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  Google Maps for desktop: hands-on with the world's most-advanced web app

  By Dieter Bohn on May 15, 2013 03:40 pm + 78 comments

  Google I/O this year has a stronger developer focus than in years past, which meant that Continue reading…

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  Google Maps integrates Google Earth and Street View in completely redesigned interface

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 15, 2013 02:32 pm + 37 comments

  Google Maps on the desktop has been rebuilt from the ground up, ushering in its most significant Continue reading…

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  Nintendo brings Miiverse social network from Wii U to the web

  By Sam Byford on April 24, 2013 10:04 pm + 16 comments

  Miiverse, the social network that Nintendo launched with its Wii U console, is now available in web Continue reading…

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  Windows 8.1 will include boot to desktop option to bypass 'Metro' interface

  By Tom Warren on April 16, 2013 07:15 am + 819 comments

  Microsoft is planning to change the way its Start Screen operates with the release of Windows 8.1. Continue reading…

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  Chrome will officially leave WebKit for Blink in 10 weeks

  By Matt Brian on April 5, 2013 07:52 am + 114 comments

  Google has given the first indication as to when it will release its first Blink-enabled builds of Continue reading…

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  Samsung and Apple nearly tied for total computer, tablet, and smartphone shipments last quarter

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 26, 2013 10:07 am + 124 comments

  By now, it's no surprise that Apple and Samsung are slugging it out for dominance in the tablet and Continue reading…

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  China building a national operating system based on Ubuntu

  By Matt Brian on March 22, 2013 10:10 am + 81 comments

  Canonical's Ubuntu platforms are set for a huge boost after the Chinese government chose the OS to Continue reading…

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  Dell's newest desktop is an 18-inch tablet

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 12, 2013 11:49 pm + 156 comments

  Lots of devices are trying to combine the portability of a tablet with the full-featured experience Continue reading…

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  SpaceTop 3D interface lets you reach inside your computer screen

  By Amar Toor on February 26, 2013 07:56 am + 28 comments

  A graduate student at MIT has developed a 3D computer interface that could radically alter the way Continue reading…

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  Opera announces 'gradual transition' to WebKit for desktop and mobile browsers

  By Sam Byford on February 13, 2013 03:18 am + 169 comments

  Opera Software has announced that it will move away from its own Presto rendering engine in favor of Continue reading…