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Google has introduced new APIs to help developers build better games for its Android OS. The announcements were made at the start of Google I/O, which kicked off in San Francisco Wednesday. The APIs (application programming interfaces) include Cloud Save, which will save information about how far a player has advanced through a game, said Sundar Pichai, Google's vice...
pcworld.com (5 days ago)

No new hardware appeared at Google I/O, but a recently released phone debuts as a Nexus-like device. Meanwhile, Google updated Android, without adding further fragmentation issues, through dozens of new services, apps and APIs.
gigaom.com (3 days ago)

Google today announced Google Play game services for iOS and Android at its Google IO conference keynote in San Francisco. Hugo Barra, Google's vice president of Android product management, took the stage during the Google IO keynote to show off the new set of gaming-specific Google APIs. "Let's talk about gaming," Barra said. Google Play game services includes cloud saves...
techradar.com (5 days ago)

Those (like me) expecting hardware at Google I/O were disappointed. But in hindsight, Google's "merger" of Chrome and Android through services and APIs may be more important for the company's future. Hardware can always follow.
gigaom.com (5 days ago)
Google today released a set of new APIs intended to boost the gaming experience on Android.
pcmag.com (5 days ago)

Microsoft has put Google's APIs to work to add Google Talk to Outlook.com after customer feedback demanded it. You can only use the Google service to instant message at the moment, with video and audio chat missing for now. "If it turns out a lot of people want the voice and video with Google, that's certainly something we'll go talk to them about," Dharmesh Mehta, senior...
techradar.com (7 days ago)

On Monday, Google released the Google Glass APIs for its upcoming smartglasses, and at the same time, the company finally revealed the specs for the device. The specs are impressive for such a compact set of electronics.As...
examiner.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

When Google first announced Google Now, lots of people called it a “Siri rival.” The two services do have some overlap, but Google Now is much more than a sassy personal assistant. Like Google itself, Now is all about using data to provide the answers you’re looking for – whether you’ve asked or not. Today iPhone users can finally get in on the Google Now fun...
gizmag.com (21 days ago)

The closure of Google Reader has got early adopters and developers worried that Google services or APIs they adopt will just get shut off. An analysis of 39 shuttered offerings says how long they getEarlier this week, Google introduced Google Keep - a service intended to let you store notes and other information "in the cloud". Those with a long memory may think that it...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 1 day ago)
At Google I/O this morning, Android gaming received a sorely needed shot in the arm, thanks to a new suite of APIs called Google Play Game Services.
forbes.com (5 days ago)
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