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I’m standing on a balcony in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood with a sweeping view of the Bay Bridge, and I have to crane my neck to take in the whole view. It’s a stunning sight that the employees at Google’s offices here see often. The search giant now wants to make moments like this accessible …

The nerds have taken over the Internet, even more than usual, with a new Google Easter Egg to add to all the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hype. Simply type “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away” into a Google search (on desktop or mobile) and watch your screen turn to a darkened starscape as John Williams’ …

The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. 3D worlds that open before your eyes when you put goggles …

Can machines beat humans at recommending music? Stephen Shankland/CNET Alphabet’s executive chairman couldn’t resist a jibe at Apple Music in a new article. Schmidt played cheerleader for artificial intelligence in a story he wrote called “Intelligent machines: Making AI Work in the Real World” published by BBC News on Saturday. The executive chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google) touted machine learning …

Enlarge Image Startup Nextbit is launching its first smartphone, Robin, through a Kickstarter campaign. Nextbit One startup will leave the fate of its first smartphone up to the people. Nextbit, run by executives who formerly worked at Google and HTC, launched on Tuesday its first smartphone — named “Robin” — through a crowdsourced Kickstarter project. The company will hold a …

The Robin hit its Kickstarter goal within the first day. Nextbit Nextbit sounded a call to see who would be interested in its cloud-based smartphone, and the people have responded. The startup, run by former executives from Google and HTC, hit its Kickstarter goal of selling $500,000 worth of products in a single day. The company said that it would …

You’re at dinner. Suddenly you’re stuck with the check as everyone promises to pay you back later. Sure, they can hand you cash the next time you see them, but maybe you’d rather just have the money go directly to where it came from — your bank account. To request an electronic transfer from your indebted friends, you’ll have to …

Can’t get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way. Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the companies’ launch plans. The devices will all run Google’s Android Wear software, which was created to power wearable products like …

Late last week, Android Police discovered Google had enabled the ability to send directions from Google Maps on a computer to an Android device. The feature was recently made available to iOS users. Unlike the iOS equivalent, Android users don’t need to enable anything within the app itself as long as you’re running the latest version of Google Maps. You …

The Disconnect app is still running on Apple’s iOS. Disconnect Already under investigation by regulators in Europe, a new complaint against Google claims its ban of one privacy application violates antitrust regulations. Disconnect, the maker of a privacy app that stops surreptitious user tracking and malicious advertising, filed a complaint with the European Union on Tuesday. The complaint argues that …