha Murphy
Google Play for Education is designed for making devices and software affordable for educators.

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Google Chrome Now Has 750 Million Active Users
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:36 PMSeth Fiegerman
Google Chrome is well on its way to having a billion active users. Google announced at its I/O developers conference on Wednesday that the browser now has 750 million active users, an increase of about 300 million users from the same time last year. Chrome first launched in beta in 2008. Chrome passed Internet Explorer last year to become the most popular browser in the world.

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