Chris and Taylor talk about the many happenings at Google I/O, Aereo’s unfortunate Supreme Court case, a privacy win, green tech and much more!
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Top News
- Google Unveils New Cross Platform Design Language “Material Design” via TechCrunch
- Google reveals “Android One” phones with no bloatware, automatic updates via ArsTechnica
- We just played with Android’s L Developer Preview via Engadget
- Android Wear Smartwatches Compared: Samsung Gear Live, LG’s G Watch & Moto 360 via MarketingLand
- Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon via Gizmodo
- We just got to see (and touch) Samsung’s new Gear Live smartwatch via Engadget
- A first look at the LG G Watch via theVerge
- Google Introduces Android TV, Its New Platform For Smart TV Apps And Navigation via TechCrunch
- Android Auto: How Google is bringing apps to the dashboard, safely via cnet
- Everything You Need to Know About Google’s I/O Keynote via Wired
- Google Cardboard Turns Your Android Into a DIY Virtual Reality Headset via Gizmodo
- Aereo loses to broadcasters in Supreme Court fight for its life via theVerge
- Aereo to Suspend Operations Following Supreme Court Ruling via WSJ
- Why the Supreme Court May Finally Protect Your Privacy in the Cloud via Wired
Afterburner
- OK Google, crank the A/C: Nest announces new smart home API via ArsTechnica
- Google gives $150 apology to Chromebook owners deprived of Verizon data via ArsTechnica
- Tchau Orkut via Google
- Nokia keeps making Android phones under Microsoft ownership with new X2 via ArsTechnica
- Apple Launches New 16GB iPod Touch for $199, Drops 32/64GB Models to $249/$299 via MacRumors
- Apple releases OS X 10.9.4 with wake-from-sleep and Wi-Fi fixes via ArsTechnica
- Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 with iBeacon, mail attachment encryption fixes via ArsTechnica
- Apple to cease development, support of pro photo app Aperture via ArsTechnica
thEndUsr Stories
- Cable TV boxes become 2nd biggest energy users in many homes via LA Times
- Solar-powered smart park benches charge your gear via cnet
Tip of the Week: Search Twitter More Efficiently with These Search Operators via Lifehacker
App Pick: Adobe’s Photoshop Express Now on Windows Phone via Mashable
Kickers: The million-dollar app that exists to say “Yo” via cnet
Yo, Hodor app simply messages ‘Hodor’ to your friends via cnet
Emojli, the first emoji-only social network (smiley face?) via cnet