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| 7 Google Talk Alternatives | | It's hard to believe how long we've been instant messaging. The formerly ubiquitous AIM launched in 1997, and you've probably used a handful of services since registering your first screen name. For many of us, Google Talk, more affectionately known as "Gchat" has become the standard — especially if both your work and personal email accounts are on Gmail.
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| Google's 'Star Trek Computer' Voice Search: Hands On | | Google engineers sometimes like to say the Star Trek computer is the ideal search engine. You can talk to it like it were a person, ask it anything, and it'll tell you the answer — verbally. During the keynote at Google I/O developer conference, the company demonstrated how it's bringing exactly that technology to the Chrome browser. Although the upgrade isn't available yet, Mashable got some hands-on time with it at the I/O.
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| How Technology Made World Domination Easier | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:59 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Technology has changed the way we do things. Yes, that's probably the "duh" statement of the year. But take a moment to flash back to the olden days (like 1992) and think about how you shopped, flirted and planned for world domination. Not a computer in sight, right? SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In this comic, Doghouse Diaries lays out all the tasks that have changed because of computers and the Internet.
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| Solar Scooter is World's Most Guilt-Free Vehicle | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:33 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Electric cars are great for the environment, right? Well, yes, but their carbon footprint isn't exactly zero. You're still drawing that electricity from somewhere, mostly coal-fired power stations. How about a solar-powered vehicle, then? There aren't a lot of those around — for cars, the physics don't quite make sense yet. There's a solar-powered plane, though that's hardly practical for the average commuter.
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| Prototype Your Own Google Glass App With This Tool | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:59 PM | Emily Price |
| Think you have the perfect idea of a Google Glass app, but don't have the high-tech specs (or perhaps the technical expertise) to make it happen? Now you can create your own Glass apps without having Glass or any coding experience. Well, sort of. Glass Sim is a prototyping tool for Google Glass that lets you create a quick visualization of what the app of your dreams might look like if it ever became a reality.
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| 3 Apps for a Better Night's Sleep | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:00 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| You and your phone are bunking together. You're up all night texting, checking Facebook or playing Candy Crush. Whatever the dalliance, that phone is keeping you up past your bedtime, stealing hours of precious sleep. Then in the morning it taunts you with a blaring alarm. It's time that little device helped you get a better night's sleep, instead of zombifying your mornings.
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| Google's I/O Conference and Other News You Need to Know | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:20 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. In today's top stories: Google had a busy first day at its I/O developer conference, issuing updates for just about everything — from Google+ and Gmail to Maps and Search. Android smartphone ecosystem in Q1 2013 was completely dominated by Samsung.
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