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HotelTonight’s newest features will let you check in and unlock your hotel room using only its app

Jun26
by on June 26, 2014 at 3:23 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, hoteltonight, Product Updates

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Curated same-day hotel-booking service HotelTonight unveiled a couple of interesting new features for its Android app at Google I/O earlier today, including “Express Check-In” and “Keyless Entry.” Touted as showcasing the hotel stay of the future, HotelTonight claims it is the first online travel agency to bring mobile check-in and keyless entry to its users. The express check-in feature lets HotelTonight guests bypass the cumbersome check-in process at the hotel reception — they can simply complete the process with two taps on the app, and they will be notified when the room is ready, after which they can go to the front desk…

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Google Play for Education is no longer just for tablets, now available on Chromebooks

Jun26
by on June 26, 2014 at 2:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Smartwatches, an Android set-top box and in-car connectivity demos stole the limelight at Google I/O, but the company is also continuing to push its educational offerings after it made its Google Play for Education service available on Chromebooks. Google Play for Education is a hub for teachers in the US to use to help make K-12 lessons more interactive through customized Google services and apps. It was available for tablets only when it launched in November, so its expansion to Chromebooks — the affordable, internet-only laptops that Google has positioned as being ideal for the classroom — is significant. Schools with Chromebooks can visit play.google.com/edu…

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Hands on with the Audi A3 with Android Auto

Jun26
by on June 26, 2014 at 12:20 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google wants to be everywhere. It’s on your desktop, in your pocket, on your wrist and now in your car. Well maybe not your current car. But possibly your next car. At today’s Google I/O developer event, the search giant showed off Android Auto. Like Apple’s Car Play, the feature lets you make calls, control and listen to your music, and get you where you’re going all without having to grab your phone and potentially put your life and the lives of others in danger. We got a quick demo of Android Auto in a red Audi A3 on the…

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Hands on with the Audi A3 with Android Auto

Jun26
by on June 26, 2014 at 12:20 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google wants to be everywhere. It’s on your desktop, in your pocket, on your wrist and now in your car. Well maybe not your current car. But possibly your next car. At today’s Google I/O developer event, the search giant showed off Android Auto. Like Apple’s Car Play, the feature lets you make calls, control and listen to your music, and get you where you’re going all without having to grab your phone and potentially put your life and the lives of others in danger. We got a quick demo of Android Auto in a red Audi A3 on the…

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Facebook diversity report: “We have more work to do”

Jun25
by on June 25, 2014 at 11:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Facebook has released the results of its first diversity study, and the results are … not shocking. Measuring employee diversity in terms of gender and ethnicity, Facebook’s results appear typical of American technology companies today. Globally, males dominate at 69 percent of employees overall, and in the US, white males dominate at 57 percent, followed by 34 percent Asians. No other ethnic group came close. Facebook’s Maxine Williams, global head of diversity, wrote in the company blog, “As these numbers show, we have more work to do–a lot more. But the good news is that we’ve begun to make progress.”…

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