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This week Larry Page stepped on stage at Google I/O 2013 during the one keynote of the multi-day event, speaking about how the company must continue to create and advance without getting distracted the negative elements that appear in competition. He made mention of the film The Internship as a good program to get the world out of the mindset that computer science is an odd, untouchable environment: “computer science has a marketing problem.”

He spoke on how technology should be used, specifically on how technology should be getting out of the way. Page’s mention of how “we’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible and what’s next” lead into his assurance that having to turn off multiple smartphones before he stepped onstage was absurd: it should be simpler than that.

“Technology should do the hard work, so you can get on and live your life. We’re only at one percent of what’s possible, and we’re moving slow relative to the opportunity we have.” – Larry Page

Reminding the audience that “software should run everywhere, and easily,” Page made it clear that he’s not a fan of the “trouble” they’ve had with Microsoft in the past – this referring to patent issues and licensing matters of all kinds.

“Every story I read about Google is about us vs some other company, or something else, and I really don’t find that interesting. We should be building great things that don’t exist. Being negative is not how we make progress.” – Larry Page

This chat showed more than what was spoken about by Page. It was a show of power, or a show of what might be seen as courage in Page’s willingness to stand in front of the developer and press and take questions. Questions, in this case, not in any way pre-screened or filtered.

Page mentioned not just Microsoft, but Oracle – how it wasn’t pleasant to be in court with them. He made it clear that “the right solution to education is not randomness” with regard to Google Search making informed decisions on what people should see in search results. Page’s session was an attempt to show Google as a friendly, real, human group here in 2013.

Larry Page talks simplicity in future technology at Google I/O 2013 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A futuristic vision of Google Maps has been shown by the company this week at Google I/O 2013, the event set for developers but aimed at the public. Google spoke up about “The New Google Maps”, as they called it, complete with expansions built around the user – each individual, that is. Exploring will be expanding in this new vision, built for the Google Search user using their Google account.

Search through Google Maps will show Sushi restaurants recommended by your friends. You’ll find photos through locations taken by users in Google+. Cards will be appearing similar to what’s seen in Google Now. In short, this system will bring the multi-system that is Google’s personalized experience for teach individual user in once more in the future of Google Maps.

Each user will be working with a unique map, each map based on the users interests as racked-up through their searches as well as their preferences. A map will be built using the same data as appears in Google Now.

A map will be built for “every place” as well, with unique details appearing when a location is clicked – or tapped. If a park is selected, for example, roads will be highlighted that lead the user to that location. Details added with Zagat and by the location owners, and of course by the public, will be available at a level that’s well above what’s offered today.

Google has made it clear that the future will turn the map itself into the user interface. Directions will be able to be accessed with taps on the map, not just through text searches. Multiple ways to access each location will be appearing at a tap.

This system will be rolled out to Google I/O attendees first and will be offered as a preview for the rest of the world later this week. The action will continue throughout the week through SlashGear’s Google I/O tag portal as well.

Google Maps future explored: the map is now the user interface is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A large chunk of Google’s Keynote was about search, and Google used this rather provocative title above to get our attention. Google as already said in the past that it will go towards “answers”  and away from “search”, so this […]

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Today the folks from Google have been going quite fast here at IO with the news. From Android, Chrome, and more, but now we’re focusing on an area they’ve been giving a lot of attention lately. Google+. Google’s social network is about to get a major overhaul, which users will start seeing later today. They’ve confirmed over 41 new features are coming, as well as a brand new news stream.

Facebook recently overhauled their news feed, and Google+ is about to do the same, only about 10 fold. Live on stage they’re sharing a few of many details, and we’re just getting started. Google+ is slowly but surely becoming the center of attention for all of Google’s services. Comments on the Android Play Store and YouTube can be tied to your social account, and Google Games invites all run through Google+.

So what’s about to change? Well, everything. Mainly the stream, design language, and the way we enjoy news. The stream will be new, and unified across all platforms. Phones, tablets, PCs and more. Instead of a never-ending newspaper they’re going to make the new stream all about “design and depth”. The design has a familiar Google card-style layout, and the depth will be important.

While we’re still waiting for all the details, many of which Google doesn’t have time to announce, they’ve confirmed a brand new photo experience and a new Google Hangout. Which for those who don’t know, are Google’s video calls feature. Instead, Hangouts will be Google’s new unified messaging service from what it looks like. You can have messages with one person, or many. You can do standard messages, or video calling and more. We’ll have more on Hangouts soon. Google Hangouts will be cross-platform too.

Photo’s will still auto-upload, but will now save full 8 megapixel images if you’d like. That means when you share a photo on Google+ it’s bigger and better than any other social network. Stay tuned for more details on the all-new and completely improved Google+, which we’ll be seeing online shortly. Google stated it will be rolling out today, and expect a full review of the new features coming up quick.

Google+ gets revamped with over 41 new features is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The folks at Google have this week at Google I/O let it be known that they’re bringing HTML5 Autocomplete functions to the Chrome mobile web browser for Android. This system will help bring back the massive amounts of users (over 90%, according to Google), that abandon in-browser product purchases on their smartphones and tablets.

Your information saved in Chrome in your desktop browser will be able to sync with your mobile web browser on Android. This means you’ll fill out a form, for example, with your name, address, payment information, all the good stuff, you’ll be able to save it (as you have been able for quite some time). The big deal here is that this information will be able to be accessed instantly from your mobile Chrome web browser at a tap.

The mobile web browser Chrome for Android allows you to sign-in with your Google account to sync with whichever iteration of Chrome you’ve already signed-in with. A change on one will be able to be brought up on another, history is the same, tabs can be accessed cross-device, and now forms will be able to be filled automatically.

This system will be rolling out for Android in the very near future – at the moment we’re waiting to see how close it is to iOS. Every other update to Chrome mentioned today has been instant and/or cross-device as well as cross-platform. Chrome is being pushed here at Google I/O 2013 as a single system more now than ever before.

Chrome brings Autocomplete form-filling to mobile web is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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