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Microsoft Unveils Kinect for Windows v2 Final Hardware

In a sign that Kinect for Windows v2 is nearing release, Microsoft has published images on its Website of what the final hardware will...

Amazon Reportedly Readying Free Streaming Video Service

Amazon.com, as if it has nothing else to do these days, reportedly is about to start up its own cloud-based television station.The dominating Web...

Google Launches Its Google I/O 2014 Developers Conference Website

The seventh annual Google I/O developers conference—the most important and hotly awaited Google developer event of the spring—has just launched its Website for the...

Google Adds Key New Features to Bolster Cloud Platform

Google has been getting a load of press attention about the pricing challenge it has leveled against the cloud services industry, especially versus the...

Google Platform Live to Boost Price Pressure on All Big Cloud Players

Cloud computing is no longer all about a bunch of competitors trying to catch up with Amazon Web Services. Google—the one company most mentioned...

Facebook Pivots, Buys Virtual-Reality Headset Maker Oculus for $2B

Facebook on March 25 made a surprise pivot, moving into the virtual reality headset business by buying Oculus VR for about $1.9 billion in...

Daily Tech Briefing: March 25, 2014

Beta users have been testing Google Glass devices since April 2013, but public opinion regarding these new products remains mixed. In an effort to...

Google Seeks Applications for Its Policy Fellowships Summer Program

Google is seeking college applicants for its seventh annual Google Policy Fellowships program, which offers students unique opportunities to work on Internet and technology...

Microsoft Spotlights Xbox One Independent Developer Support

For Microsoft, last week's Games Developers Conference in San Francisco served as more than DirectX 12's debut. The company also used the event to...

Google Fights Back to Defend Google Glass Against ‘Myths’

Google Glass devices have been available to beta users since April 2013 when the first early test units were distributed for use outside the...