Mellisa Tolentino
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Mobile Developers Should “Definitely take advantage” of Google Play Game Services
It’s official, Google has announced its game center, the Google Play Games services, but it comes with a price: Google is killing off Google+ Games on June 30, 2013. Anyone who enjoys playing games on Google+ should contact the game developers to find out if there are any other places they can get their beloved ...
Microsoft Wants to ‘Touch-ify’ Google Chrome
If you happen to have a Windows 8 touch device, you might have noticed that not all web browsers are working as well as you’d hoped. The problem has to do with the touch sensitivity itself – unless you stick with using Internet Explorer with its Pointer Events specifications that make it friendly towards your ...
Google Rolls Out Google Wallet-Gmail Integration, Could this Replace PayPal?
Google is reaching into your pockets. Not literally of course, but with its newly announced Google Wallet Gmail integration, that’s what it feels like. At Google I/O 2013, the search giant announced three things that are happening to Google Wallet. The first is Gmail integration that lets users send money to other people, even those ...
5 Ways Google is Slowly Injecting G+ in Your Life
When Google launched Google+ it went after other social networking sites, specifically Facebook. Google wants to be the one service people turn to when they connect with others such as friends and family, even paving the way to connect with artists, brands and politicians via Hangouts. Since its launch, G+ has evolved from being just ...
Nvidia Shield’s Second Screen Not Enough of a Selling Point, Didn’t Work for Nintendo
Nvidia has announced that pre-orders for its portable gaming device, Nvidia Shield, will start on May 20 and will cost $349 at Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center, Canada Computers, and Nvidia.com. If you’re an eager beaver who can’t wait for May 20 to pre-order your hand-held gaming console, you can head to Nvidia’s “Notify me” page ...
Google AllAccess vs. YouTube Music : Cross-Device Strategy Will Likely Integrate Later | #breakinganalysis
Google has announced its Google Play Music All Access, a subscription service that lets users listen to millions of songs across devices as well as store your own music in it, at the I/O 2013 event. Users can create a radio station based on a song or artist they like, browse recommendations from Google’s expert ...
Free Chromebook Pixel, Google+ Refresh and Other News at #I/O2013
If you’re lucky enough to snag a ticket to Google I/O 2013 then you’re probably jumping for joy or bragging your heart out because you just received your free, $1,300-worth Chromebook Pixel. Yup, Google just gave away a Chromebook Pixel to each attendee of this year’s I/O event. Why? Because they want to, and they ...
3 Reasons Why Google Tripled its Free Storage for Mail, Drive + Plus
Google announced on Monday that it will be tripling its storage offerings, from 5GB to 15GB which can be shared across GMail, Google Drive and Google+ Photos, for free. This is great news for those with existing Google accounts, since you no longer need to look for other cloud services to store your data. And ...
New Google Maps Sign-up Page Makes a Brief Appearance Before I/O
Google I/O 2013 officially kicks off today and the hype around the event is so high that Google’s shares rose above $900, peaking at $907.40 this morning. People just cannot get enough of all the rumors and the leaks, but the most interesting snippet we’ve seen so far was when the new Google Maps sign-up ...
Bitcoining Just Got a Bit More Complicated, No Thanks to Dwolla
The Department of Homeland Security has shut down Dwolla payments to and from Mt.Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin trading platform. OKCupid co-founder Chris Coyne aired his concerns regarding the recent developments involving Bitcoin, Mt.Gox and Dwolla in an interview with Betabeat.com. He received an e-mail from Dwolla stating that his bank transfer request from Dwolla ...