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Google to release kid-friendly versions of its products

Dec03
by on December 3, 2014 at 7:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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A report from USA Today says that Google is working on new versions of its most popular products targeted directly at children 12-and-under. According to the report, Google Search, YouTube and Chrome are most likely to be up first, since they have “broad appeal.” Pavni Diwanji, the Vice President of engineering said that “The big motivator inside the company is everyone is having kids, so there’s a push to change our products to be fun and safe for children.” Yes, everyone can have children, but is it right to directly target products that track service usage at younger kids? The FTC requires companies to get parental…

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Google says Inbox may not ever replace Gmail, enthusiasm from business customers surprised them

Dec03
by on December 3, 2014 at 7:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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The Google Inbox team participated in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session today, fielding questions from users about its new product and where it’s headed. We don’t know much about Google’s plans for Inbox, but today we’ve discovered that the company isn’t sure it’ll replace Gmail as the default email experience. A user asked if Inbox will replace Gmail on the long road and the team replied: In the short term, no. In the very long term, we hope so. Inbox is something new – that’s why we’re launching it as a separate product. We care deeply about Gmail and…

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Four UK cities will be testing driverless cars starting in 2015

Dec03
by on December 3, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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As we inch closer and closer to a world populated by driverless cars, expect to see more cities becoming testing grounds for the future of transportation. Today the BBC reports on three different plans to test driverless vehicles in four cities. In Bristol, the Venturer project will test autonomous vehicles with funding from Innovate UK, a UK innovation agency. Part of the study will research how the public responds to driverless cars. In Greenwich, South East London, the Gateway project will be testing an automated transport led by the Transport Research Laboratory.  On the Innovate UK site it states: Testing will include automated electric…

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Dual screen, e-paper display-equipped, 5-inch YotaPhone 2 officially goes on sale tomorrow for £555

Dec03
by on December 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, E Ink, e-paper, EPD, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches, Smartphone, UK

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Yota Devices has announced that the successor to its electronic paper display-equipped (EPD), dual-screen YotaPhone will go on sale in the UK and Europe from tomorrow priced at £555 (€699). While the first device had a slightly odd, wedge-shaped chassis (and bizarre camera placement), this time around, the handset sports all curved edges. More importantly than that, the EPD display on the back is now completely touch-sensitive, rather than having to be controlled via a strip at the bottom of the screen. Hardware-wise, not too much has changed since we first got an advanced look at the device at Mobile World Congress…

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YotaPhone 2 review: The 5-inch dual-screen handset is back, and this time it makes sense

Dec03
by on December 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Reviews

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News that the YotaPhone 2 will be available to buy in the UK and Europe imminently brings a second bite of the cherry for Russian manufactrer Yota Devices and its e-paper display equipped smartphone range. This time around the concept of a dual-screened device has been refined and now the entire rear electronic paper display (EPD) is touch-sensitive, allowing it to be used far more freely than previously. Tweaking the design and concept is one thing, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into a superior user experience. We spent a few days with the new device to see if it could outshine the more mainstream…

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