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The number one most annoying thing about Facebook right now is that half the time you click to look at a friend’s shared link, a prompt pops up asking you to add the associated social app. So to read a Washington Post story or listen to a song on Soundcloud directly from Facebook, you have to also be willing to share what you read or watch or listen to with the world. What is supposed to be helpful, is instead obnoxious, invasive and unnecessary. Ugh. More »

Happy Thursday, everyone. Yes, if you’re wondering, we are still chock full of Google I/O news and analysis today. So we should step right into it – Can’t wait for Google Glass? Recon’s Mod Live has you covered today. But if you can wait for all the new Google stuff, check this out – Google Earth 3D hands-on at Google I/O. And just to prove other companies are in the news – Microsoft plans Xbox Music to rival iTunes, Spotify.

Featured: So what were our big featured articles today? If you guessed they were about Google, you’d be spot on. Surprise, surprise. So our big hands-on piece of the day is – Google Now hands-on. And in the world of analysis and editorials, our Chris Burns takes a skeptic’s look at one of the more unique announcements – Google’s big I/O mistake: Nexus Q.

Google, Nintendo, & Saturn: So in the footer of the wrap-up, we’ll just have one more Google story – Sergey Brin shows off Google Glass sunglasses. Now we’re moving on to other subjects. If you’re a gaming fan, don’t worry, we’re still looking at news for you too – Nintendo’s latest hire is Disney video game exec. And finally, in our continuing quest to end the day’s wrap-up with something cool and inspiring – Saturn Titan moon ocean hypothesis strengthens.

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: June 28, 2012 is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Just when we wondered what was going on with the lack of Google TV news, an official blog post comes with some bits of progress. The most important part is that Google TV is going to get more content. This was an issue with the original version and it looks like the number of paid movies, shows etc is going to rise, which is a good thing. I’d rather pay for content, than not having content at all.

Secondly, the Google TV  team has announced that Sony, Vizio and LG will launch products that feature Google TV in “nine countries”. Additionally, the team said that more manufacturers were coming on board. Finally, Google Play (the store) for Google TV is going to get an updated user interface which should bring it closer to what handsets and tablet have. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Google Drive for iOS and PC offline editing introduced, Google Glass will reach consumer in 2014 says Google Co-Founder,

The Phoenix Frankenprogram to harvest the corpses of expired satellites and cobble together new ones seemed like one of DARPA’s more daft ideas, but this one has actually kicked off its first phase of development. The plan is to first launch a service craft — replete with robotic arms and enough processing horsepower to work independently if needed — followed by the tiny base-unit skeleton satlets. The service mothership would dip into an orbital area called the “graveyard”, grabbing pre-chosen cadavers and picking off usable parts, especially valuable antenna arrays, with its robo-limbs. Those parts would be jury-rigged to the bare-bones units, creating usable Pentagon satellites and saving the $10,000 per pound launch cost. So far, a $2.5 million contract to develop the needed technology has been put in place, and bids for the no-frills satlets went out last week. Plenty of dirty work is still needed, so check the video after the break to see if the overly-elaborate plan can un-moot $300 billion of orbiting cold metal.

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