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Google VR, Google I/O 2016

Google I/O 2016 Preview: Google VR and Project Tango To Succeed Cardboard?

The Internet giant Alphabet (né Google) is about to hold its annual developer's conference, I/O 2016, in the company's headquarters at Mountain View, California, starting Wednesday. As the kickoff quickly approaches, rumors are blowing up about the company's next big expansion of the next big thing: virtual reality.
Android N, Google I/O 2016

Google I/O 2016 Preview: Android N Developments & Chrome OS Merging?

Alphabet (né Google) is hosting its annual developer conference at the company's Mountain View, California headquarters this week, and just like every Google I/O, 2016 is guaranteed to give us more details on the company's next mobile operating system, this year dubbed Android N.
Immigration map to U.S.

Watch the Past 200 Years of Immigration to the U.S. in Less Than 2 Minutes

While it's easier than to get caught up in the current contentious debate over immigration, a visualization of the past 200 years of immigration to the U.S., parsed by the countries that are the largest source of immigrants, provides a bit of perspective.
Cydia

iOS 9.3 Jailbreak Update Release Date: Has Apple Killed Jailbreaking?

Cydia lovers and iPhone hackers are still eagerly awaiting a working iOS 9.3 jailbreak, but recent history shows that legitimate, working jailbreaks have been harder to come by since Apple released iOS 9.
Money

'Don't Be Evil': Google to Ban Payday Loan Industry From AdWords Next Month

Google has decided to stop showing advertising from the payday loan industry, saying that it is banning ads for payday loans and similar high-interest rate financial products starting July 13.
Food Prices Hit 15-Year High

Shopping for Your Roots: How the Grocery Trip Culturally Connects Latino Millennials

Millennials find themselves at a cultural crossroads, the intersection between identifying with their roots while increasingly acculturating to the U.S. mainstream.
Motorola Droid maxx 2

Android M, 6.0 Marshmallow Update Release Date: Verizon's Droid Maxx 2 Rollout, Minor Update for LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, & Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

This week, Verizon began rolling out Marshmallow to the Droid Maxx 2, along with minor software updates for the LG G5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Here are the details.
Mark Zuckerberg

The Facebook Effect: Controversy Over Conservative News in Trending Topics Points to Broader Issues

Is Facebook suppressing how much content appears from conservative news outlets? Either way, the controversy points to larger concerns over Facebook's power in media.
Mobile World Congress 2015 - Day 2

Moto X 2016 Image Leaks Suggest All Metal Design in Two Moto X Variants

Motorola appears to be preparing two versions of the company's next generation flagship for 2016, and according to recent purportedly leaked images of the new Moto X, the phones will be thinner and made with an all-metal design.
Cuba flag

T-Mobile's Cuba Expansion Will Increase 'Uncarrier' Boost Interconnect, Roaming Deals

T-Mobile announced on Monday it had increased its services and access to the fledgling Cuba market, securing an important expansion for its Miami market, as well as expanding its foothold on one of the freshest, most untouched new Caribbean markets in decades.
Global CO2 Levels Reach Unprecedented Monthly Highs

More Green: Why Energy Efficiency Matters to Low Income Latinos, Urban Minorities

Energy efficiency in cities is more than an environmental issue for low-income Latinos and other urban minorities: it could help stretched family budgets.
Astronauts Prepare For Spaceflight In Russia

Mercury Transit of the Sun: NASA Invites Spectators to Turn Out to View

NASA is hoping to engage the public early Monday to view the transit of Mercury across the Sun.
Android

Android M, 6.0 Marshmallow Release Date Update: Distribution Picks Up Speed in May

Android M, or Android 6.0 Marshmallow, was released late last year. Distribution of the update to various Android smartphones crawled in the early part of 2016, but now in May, there are signs that Marshmallow is finally making good progress.
it-can-wait-campaign

Shocking Percentage of Latinos Admit to Doing These Outrageous Things Behind the Wheel

A new study found that Latinos are especially bad about distracted driving.

Social Media Sunday: WhatsApp's Recurring Brazil Ban, Facebook's Faceprint Privacy Issue, & Snapchat's Shoppable Ads

This week in social media, a judge in Brazil ordered WhatsApp to be blocked throughout the country (again) and that order was overturned within a day (again).
HTC

Nexus 2016 Release Date Rumors: HTC Reportedly Making Nexus S1 & M1, 'Sailfish' and 'Marlin'

Every year, Google chooses an Android device manufacturer (or two) to create a Nexus device (or two), which become the standard bearer of the new Android operating system, running the latest version of Android right out of the box on their release date.
CeBIT 2012 Technology Trade Fair

You'd Never Guess This Social Media Platform That Most Latino Millennials Get Their News From

Two huge, fascinating trends are converging in the U.S.: the rise of connectivity through social media and mobile technology and the rise of Latino millennials in population and also economic and cultural influence.
Viv Labs, Viv AI

A Smarter Siri: What to Know About 'Viv' Before AI's Introduction to the World on Monday

The creators of Siri, the sometimes-smart AI assistant running on Apple iPhones since 2011, have another AI up their sleeve. They're going to introduce their next generation AI, "Viv," to the world next Monday.
Diversity in Media Ownership Matters, Hints New FCC Study on Latino TV

This FCC Study on Latino TV Audiences Hints at Why Diversity in Media Ownership is Important

The mantra of "for us by us" may be true for Latinos' ratings of television programming, according to a new study.
Apple Music

Apple Music 2.0: Fixing the Failures From Apple's First Try at Streaming

Apparently feeling the stream of underwhelming reactions to Apple Music, the Cupertino giant has decided to overhaul and reboot the streaming app just in time for an unveiling at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2016, which takes place just weeks away, in June.
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