us-hotdailynews: 2015-05-30 U.S. Technology

Google working with Levi Strauss to make smart clothes
Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced Friday that it is working with iconic US jean maker Levi Strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities. The Internet titan used its annual developers conference in San ...

James Law looks at the comparison between ride-sharing service UberX and ...   NEWS.com.au
With Google's Jacquard, wearable technology may have just grown up   VentureBeat
Google's Project Jacquard: Wearable Technology For Normal People   Big Think (blog)
ReadWrite
The Verge
EE Times
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Fortune

At Google I/O, no huge surprises but a honing of critical products
PCWorld
Gone are the days of skydivers landing on the tops of buildings wearing Google Glass, or new Chromebooks, tablets and smartwatches. This year, the focus of much of Google's big I/O conference was to propel the Android operating system into new areas ...

Google's answer to Apple Pay   NEWS.com.au
Google 'goodies' raise stakes in escalating high-tech arms race   Hamilton Spectator
Three ways Google just might make the Internet safer   Fox News
Economic Times
The Register
Irish Examiner
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Here's How That One Weird Text Message Crashes Your iPhone (Probably)
Huffington Post
All it takes to crash an iPhone is one text message, because of a small set of Arabic characters that grow longer when you delete them. Probably. So says Tom Scott, a British engineer and TV personality known for his explanatory YouTube clips. He tackled ...

Bug in iOS can kill your iPhone's Messages app   Dallas Morning News
A fix is on the way for the iPhone messaging bug   The Star Online
Apple Offers Quick Fix For iPhone Messaging Crash Bug   ABC News
NBCNews.com
USA TODAY
Telegraph.co.uk
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Gizmodo

Facebook Finally Adds Animated GIF Support
PC Magazine
Get ready for Facebook to be a whole lot more animated. The social network has caved and joined the GIF party. That's right, you can finally post an animated GIF in your Facebook status update. "We're rolling out support for animated GIFs in News Feed," a ...

Facebook finally adds support for animated GIFs   Macworld
Facebook Confirms It Will Officially Support GIFs   TechCrunch
Rejoice: Facebook gets GIF support. Here's everything you need to know.   Mashable
TIME
Gizmodo
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PCWorld

Windows 10 Build 10130 adds Cortana button, new icons, Start improvements
PCWorld
Microsoft continues to polish the scuff marks on Windows 10 with its latest Build 10130. The new build, released Friday for download via the Fast Ring of the Windows 10 Insider program, adds new icons, some default behaviors for virtual desktops and even a ...

Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 test build 10130 for PCs   ZDNet
Microsoft releases Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana keyboard shortcut ...   VentureBeat

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Daum Kakao to Buy Path's Social Media Services
Wall Street Journal
SEOUL—In a sign that the battle for control of mobile messaging is heating up, the operator of South Korea's dominant messaging app said Friday that it would acquire two of San Francisco-based Path Inc.'s services for an undisclosed amount. The move by ...

What Is Daum Kakao And Why Did It Buy Path?   TechCrunch
Daum Kakao buys Path assets for Indonesia growth, stock soars   Thrasher Backer
Path sells off core social apps, kills off Talk Places messaging feature   Apple Insider
iFreePress.com (blog)
Tech Cocktail
Jakarta Globe
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Uber updates privacy policy, but can still track users
CNET
The ride-hailing service revises its privacy policies to be "easier to understand," but it also mentions it can access passengers' location data even when they're not actively using the app. by Dara Kerr · @darakerr; May 29, 2015 5:43 PM PDT. facebook. twitter.
Uber's Apps Can Now Track Your Location In The Background   Ubergizmo (blog)
Should Your Uber Driver Know Exactly Where You Are? They Could Soon   TechCrunch
Uber's updated privacy policy spooks some users   SlashGear
Phone Arena
Fast Company
Apple Insider
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ZDNet

Now anyone can tango with one of Google's 3D scanning tablets
The Star Online
Google's Project Tango tablets are now on sale to the public for US$512 (RM1,875), via the Google Store. Like a standard Android tablet, a Tango tablet can run apps downloaded from the Google Play store. But unlike other such devices, it has an integrated ...

This slide appears to show the back cameras on Qualcomm and Google's ...   Phone Arena
Hands-On: Google's Project Tango Is Now Sized for Smartphones   Gizmodo
Google and Qualcomm collaborating on new Project Tango smartphone with ...   androidandme.com
Phandroid.com
9 to 5 Google
Road to VR
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Forbes

Hyperloop is Getting a Test Track in California
USA TODAY
The "Hyperloop," a hypothetical high-speed transportation system that could shuttle people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in only 30 minutes, just sped a bit closer to reality. First proposed in 2013 by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, CE. Loading ...

Hyperloop might be 'free to play'   Engadget
Elon Musk's Hyperloop test track is coming to California   Daily Mail
Elon Musk's Hyperloop 'might be free to passengers'   ZME Science
IGN
Yibada (English Edition)
Mashable
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Splatoon Sells Out In Japan, Nintendo Apologizes
GamingBolt
Splatoon is Nintendo's first major in house new IP in over a decade, and it is also a very fresh new spin on the shooter genre. Players have been awaiting its launch for a while now, and Nintendo itself has also been giving the game all of its marketing push.
Zelda Wii U Plot Rumors and Possible E3 Appearance   Zelda Dungeon
Nintendo Hides a Surprise in Its Super Mario Bros. Anniversary Website ...   Nintendo Life
FIFA 16 Skipping 3DS and Vita   Nintendo Enthusiast
Engadget
Gematsu
WBEZ
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